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Chart: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes

President Donald Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn... The post Chart: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes appeared first on Carbon Brief.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Carbon Brief favicon Carbon Brief

Latest news bulletin | July 4th – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Politics’ winning formula is an unapologetic progressive agenda

In the right-wing world of Donald Trump, New York City mayoral candidate is Zohran Mamdani, an immigrant with cultural roots in East and Southern Africa

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

GIC teams with private equity on stake in healthcare marketing agency Klick

Company valued at almost $2.5bn as Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund and Linden Capital buy holding from GTCR

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Dutch and German agencies report Russia's increased use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine

The Russian military is increasingly using banned chemical weapons like chloropicrin in Ukraine, forcing soldiers into the open. Dutch and German intelligence agencies revealed this, urging sanctions and support for Kyiv.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Diaz-Canel presides over the swearing-in of new Cuban ambassadors

Havana, July 4 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel presided over the swearing-in ceremony of new Cuban ambassadors who will be serving oversea. The post Diaz-Canel presides over the swearing-in of new Cuban ambassadors first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Defending champion Miki Sudo wins women’s division at Nathan’s Famous hot dog-eating contest

Defending champion Miki Sudo ate 33 hot dogs and buns to win women's division at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July contest.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

WATCH: How aspiring Black doctors see Trump’s new loan cap

Fewer than six percent of physicians in the U.S. are Black and experts are worried that Trump’s 'big bill' could widen that disparity.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Russia’s diplomatic circle of friends: Taliban and North Korea in, Azerbaijan and Armenia out

As Russia became the first country to recognise the Taliban as the ruling government of Afghanistan, Moscow's long-standing ties with its traditional allies have been falling apart. Who are Moscow's ex-partners, and who are the new allies?

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Poland’s Tusk tells far-right vigilantes on German border to go home

Polish PM is trying to reassert control over both the country’s borders and his increasingly unruly governing alliance.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

The best exhibitions to see in London this weekend

The FT’s critics recommend the most compelling 2025 shows, including Jenny Saville at the National Portrait Gallery

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions

Fireworks remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 years in the making.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

UN Rights Council Rejects Bad-Faith Bid to End Eritrea Scrutiny

Click to expand Image A session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland, February 26, 2024. 2024 Hannes P Albert/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo Today the UN Human Rights Council firmly rejected Eritrea’s attempt to end scrutiny of its human rights situation. Council members decisively voted down the Eritrean government’s resolution to end the mandate of the UN special rapporteur on the situation...

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Human Rights Watch favicon Human Rights Watch

Iranian press review: Supreme leader’s advisor reveals Mossad breach

Iranian press review: Supreme leader’s advisor reveals Mossad breach Submitted by MEE correspondent on Fri, 07/04/2025 - 15:01 Meanwhile, authorities crack down on Afghan refugees over alleged Mossad link and reformist groups call for amnesty for political prisoners in the aftermath of the war with Israel A billboard bearing images of senior Iranian military officials killed in recent Israeli attacks is seen on a...

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

BBC Journalists Accuse Network of Pro-Israel Bias in Gaza Genocide Coverage

The refusal to broadcast the documentary ‘Gaza: Medics Under Fire’ shows that the BBC is not reporting without fear or favour. On Tuesday, more than 100 journalists from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and over 300 media industry figures published an open letter to the BBC Director General Tim Davie, the BBC Board of Governors, […]

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Cuban Communist Party analyzes top priority social issues

Havana, July 4 (Prensa Latina) Top priority social issues are the focus of the agenda of the 10th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), which began in Havana, presided over by its First Secretary and President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel. The post Cuban Communist Party analyzes top priority social issues first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Secret Trump letter would let Israel resume war despite ceasefire: Report

Secret Trump letter would let Israel resume war despite ceasefire: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/04/2025 - 14:11 Israel pushes for backdoor deal with Trump to restart on Gaza war on its terms Palestinian men carry the body of a person reportedly killed while waiting for aid delivery, outside al-Shifa hospital, Gaza City, 3 July 2025 (AFP) Off Israel is reportedly seeking written assurances from US President...

