President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has insisted that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said any end to the war with Russia must involve “some swapping of territories”.
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Elizabeth Jenrola Oso
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People’s connection to nature has plummeted by more than 60% since 1800, closely mirroring the disappearance of nature-related words such as “river”, “moss” and “blossom” from books, according to new research. Computer modelling suggests that this decline will continue unless far-reaching societal and policy changes are implemented with introducing children to nature at an early age and radically greening urban areas identified as the most effective interventions. The study, published in the journal Earth by Professor Miles Richardson, a nature connectedness expert at the University of Derby, tracked the erosion of nature in people’s lives over 220 years using data…
Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has dismissed the possibility of a United States military incursion into her country, following reports that Donald Trump had authorised the use of force against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organisations.
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, held high-stakes talks at the Kremlin on Wednesday, just two days before a deadline set by the US president for Russia to agree to a peace deal in Ukraine or face fresh sanctions. Russian state media reported that the meeting, which lasted approximately three hours, concluded with Witkoff’s convoy departing the Kremlin. No official statement has yet been released by either side regarding the outcome of the discussions. This marks Witkoff’s fifth visit to Moscow in his role as Trump’s lead negotiator with the Kremlin. The talks come as Trump, who…
Tesla and its chief executive, Elon Musk, are facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from shareholders who allege the company concealed major risks linked to its self-driving technology, resulting in securities fraud. The lawsuit, filed late on Monday, follows Tesla’s first public test of its “Robotaxi” service in late June near the company’s Austin headquarters. The demonstration instead drew scrutiny after the cars were seen speeding, braking erratically, mounting a curb, veering into the wrong lane, and dropping passengers in the middle of busy roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the primary US transport regulator, has since opened an…
Liverpool has permitted Darwin Núñez to enter talks with Al-Hilal as the Saudi Pro League club moves closer to agreeing on a transfer fee for the Uruguay international striker. Negotiations between Liverpool and Al-Hilal are ongoing, but a deal is expected to be finalised swiftly should Núñez express willingness to make the switch. The 26-year-old, who made only eight Premier League starts last season, has attracted limited interest from European clubs due to the high financial demands involved. Both AC Milan and Napoli explored a move but ultimately walked away from negotiations. Liverpool originally signed Núñez from Benfica in 2022 for an initial…
The US House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas to former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and several former attorneys general and FBI directors, demanding testimony concerning the “horrific crimes perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein”. The committee’s Republican chairman, James Comer, dispatched the subpoenas on Tuesday, following bipartisan support for two motions approved last month. The move comes amid rising pressure from Donald Trump’s supporters, who have expressed outrage over the Department of Justice’s refusal to release further details regarding Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The subpoenas have…
Hundreds of firefighters are struggling to contain a fast-moving wildfire sweeping through southern France, in what has become the country’s largest and most intense blaze of the summer. One woman has died and nine others have been injured, as the inferno scorched through 13,000 hectares of the Corbières hills in the Aude department. The wildfire ignited on Tuesday afternoon in the village of Ribaute and quickly spread through the dry, wooded terrain inland from the Mediterranean, near the Spanish border. The area, known for its picturesque vineyards and medieval villages, has been left devastated. Local authorities described the fire as…
More vapes than ever before are being found washed up on Britain’s coastlines, as plastic pollution continues to choke the nation’s beaches, according to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). The charity, which today launches its annual Great British Beach Clean (running 19–28 September), revealed that last year over 15,000 volunteers took part, carrying out more than 1,200 beach litter surveys. Findings from these efforts are painting a grim picture, one where plastic pollution is on the rise in worrying new forms. Vapes, in particular, have seen a notable surge. Of the volunteers surveyed, 19% reported an increase in discarded vapes,…
A Russian nuclear submarine base located in the country’s remote far eastern region sustained damage last week following one of the strongest earthquakes to strike the area in decades, The New York Times reports, citing satellite imagery. Photos taken by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite imaging company, revealed visible damage to a floating pier at the Rybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula, a strategic facility for Russia’s Pacific Fleet. The images show a section of the pier having broken away from its mooring point. No other significant structural damage was detected in the satellite footage. Magnitude-8.8 earthquake becomes one…
