Roland Huntford, Lore-Debunking Historian of Polar Exploration, Dies at 98
He caused an uproar by challenging the heroic status of Robert Falcon Scott, the Briton who led a doomed quest to the South Pole in 1912.
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Police investigating new message in search for mother of Savannah Guthrie
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of an NBC News presenter, is believed to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
Syria and Saudi Arabia sign multibillion-dollar investment deals
Elaf fund will finance projects with buy-in from Saudi investors committing $2bn for two airports in Aleppo city.
RSF drone attack kills 24 people fleeing fighting in central Sudan, says doctors group
Eight children including two infants among dead in vehicle carrying displaced people, says Sudan Doctors NetworkA drone attack by a paramilitary group has hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said on Saturday.The attack by the Rapid Support Forces took place close to the city of Er Rahad in North Kordofan province, according to the Sudan Doctors Network, which tracks the country’s war. The vehicle was transporting displaced people who fled fighting in the Dubeiker area, the group said in a statement. Among the dead children were two infants. Continue reading...
Trump lawyers aim to deport five-year-old boy after judge ordered his release
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were seized by ICE in Minneapolis last month before a judge ordered their releaseAttorneys for the Trump administration are aiming to deport Liam Conejo Ramos, the five-year-old boy whose photograph wearing a bunny hat in snowy Minneapolis circulated globally after his detention last month by federal officials during the aggressive anti-immigration crackdown there.The child, Liam returned home to Minnesota earlier this week after being taken into custody alongside his father last month and transferred to a notorious family detention facility in Texas. Continue reading...
Chris Hedges on decline of the American empire
Journalist Chris Hedges speaks to Marc Lamont Hill on Trump’s first year and the future of US democracy.
Her father’s war grave in Gaza was bulldozed by Israel. Amid the grief and anger, she wants answers
Wilma Spence’s father was an Anzac buried in a part of the Gaza War Cemetery bulldozed by the IDFGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Fighting for those who love him, our darling daddy died,” the inscription reads.Just saying the words threatens to overwhelm Wilma Spence. Continue reading...
Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs in 2027
One expert says 2027 could be even hotter than the last three years, which have been the top three warmest on recordSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereWeather agencies and climate scientists have pointed to the possibility of an El Niño forming in the Pacific Ocean later this year – a phenomenon that could push global temperatures to all-time record highs in 2027. Both the US government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology have said some climate models are forecasting an El Niño but both cautioned those results came with uncertainties.Experts told the Guardian it was too early to be confident, but there were signals in the spread of sea surface temperatures in the Pacific that suggested an El Niño could form in 2026.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading...
GetUp hires David Sharaz for senior role as it takes on ‘democratic threat’ of conservative groups
Progressive organisation will focus on combating far-right groups and pushing for policy wins in the lead-up to the 2028 electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProgressive political campaigning outfit GetUp has hired former journalist David Sharaz to a senior role, as it rebuilds organisational strength and pledges to take the fight up to conservative groups including Advance.Sharaz – most recently a public relations executive – is married to former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, who was at the centre of the high profile rape case which has rocked federal politics since 2021. Continue reading...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staffLast spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call.The highly sensitive communique, which has roiled Washington over the past week, was brought to the attention of the director of national intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard – but rather than allowing NSA officials to distribute the information further, she took a paper copy of the intelligence directly to the president’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, the attorney, Andrew Bakaj, said. Continue reading...