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Major milestone for Polish energy as renewables generated more electricity than coal for first month

Although coal consumption has dropped, oil and gas use has risen and Poland remains the world's fourth highest emitting economy.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

‘Birds of a Feather’ Shaped East Asia’s Development ‘Miracles’

How shared backgrounds among policy elites powered the economic rise of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Exhibit at Cuban Fine Arts Museum to link graphic humor, literature

Havana, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The Antonio Rodriguez Morey Information Center's gallery, attached to the Havana-based National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA), will reportedly host the exhibition "Salon de la Fama (1)" on July 17, dedicated to personal caricature. The post Exhibit at Cuban Fine Arts Museum to link graphic humor, literature first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Trump's Vietnam pact takes aim at China — but it raises more questions than answers

The trade pact's scant details have left economists wondering about what it would mean for the flow of Chinese goods rerouted through the country.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

China slammed 'blind box' addiction — but that shouldn't faze Labubu-maker Pop Mart

Analysts say the fears of regulatory headwinds are overblown as Gen Zers and millennials, rather than young children, are Pop Mart's main consumer demographic.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Rachel Reeves, the iron chancellor who cried

Those who know the politician say she isn’t going anywhere — and that Labour can’t afford to lose her

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Democrats see Trump’s megabill as key to their comeback. It may not be so easy

For many Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump's Republican allies in Congress on Thursday represents the key to the Democratic Party's resurgence.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Musk backs Sen. Paul's criticism of Trump's megabill in first comment since it passed

Musk has blasted President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," calling out the potential for the spending package to increase the national debt.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

The age of fiscal excess

The US isn’t the only nation showing a troubling lack of discipline

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Exclusive: EU to offer five options over Israeli human rights breaches

The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas was tasked to follow up on a request made by the 27 leaders at their Council summit last week to engage with Israel and scope out further options for action against Tel Aviv if the situation in Gaza does not improve.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Gary Lineker: BBC 'should hang its head in shame’ over shelved Gaza documentary

Gary Lineker: BBC 'should hang its head in shame’ over shelved Gaza documentary Veteran BBC presenter Gary Lineker said that the British broadcaster "should hang its head in shame" after watchingGaza: Medics Under Fire,a documentary originally commissioned, then dropped by the news corporation. Speaking after a screening of the film in London on Thursday, theBBC’s formerMatch of the Daypresenter said it was"one of the...

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

House narrowly passes Trump's megabill in major victory for Republicans

President Donald Trump worked the phones late into the night to help House Republican leadership deliver his second-term policy agenda.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Abuse allegations have prompted distress and outrage - but will Australia’s childcare system be fixed?

With an urgent review and new measures to protect children announced, experts argue some form of national oversight is essentialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn Tuesday, Victoria police announced that a 26-year-old childcare worker, Joshua Dale Brown, had been charged with sexually abusing eight children, aged between five months and two years old, in his care.He has been charged with more...

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Jana Wendt: ‘Politics these days, boy, is it controlled. I actually remember having fun interviewing politicians’

The era-defining news anchor and journalist on challenging the powerful, the decline in political language and being open to finding beauty in the worldGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailStep through the Henry Lawson Gate at Sydney’s Botanic Gardens on a blue winter’s afternoon and prepare for the glory of it – long shadows from magnificent trees on a perfect lawn that sweeps down to a sparkling harbour. The...

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

The ABC and Creative Australia panicked in the face of controversy. These vital institutions must not be so timid | Margaret Simons

In the Lattouf and Sabsabi cases, the apparently unmanageable sensitivity was discussion of Israel and Palestine“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.”So wrote the poet William Butler Yeats, reflecting on “the blood-dimmed tide” of European politics after the first world war and the beginning of the Irish war of independence. Continue reading...

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Albanese heads to China as Trump upends the global order. The PM may wish he lived in less interesting times | Tom McIlroy

In 2014 Xi Jinping told Australian MPs friendship between the countries would be as ‘strong and everlasting’ as Uluru and the Great Wall of China. How things changeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese watched on from the opposition benches when Xi Jinping addressed a joint sitting of federal parliament back in 2014.In Australia for the G20 summit, and hosted by Tony Abbott, China’...

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

'One event' arms pause troubling for Ukraine

The US says its pause on arms shipments is a one-off. But amid the turbulent US-Ukraine relationship, the assurance is little comfort to Volodymyr Zelenskyy or his European supporters.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Namibia halts all state funerals amid criticism of the high cost

There will be no state funerals until April 2026 - unless the president decides to make an exception.

Published on: July 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa