✓World
✓ Verified Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. Israel rejects US-led 15-point Gaza peace plan, says Netanyahu. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a Gaza plan hailed by US president…
93% agreement · 5 independent sources
Trump signs executive order to split measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into separate jabs in sweeping change – live
86% agreement · 4 independent sources
July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country
82% agreement · 3 independent sources
More than 100 dead and buildings collapsed after 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia – latest news
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
More top stories
✓Judge signals Trump’s defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal may be dismissed again
Obama-appointed judge seemed unmoved by Trump attorneys’ arguments in case also naming Murdoch. A federal judge in Florida seemed skeptical of arguments from Donald Trump ’s legal…
73% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
✓Typhoon Dolphin forces over 1 million people to evacuate on China's eastern coast
About 1.6 million people faced evacuation orders and thousands of flights were canceled as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast
78% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Russian court bars only anti-war party from standing in parliamentary elections
Russia's only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month's parliamentary elections, a Moscow court rules
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
✓Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal lawyer, sworn in as US attorney general
Loyalist sworn in after Senate voted narrowly in favor of his confirmation on Saturday morning. Todd Blanche has been sworn as US attorney general, cementing Donald Trump’s…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓World
Meta, others lose appeal to drop thousands of social media addiction lawsuits
A U.S. Appeals Court said Monday that thousands of lawsuits targeting Meta Platforms , ByteDance's TikTok and other social media outlets can proceed. The big picture: The lawsuits…
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓World
'I think we know I won't be getting bail,' suspected cartel boss tells judge
Daniel Kinahan has been remanded in custody after appearing before an Irish court charged with directing an organised crime group
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓World
US emergency oil reserve falls below 300M barrels for first time since 1980s
The U.S.’s emergency oil reserve has fallen below 300 million barrels of oil for the first time since it was being filled decades ago. New Energy Department data shows that the…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓How FIFA President Gianni Infantino reached the pinnacle of power in soccer
Gianni Infantino is facing intense heat over a failed plan to privatize the World Cup. He is a lawyer who rose to the pinnacle of soccer and is now trying to hold onto his job
76% agreement · 2 independent sources
EconomyTone Serious2 min
✓Ukraine drone strike on oil refinery deep inside Russia kills at least 13
Attack hundreds of miles from border would be among deadliest of war as Kyiv aims to strangle Russian economy. A Ukrainian drone strike on an industrial city deep inside Russia…
77% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
✓World
White House revives unprecedented effort to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook
The Trump administration has launched a new effort to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook , notifying her that President Trump is considering her removal and giving her 21 days…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓Trump demands Iran pay compensation for decades of US soldier deaths
US president’s statement is latest sign that negotations to end war and reopen strait of Hormuz have stalled. Donald Trump has said he will demand that Iran pay compensation for…
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Serious2 min
✓‘They need each other’: What’s behind the new Syria-Russia accord?
The Syrian-Russian agreement reflects a pragmatic approach redefining past alliances amid shifting geopolitics
74% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓World
Flight cancelled as child refuses to sit down and fasten seatbelt
A flight in Canada has been cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓World
Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Dolphin hits China
Torrential rain and storms in Typhoon Dolphin's wake have inundated several provinces in China's east, cancelling of hundreds of flights
75% agreement · 2 independent sources
WorldTone Neutral2 min
✓A solar eclipse happens this week. Here is what to know
It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday
79% agreement · 2 independent sources
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones
Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your device. There’s a ritual at the…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
World
Australia politics live: gambling lobby’s talking points ‘coming out the PM’s mouth’, Chaney says; RBA tipped to hold interest rates
Labor looks to negotiate with the Coalition to get several pieces of legislation through parliament. Follow today’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
World
Amber heat-health alerts issued for most of England as temperatures could reach 36C or higher this week – as it happened
The upgraded alerts will be in place from 9am on Tuesday until 9pm on Friday. An 18-year-old died after getting into difficulty in the sea at Camber Sands beach, East Sussex,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Serious2 min
What happens when medical students rely on AI – and never develop their own judgment? | Simar Bajaj and Joseph Sakran
