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German police deployed a bomb disposal robot after a drone carrying explosives was found at Leipzig airport, causing alarm and the diversion of several flights. Aisport is a hub in the transport of military goods and is a base for Ukraine’s #AntonovAirlines www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... #Putin

Bomb disposal robot deployed after drone carrying explosives found at German airport

Counter-terror team investigating after DHL plane also collided midair with unknown object at Leipzig airport

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Crime, terrorism and unrest: US issues travel advisory warning about the dangers of Belgium when travelling to the land of Brussels sprouts, beers and waffles. The US said that there is a risk of terrorist violence in Belgium www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/2256... #ICE #terrorism #masshootings

Crime, terrorism and unrest: US issues travel advisory warning about the dangers of Belgium

The US State Department has advised Americans travelling to Belgium to "stay aware of [their] surroundings".

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"These three cases—Poland, Brazil, and the United States—reaffirm...that victories for prodemocratic forces after a period of autocratic capture may generate wild celebrations...but the newly elected prodemocratic governments struggle to restore democracy after that."

Can Péter Magyar Restore Hungary’s Democracy? | Journal of Democracy

He did the hard work of defeating Viktor Orbán. But Hungary’s new prime minister faces the harder task of undoing the damage his predecessor wrought. Can he do it while avoiding the traps Orbán left…

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1/2 Global warming isn't just raising temperatures—it is redrawing Africa's disease map. A Nature study reveals malaria could spike 20% in coastal southern Africa as mosquitoes invade cooler highlands. Can fragile healthcare systems adapt before warming outpaces vector control? #ClimateChange

Climate change expected to redraw Africa’s malaria map, study finds

Malaria killed an estimated 579,000 people in Africa in 2024, about three-quarters of them children under five, according to the World Health Organization.

japantimes.co.jp

#DonaldTrump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms - "I do not see right now a way to create a balance of interests where the Trump administration walks away with something that normal humans would regard as a win" www.ft.com/content/87b0... via @FT #Loser #inflation #GOP

Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms

US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender

ft.com

Major oil firms make $93bn profits in just 3 months amid war and climate crisis. They shift profits, dodge taxes, fuel poverty and inflation. They don't bear the social cost of their business. Forever holding people/govts to ransom. Polluters must pay. Need windfall tax now.

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Crop yields down, our countryside scorched and over 2800 people are dead due to this summer's heatwaves. Meanwhile fossil fuel giants are raking in record profits. We must end this rampant profiteering, and cut fossil fuels from our energy mix as soon as possible.

Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2d ago

BP profits more than double to $5.7bn in three months as Iran war sends oil prices soaring - "While BP banks enormous profits, millions of households are paying the price" #energycrisis #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...