Heatwave forces French nuclear power plants to limit energy output (www.euronews.com)
The high temperature warning has come early this year but will affect fewer nuclear power plants.
It’s Really Time To Panic — The Climate is Now Unfriendly (medium.com)
Ukraine will 'no doubt' join NATO when war with Russia ends, US defense secretary tells CNN | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
The US secretary of defense told CNN on Thursday he has “no doubt” that Ukraine will become part of NATO after Russia’s war against the country ends, following a two-day summit that was dominated by the question of when Kyiv would join the alliance.
Wagner Forces No Longer Significant in Ukraine, US Says (www.bbc.co.uk)
‘The Heat Will Kill You First’ is a chilling book — and a warning (grist.org)
Author Jeff Goodell on extreme heat, a threat that is at once invisible, familiar, and universally underestimated.
Ukraine is already preparing agreements on guarantees for its security – Zelenskyy (www.pravda.com.ua)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting to discuss the results of the NATO Summit in Vilnius. The meeting was attended by diplomats, government officials and representatives of the Office of the President.
Republicans Move to Gut Climate Funding Amid Heatwaves, Floods, and Smog Storms: Ted Cruz and his Republican colleagues want to defund efforts to stop climate change, even as their constituents suf... (newrepublic.com)
Ted Cruz and his Republican colleagues want to defund efforts to stop climate change, even as their constituents suffer.
On the Edge of Life and Death - The hospice community of Joseph's House in Washington, D.C. believes that no one should live or die alone. (www.karmatube.org)
The hospice community of Joseph's House in Washington, D.C. believes that no one should live or die alone. Perched on the very edge of life and death, it is a place of belonging where people are lovingly companioned all the way to the threshold of death. Grace and mystery abound in encounters between people across racial and...
US must urgently treat men tortured at Guantánamo, UN investigator says | Guantánamo Bay (www.theguardian.com)
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin tells the Guardian that the US must redress the harms it inflicted on its Muslim torture victims
Midwives to get 15% rise as part of pay equity negotiations (www.rnz.co.nz)
The pay deal covers more than 1150 midwives employed by Te Whatu Ora.
Forget About Hiding From Climate Chaos in America (www.nytimes.com)
In Vermont, the climate is jumping the banks and blowing past the guardrails.
Biden: Putin has already lost the war, and Ukraine will be in NATO (www.pravda.com.ua)
US President Joe Biden has said that Ukraine joining NATO during the war is impossible, but it will be in the Alliance.
US Republicans oppose climate funding as millions suffer in extreme weather (www.theguardian.com)
Nearly 90 million Americans are facing heat alerts this week, yet GOP members are wrangling over spending to reduce emissions
‘It’s pillage’: thirsty Uruguayans decry Google’s plan to exploit water supply (www.theguardian.com)
Country suffering its worst drought in 74 years, with government even mixing saltwater into drinking supply
Chinese exports plummet, except to Russia (www.dw.com)
China’s exports to Russia saw significant growth as Chinese automakers filled the void left by Western companies leaving Russia.
Russia Says F-16 Jets in Ukraine Will be Seen as ‘Nuclear’ Threat (www.kyivpost.com)
The Netherlands and Denmark are leading a plan to train Ukrainian pilots on using the US-made aircraft as part of an 11-nation coalition.
Russian forces using 'old vehicles packed with explosives' as bombs – UK MoD (www.euronews.com)
The tactic may have been introduced by veterans of separatist conflict in Chechnya.
Climate change threatens to cause 'synchronised harvest failures' across the globe, with implications for Australia's food security (theconversation.com)
Disturbing news about the potential for widespread crop failure as the climate changes should send shockwaves through governments around the world. Time to rethink global trade and food security.
Scientists are freaking out about surging temperatures. Why aren’t politicians? (www.politico.eu)
50,000 healthcare workers in South Korea to go on nationwide strike (www.straitstimes.com)
This is the medical union’s first strike in 19 years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
U.S. announces new rule to cut hydrofluorocarbons by 40% (www.upi.com)
Biden advices Prigozhin to be wary of poisoning (www.pravda.com.ua)
US President Joe Biden has advised the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to beware of poisoning.
Extreme Southwest heatwave puts more than 112 million under alerts as Cerberus grips Europe - live (www.independent.co.uk)
Weather news today
Influencer arrested over TikTok video satirizing wealthy Emiratis in Dubai shows limits on freedoms (apnews.com)
A popular online influencer has been arrested in Dubai over a satirical TikTok video in which he portrays a brash Emirati on a spending spree inside a luxury car showroom.
Vermont floods prove that there’s no place to hide from the climate crisis (www.independent.co.uk)
Nature and climate change will always be one step ahead of us
