UK aid sets sail for Gaza pier (The Independent)

UK pledges long-term aid to Ukraine amid new offensive (ITN)

Ukraine war briefing: 50 countries so far attending peace summit June 15-16 in Switzerland (The Guardian)

Ukraine’s partners work to ensure Global South’s participation in June peace summit (RBC Ukraine)

Estonian Parliament passes law to seize Russian assets for Ukraine (RBC Ukraine)

EU proposes sanctions against any bank that helps Russia (RBC Ukraine)

Royal portraits: More public institutions in UK can apply for a portrait of King Charles III (Gov.UK)

Uttarakhand state Waqf Board Chief Shabad Shams endorses India’s current prime minister, says Muslims not in danger (Hindustan Times)

UK Mental Health Minister Maria Caulfield reveals plans to improve maternity care (ITN)

England [UK]: Solihull’s first Muslim mayor, Shahin Ashraf, says she wants to spread unity in role (Birmingham Mail)

Studies find contagious bird flu in major American cities (The Hill)

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] launches new influenza A wastewater dashboard; US states report more H5N1 in dairy cow herds (CIDRAP)

Explainer: Scientists are concerned about the latest transmission of bird flu to cows because humans could easily be next (PBS NewsHour)

New coronavirus variant Flirt sparking concerns about summer uptick in COVID-19 cases (NBC Bay Area)

SHOCKING: Covid Vaccine Injury Claims IGNORED By US Government, Big Pharma SHIELDED (The Hill)

Bird flu puts workers in animal factories and food processing plants at higher risk (PBS)

Extreme weather is harming our brain health, scientists say (The Independent)

Scientists warn sweating can “activate” microplastics to enter human body through skin, an effect made worse by antiperspirants and foundations (DPA International)

More than 100,000 people in the US died of drug overdoses in 2023 (The Guardian)

Meningococcal disease on the rise in Chicago [US], health department warns (Block Club Chicago)

Whooping cough outbreak declared in Lane County as Oregon [US] case counts continue to spike (The Register-Guard)

Study: Exercise can slow brain aging cognitive decline (Neuroscience News)

Heavy rain pummels Hawaii [US], causing landslides and flooding (SFGATE)

Indonesia seeds clouds to block rainfall after Sumatra Island floods killed at least 59 people (The Irish News)

Santiago [Chile] faces fiercest cold snap in decades (Reuters)

Brazil announces aid to nearly 250,000 families as President Lula visits flooded south (AFP)

Sudden flooding hits San Diego [California, USA] (Daily Motion)

Rain comes to the Arctic, with a cascade of troubling changes (Eos)

Analysis: Americans’ demand for meat and dairy is a threat to US groundwater as aquifers drain across the country (The Daily Digest)

US community colleges offer clean energy training as climate-related jobs expand across the US (The Independent)

Coal now accounts for minority of India’s energy supply in major landmark for renewables (The Independent)

Sleek Paris [France] housing complex was recycled from the rubble of a 1960s building (Fast Company)

Free public transport in Montpellier [France] has led to 20% more journeys (Euronews)

The Netherlands: 11 acres [4.5 hectares] of plant-infused green roofs go “blue” – capturing rainwater in flood-prone Amsterdam (Good News Network)

Princeton University [US] physicists image kinetic magnetism in ultracold atoms, with device applications in real materials (SciTechDaily)

Ancient giant viruses harmless to humans discovered in Yellowstone’s [US] Hot Springs helping scientists unravel origins of life on Earth (Daily Mail)

Supergalactic “Big Ring” lurking in deep space challenges our fundamental understanding of the universe (Science Alert)

Japan launches world’s first 6G device, promising lightning-fast internet speeds (The Hans India)

Heartening quote of the day: “Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson [vegetarian] (BrainyQuote)

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