World - Wednesday, May 13, 2026

But the agreement is the latest softening of carbon reduction measures introduced by Prime Minister Mark Carney since he took office last year.

Opposition leader to give budget reply speech tonight. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Holding Jewish people responsible for Israel a ‘building block’ of racism, inquiry hears There will always be “edge cases”, Dr Dave Rich has told the antisemitism royal commission, where there are good faith disagreements on whether something is antisemitic. Holding Jews collectively responsible for the actions of the state of Israel is the justification provided by terrorists who murder Jews around the world, who attack Jews around the world while shouting abuse about Israel, about Gaza. I’m not pretending anything is going to get fixed tomorrow or next weekend, but they will be a difference at auctions this weekend. These changes will mean that there will be just a bit fewer investors at every auction and that that younger person who is trying to get into their first home in a better position. Continue reading...

Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hike The remains of the second US army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, the army said on Wednesday, ending a multinational search operation that deployed air, naval and artificial intelligence assets. The soldier was identified as Spc Mariyah Symone Collington of Taveres, Florida, the US Army Europe and Africa said in a statement. She was 19 years old. Continue reading...

Past meetings between the presidents of the U.S. and China have involved friendly displays of cultural exchange. Those gestures have largely dried up.

Medicines watchdog approves two treatments for patients with spinal muscular atrophy Hundreds of children with a rare muscle-wasting disease will be able to receive two drugs that can improve their survival in a move parents hailed as a “lifeline”. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has published final draft guidance recommending that any patient who would benefit can have either drug. Continue reading...

Greenpeace finds cocktail of pesticides including seven banned in EU may have been used on seven categories of vegetables and soft fruit It is a beautiful early summer Sunday afternoon and you have stopped for a pub lunch. A waiter sets down a roast served with carrots, peas, parsnips, potatoes and onion gravy, and then for pudding, strawberries and cream. It feels like the perfect rustic meal to accompany a day in the country. However, a report by Greenpeace, published on Thursday, has found that the ingredients of the traditional Sunday roast have potentially been treated with a cocktail of more than 100 pesticides. Data from the Fera pesticide usage survey for 2024, showed 102 – including seven banned in the EU – were used on seven vegetable and soft fruit categories. Continue reading...

President Xi Jinping of China is buying time for Beijing and may see an opening with a U.S. president weakened by the war in Iran.

A judge sided with an Indigenous group that had asked for a petition by separatists to force a vote on the oil-rich province seceding from Canada to be thrown out.

A BBC investigation exposed how scammers posted social content of dogs in distress to dupe donors into giving money.

Trump says Iran ceasefire is on "massive life support" as retired U.S. commanders debate whether to resume military operations against Tehran.