AI’s danger isn’t just in experts losing the ability to reason. It’s that trainees may never learn how to do so in the first place. In healthcare, there’s growing concern over…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI
Software engineering was one of the best-paying professions in the US in 2022, but the advent of AI has disrupted it, leading to several layoffs and underemployment. Every…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Secondhand booksellers believe they may have been caught up in the AI supply chain that sees old books scanned then destroyed. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
This man was secretly snapped by someone with smartglasses. He’s not alone in calling that a violation of privacy
The backlash to what some dub ‘pervert glasses’ is growing – but people living with disabilities point out the new tech can also be life-changing. Get our breaking news email ,…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘People in Japan thought we made footy up’: Pro Jank Footy, the video game taking Australian rules to the world
Game developer David Ashby and Aunty Donna’s Broden Kelly talk about their chaotic and silly sport game – involving meat pies with legs and Ford Falcons on the oval. Try…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies
Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks. The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
One of science fiction’s greatest writers warned us about a AI. Does he also hold the remedy? | Alan Finkel
What might a modern day equivalent of Isaac Asimov’s laws of robotics look like? Guided by the author, I propose the three laws of AI. Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk predicted…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
When the AI bubble bursts, what will Australia do with the tools it built? One man thinks he has the answer
Journalist and author Cory Doctorow is coming to Australia to spread his message – humans will take their jobs back. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates. Get…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Revealed: Mexico’s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they’re ‘breathing poison’
Polluting facilities in Monterrey, which has close ties to the US, are pumping toxic heavy metals into the city’s air and threatening residents’ health. Leer en español en Quinto…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
World
Record number of people arrive on one small boat - but what's behind fall in Channel crossings this year?
A record 230 people crossed the English Channel in a single boat on Monday
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
When her ‘soul cat’ died, she was bereft. Now she designs memorial jewelry to help others with pet loss
A layoff and a leap of faith convinced Katie Teixeira she had what it takes to run her own business. In 2010, Katie Teixeira adopted a kitten found all alone in an abandoned…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu
As bird flu reshapes agriculture, small farms operate under strict rules. Just a single case could tank their business. Joshua Beebe often starts his day by cleaning the tires of…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
I should be happy to have a pigeon for a friend. But she wouldn’t be my first choice | Emma Beddington
Truman Capote had a ‘crow bro’; Dickens had a raven. And I get standoffish Susan, who has never brought me a present or perched on my shoulder. One of the greatest failures of my…
Single source · not yet corroborated
ClimateTone Neutral2 min
Pony Island 2 Panda Circus: gallop out of hell in this phantasmagorical follow-up to 2016’s indie hit
Daniel Mullins explains how he plans to follow up his quirky classic without losing what made it stand out in the first place. Glitchy aesthetics. Literally collapsing menu boxes.…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Bari Weiss’s overhaul of CBS News has been rocky. But her 60 Minutes revamp will be the ultimate test
Ten months into her tenure as editor in chief, Weiss’s biggest – and riskiest – bet is getting closer to taking flight. Bari Weiss is 10 months into her tenure as editor-in-chief…
Single source · not yet corroborated
EconomyTone Neutral2 min
Monday briefing: How the new phase of confrontation at al-Aqsa signals a challenge to the status quo
In today’s newsletter: Jerusalem’s most volatile site has again become a flashpoint, with Arab states and former Israeli officials sounding the alarm over Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Single source · not yet corroborated
WorldTone Neutral2 min
The ornithological artist drawing 1,000 birds by hand – all for an app that wants you off your phone
The mission of the Flock app is quietly subversive: to encourage users to ditch their screens and explore the wonderful world of birding. On a brilliantly bright afternoon in his…
Single source · not yet corroborated
TechnologyTone Neutral2 min
Most verified today
1Netanyahu rejects Trump’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms – as it happened
✓ 93% agree · 5 sources
Trump signs executive order to split measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into separate jabs in sweeping change – live
✓ 86% agree · 4 sources
July was hottest month ever recorded in US as heatwaves scorched country
✓ 82% agree · 3 sources
'I think we know I won't be getting bail,' suspected cartel boss tells judge
✓ 79% agree · 2 sources
Quietest reads
1The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are freeing people from their smartphones
Mental load Light · Technology
What happens when medical students rely on AI – and never develop their own judgment? | Simar Bajaj and Joseph Sakran
Mental load Light · Technology
Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI
Mental load Light · Technology
‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI
Mental load Light · Technology