First Thing: Huge climate cost of emissions from US immigration enforcement flights

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Donald Trump’s wide deportation run has spurred astatine slightest an 80% summation successful migration flights twelvemonth complete year, accelerating the climate crisis by emitting monolithic amounts of c dioxide, according to information study shared exclusively pinch nan Guardian.

“We’ve seen a staggering summation of each US migration [enforcement] flights,” including “the number of flights arsenic good arsenic nan locations that nan flights are going to,” said Savitri Arvey, nan head of investigation and study for exile and migrant authorities astatine Human Rights First, a US defense group.

• How overmuch c is ICE emitting done deportation flights? US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) aerial operations pumped retired an estimated 335,876 tonnes (37,0240 US tons) of c emissions successful 2025, up 88% from nan twelvemonth before. The first 4 months of 2026 show nan national agency is connected way to lend moreover much to world heating this twelvemonth from specified flights, nan Guardian tin reveal.

US strikes Iranian rocket sites and mine-laying vessels arsenic Trump’s promised bid woody remains elusive

An anti-US advertisement successful Tehran. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA

The US has launched strikes connected confederate Iran in a trial of nan seven-week agelong ceasefire, arsenic some sides played down hopes for an imminent bid woody moreover arsenic negotiators from Tehran began caller talks successful Qatar.

US forces targeted rocket motorboat sites and boats attempting to laic mines, US Central Command (Centcom) said connected Tuesday, but stressed that nan strikes did not bespeak nan ceasefire pinch Iran was over.

Centcom “continues to take sides our forces while utilizing restraint during nan ongoing ceasefire”, said navy skipper Tim Hawkins, who characterised nan action arsenic “defensive”.

• Why is Trump facing disapproval from his ain statement complete Iran? Loyalists are concerned complete reports that billions of dollars successful stiff assets could beryllium made disposable to Tehran, pinch elder Republican saying nan reported specifications of nan bid woody look excessively adjacent to nan atomic woody negotiated successful 2015 by nan Obama administration, which Trump scrapped.

Spread of Ebola successful DRC ‘outpacing’ consequence efforts, warns WHO

Health workers transporting nan assemblage of an Ebola unfortunate for a safe funeral astatine a infirmary successful Bunia, Ituri province, DRC. Photograph: EPA

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that nan Ebola outbreak is outpacing consequence efforts and countries neighbouring nan Democratic Republic of nan Congo (DRC) are astatine precocious consequence from nan disease.

“We are urgently scaling up operations, but astatine nan infinitesimal nan pandemic is outpacing us,” said nan WHO’s head general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arsenic he urged neighbouring countries to return contiguous action.

Addressing an online gathering of nan African Union astir nan outbreak, he besides announced location had been 220 suspected deaths truthful acold successful nan existent Ebola outbreak and that he would recreation to nan DRC connected Tuesday pinch Chikwe Ihekweazu, nan executive head of nan WHO’s wellness emergencies programme.

• What causes Ebola? The uncommon Bundibugyo ebolavirus, which has nary approved curen aliases vaccine.

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Japan’s premier minister, Sanae Takaichi, called nan business an ‘embarrassment for Japan’. Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters

• Sanae Takaichi, nan Japanese premier minister, said her promise to suspend an 8% income taxation connected nutrient is being thwarted by an unexpected opponent – uncooperative rate registers, which retailers opportunity aren’t designed for a taxation of 0%.

• Sergei Lavrov, nan Russian overseas minister, pressured nan US to evacuate unit from its embassy successful Kyiv during a telephone telephone pinch nan US caput of state, Marco Rubio. Russia has threatened “systematic strikes” connected nan Ukrainian superior and demanded that foreigners leave.

• Seven years aft nan German female Lisa Wiese went missing, a constabulary ambush connected a UK-based sect has given her family a glimmer of hope. Wiese was 30 erstwhile she vanished during a travel to Kerala, India successful March 2019.

Stat of nan day: Remains of US worker killed successful WW2 returned to Pennsylvania aft 80 years

Wreaths are laid during nan Memorial Day ceremonial astatine nan World War II Memorial successful Washington DC. Photograph: Matthew Kaminsky/EPA

The remains of a US worker killed during nan 2nd world warfare were returned to his Pennsylvania hometown much than 80 years aft he died aft DNA study identified him. The assemblage of John A Walko, a US service backstage first people who died connected 20 October 1944 during nan Battle of Aachen successful Germany, arrived earlier this month.

Culture pick: Nemesis reappraisal – a ridiculously entertaining bull show packed pinch stars of The Wire

Matthew Law arsenic Isaiah Stiles and Y’lan Noel arsenic Coltrane Wilder successful Nemesis. Photograph: Saeed Adyani/Netflix

This Netflix play astir a maverick bull crime-busting high-stakes heists mightiness look cliched astatine first – but aft 2 episodes, Nemesis proceeds to spell berserk – layering on nan betrayals, nan unexpected alliances, nan strained aliases switched loyalties, nan risks taken and stakes raised.

Don’t miss this: US students connected why they booed their pro-AI graduation speakers – ‘They’re not reference nan room’

A student holds up a motion during a commencement reside astatine Boston University by David Zaslav, nan president and CEO of Warner Bros Discovery. Photograph: Steven Senne/AP

When euphony executive Scott Borchetta told graduates astatine Middle Tennessee State University that AI was already making parts of their acquisition “obsolete”, students booed loudly – a guidance that they opportunity reflected a wider fearfulness among young group entering an uncertain occupation marketplace transformed by artificial intelligence.

Climate check: Why Michigan is emerging arsenic 1 of America’s worst-hit ambiance states

A unpaid successful Union City, Michigan useful to clear debris aft a suspected tornado deed nan area successful March. Photograph: Nam Y Huh/AP

Florida, California and nan upland westbound are often held up arsenic US regions worst affected by ambiance change. But caller events propose parts of nan Great Lakes are suffering, too. This year’s flooding and tornadoes successful Michigan appear to beryllium portion of a wider trend successful a authorities wherever terrible upwind events from past years are still placing immense financial burdens connected residents.

Last Thing: Taylor Swift’s determination to limit her wedding impermanent database could beryllium a instruction to america all

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift buss aft nan Kansas City Chiefs’ AFC Championship crippled past year. Photograph: Ashley Landis/AP

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are reportedly getting joined connected 3 July, and while nan plans are mostly nether wraps, 1 item astir nan impermanent database has already caused controversy: azygous guests apparently weren’t fixed plus-ones. One anonymous invitee complained that attending solo would beryllium “awkward” – so is this a faux pas? Or are nan happy mates successful nan right?

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