Scotland frees hundreds of inmates as U.K. grapples with prison overcrowding crisis
Hundreds of prisoners will be freed in Scotland as part of a broader emergency response to ease the burden of overcrowded prisons across the United Kingdom.
Source: NBC News
Read MoreMy Marseille, by Jonathan Meades
The provocative critic, broadcaster and author on the massifs and mob bosses that set the tone for his new novel
Source: Financial Times
Read MoreHeat pump sales in Europe fall 23% to pre-Ukraine war levels
Growth in 2022 and 2023 was driven by soaring gas prices caused by Russia’s invasion, but 2024 saw sales slump
Heat pump sales fell 23% in Europe last year, industry …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreICC Champions Trophy 2025: Who will win the tournament?
The world's top-ranked ODI team, the holders and the 2000 champions firming as favourites to lift the trophy once again.
Source: Al Jazeera
Read MoreLarge areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented
Conservationists call for urgent government action as prolonged heatwave affects renowned reef, including Turquoise Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreUkraine rejects US-Russia talks as Moscow says no NATO peacekeepers
Ukraine’s president has rejected high-level US-Russia talks on ending the war on his country.
Source: Al Jazeera
Read MoreDelta Airlines plane crashes in Toronto, several injured
A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries, …
Source: France 24
Read MoreCambodia: press freedom under attack
Local and foreign journalists are enduring a crackdown in the Southeast Asian country.
Source: Deutsche Welle
Read MoreFirstFT: US and Russia to hold talks to end Ukraine war
Also in today’s newsletter, OpenAI considers ways to fend off hostile bids; Deutsche’s hiring spree
Source: Financial Times
Read MoreHonda open to re-entering Nissan talks if Japanese rival’s chief leaves
Relations between bosses soured as Honda grew frustrated with Nissan’s restructuring
Source: Financial Times
Read MoreNew law in Vietnam derided as bid to quell all critique of communist rule
A rights group calls Vietnam's new "Decree 147" social media crackdown a bid by the Communist Party to put an "icy stranglehold on free speech."
Source: CBS News
Read MorePope Francis has bilateral pneumonia, Vatican says
The new development comes while Pope Francis receives treatment at a Rome hospital.
Source: CBS News
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