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Twelve women leading on climate action despite the headwinds It’s been a tough year for anyone working on the climate agenda. The Trump Administration’s repeal of the endangerment finding, the legal underpinning of U.S. climate regulation, was a coup de grace, after a litany of regulatory cuts and other moves to remove any impediment to unfettered fossil fuel development in the world’s largest economy.

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Exclusive: The shooting down of a ballistic missile headed for Turkey by NATO air defences does not provide immediate reason to trigger ‌the alliance's Article 5 mutual defence clause, its Secretary General Mark Rutte told Reuters in an interview reut.rs/3OOK7P3

Millions in Cuba hit by blackout as Trump embargo bites Millions of people were left without electricity in Cuba after a shutdown at one of the country's largest thermoelectric power plants.

Millions in Cuba hit by blackout as Trump embargo bites

Scientists have been underestimating sea levels — for decades Our coasts are more vulnerable than we realized.

Our coasts are more vulnerable than we realized. www.vox.com/climate/4814...

For Black women with Tourette syndrome, long-standing invisibility meets viral attention Their journey to diagnosis is often marked by doubt and confusion, which have not abated as a controversy from an awards show ceremony continues to unfold.

Black women with Tourette syndrome have long felt invisible. A shocking moment at the British Academy Film and Television Arts awards ceremony, involving a racial slur broadcast to millions, has thrust them into the spotlight.

Israel’s latest bombardment of Beirut has inflicted heavy damage on civilian infrastructure, after strikes targeted a hotel in the suburbs and at least five residential buildings in the southern part of the city.

President Trump did not take reporters' questions when he returned to the White House from Florida Sunday after overseeing U.S. military strikes on Iran. Instead, the president briefly stopped in the Rose Garden to point out its new decorations: two new statues in separate corners of the garden.

'Missiles are going off all the time': Video diaries from the Gulf More than 3,400 flights were cancelled on Sunday across seven airports in the Middle East, according to flight tracker Flightradar24.

'Missiles are going off all the time': Video diaries from the Gulf

War, succession and the perilous test of two myths about Iran America wagers on collapse; the regime on endurance

The pre-war assumption was that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps might swoop in to take control after Ali Khamenei’s death. But their military record is hardly impressive

Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime.

The fate of the Iranian people has never been of great concern to American administrations, and this one is no exception

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Many of Trump’s own voters didn’t want to attack Iran. Now he has to win them over. President Trump is navigating an evolving issue where support within his coalition — at least before the strikes — was real but not overwhelming.

Many of Trump’s own voters didn’t want to attack Iran. Now he has to win them over.

Just half of 2024 Trump voters supported military action in a POLITICO poll last month — but 30% opposed it.

Pope Leo criticizes Iran attack and calls for an end to ‘spiral of violence’ Pope Leo XIV has blasted the US and Israel’s joint strikes on Iran, warning that peace is not achieved with weapons and suffering.

“Pope Leo XIV has blasted the US and Israel’s joint strikes on Iran, warning that peace is not achieved with weapons and suffering.” www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

FIFA watching Iran developments as World Cup nears FIFA said Saturday it is keeping an eye on events in Iran after the United States launched a military strike on the nation.

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LIVE: Aftermath of missile strike in central Israel YouTube video by Reuters

LIVE: Aftermath of missile strike in central Israel
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A film honors America’s first self-governed town founded by formerly enslaved people The Spirit We Move With explores the legacy of Mitchelville on Hilton Head Island and its Gullah Geechee community

A film honors America’s first self-governed town founded by formerly enslaved people

Live updates: Israel confirms attack on Iran with US help as explosions are heard in Tehran Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

BREAKING: Iran’s foreign minister says supreme leader and president are alive, "as far as I know."

Follow AP's live updates for more.

The faces of Mexico’s disappeared haunt this city's streets. Families worry they will be wiped away The faces of Mexico’s disappeared paint the streets of Mexico’s second biggest city of Guadalajara. The fliers are woven into daily life in the state of Jalisco, at the heart of Mexico’s forced disappearance crisis.

The faces of Mexico’s disappeared paint the streets of Mexico’s second biggest city of Guadalajara. The fliers are woven into daily life in the state of Jalisco, at the heart of Mexico’s forced disappearance crisis.

LIVE: Bill Clinton expected to testify in Epstein investigation YouTube video by Reuters

LIVE: Bill Clinton expected to testify in Epstein investigation
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Why Are Pakistan and Afghanistan Fighting? The renewed violence between the neighboring countries stems from Pakistan’s accusations that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has harbored a militant group.

Afghanistan and Pakistan are clashing openly again over a militant group that has attacked Pakistani security forces and civilians across their shared border. Here's what to know.

North American birds are dying off faster. It signals a human crisis, too. The accelerating decline of birds is a bellwether of far deeper biodiversity crisis — one that threatens not only beloved species but the humans who live alongside them.

Many of North America’s birds are in a state of accelerating decline, with over half of 122 species dying out faster, according to a new study. Their vanishing songs are a bellwether of a far deeper biodiversity crisis, researchers say.

Lightning strikes behind a baseball field under dark storm clouds, with a stack of sliced bread placed on the pitcher’s mound. Large text reads “One Strike, You’re Out,” with “Out” crossed out and replaced with “toast.” Smaller text says, “When thunder roars, go indoors.”

DYK: a typical lightning strike has enough energy to cook approximately 1 million slices of toast? We do NOT recommend you do this, nor do we know how you would even try. In fact, let's just forget about this whole thing. Just make sure you head indoors when you hear thunder roar. #NationalToastDay

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Trump claims he ended a war between "Kosovo and Servia"

How the Epstein Scandal Took Over Our Reality For many, the Epstein scandal suggests that everything awful we’ve ever believed is true.

Trumpism “was a grim vision of society that didn’t make sense logically but, for some, held together for reasons of emotion or identity,” Joshua Rothman writes. After the release of the Epstein files, “a different dark vision of society has emerged.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/dSiFVS

Cameras can’t decide which old guy is the nearly 100 year old who fought on Luzon

Millions of Americans are struggling with higher costs, making rent or mortgage payments, and unaffordable health insurance premiums, but you wouldn't know it from watching this speech.

Lawmakers prepare for lengthy Trump speech Some were spotted on the House floor with blankets and lumbar pillows.

As the State of the Union begins, the talk of the chamber is how long the speech will go. Some lawmakers were spotted with blankets and lumbar pillows to stay comfortable for what might be a long night.

Follow along our live analysis: bit.ly/4cHwv1W

Shortly before this, Rep. Green help up a sign that read "Black People Aren't Apes"

It Was Paradise for American Retirees—Until It Became the Center of a Drug War The violence in the Puerto Vallarta area is unnerving America’s community of expat retirees in Mexico.

The seaside town was a paradise for American retirees—until it became the center of a cartel war.

Kyiv’s theatre of war Culture is thriving in Ukraine’s capital, four years on from the Russian invasion

As we approach the four-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion into Ukraine, Olesya Khromeychuk writes about the importance of retaining culture as a “tool of resistance”