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Jun 29, 2026 - World

Trump supporters increasingly back AI critic Joe Allen over AI risks.

Jun 29, 2026 - World

Western states experience unseasonally low temperatures but New York and Washington DC could reach 40C by the end of the weekUnseasonal snow has fallen in some parts of the US, while other parts of the country brace for a heatwave this week.A strong cold front spread into the western US from the northern Pacific over the weekend, bringing an abrupt change in conditions to a region that had been experiencing high summer temperatures amid drought. Temperatures from the Canadian border to California have widely been 5-10C below the norm since Friday, and more than 10C below in some parts farther north. The pattern is expected to remain for much of the coming week. Continue reading...

Jun 29, 2026 - World

German police say the main suspect has been apprehended after ‘numerous’ shots were firedMeanwhile, Ukraine is bracing to absorb the impact of the heatwave on its energy network, already pummelled by Russian attacks over more than four years of war, AFP reported.Grid operators in at least five regions – from Ivano-Frankivsk in the west to Zaporizhzhia on the frontline in the south – announced temporary restrictions on energy usage would be in force during parts of Tuesday. Continue reading...

Jun 29, 2026 - World

Makerfield MP and hopeful prime minister says he will ‘bring about biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen’Asked what she thought of Andy Burnham not taking questions this morning, Badenoch said:Andy Burnham doesn’t like questions. Nigel Farage doesn’t like questions. Even Keir Starmer in parliament, he doesn’t like questions here.If you want somebody who can answer questions, please come to me. I will answer all of your questions.I know that it should not be Ed Miliband. He is the single person who has done the most to deindustrialise our country and make us poorer. He should not be rewarded with an even more powerful job where he can completely bankrupt the country. Continue reading...

Jun 29, 2026 - World

US commerce department accuses state of ‘environmental terrorism’ and plans to evaluate its coastal agencyThe Trump administration plans to evaluate the performance of the California Coastal Commission, in the latest escalation of a dispute between the state’s Democratic leaders and the federal government over energy production.Per federal law, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) is required to conduct reviews of federally approved coastal management programs, which take into consideration “the extent to which the State of California has implemented and enforced the program approved by the [commerce] Secretary”. Continue reading...