The World Meteorological Organization says El Niño is likely to intensify into a very strong event and continue through February, with impacts lasting into 2027. UN officials warned of increased risks from droughts, floods, extreme heat and disruption to communities and economies.
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski says he wants to stand in the by-election for Holborn and St Pancras after Sir Keir Starmer resigned as MP. The Greens are targeting the Labour stronghold, though the field could be complicated by pro-Gaza candidates and independent Andrew Feinstein.
Gloria Steinem, the journalist, Ms. magazine co-founder and leading figure of the women’s liberation movement, has died at 92. Her foundation said she died peacefully at her New York City home, surrounded by loved ones.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, asked a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss U.S. drug trafficking charges, arguing they are protected by sovereign immunity. Prosecutors accuse Maduro of conspiring to send thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States.
Leading U.S. medical groups issued their own fall vaccine guidance for flu, COVID-19 and RSV, saying federal recommendations are in flux. The groups said evidence continues to show the shots reduce severe illness, hospitalization and death.
A federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s latest executive order limiting birthright citizenship. The judge cited the Supreme Court’s June ruling that children in the certified class are citizens at birth under the 14th Amendment.
Multiple people, including two police officers, were injured in a downtown Minneapolis shooting near 15 East Grant Street. Officials urged the public to avoid a broad area as local, state and federal law enforcement responded.
The NBA fined the Clippers $30 million, suspended owner Steve Ballmer for one year and stripped the franchise of five first-round draft picks after finding salary cap violations tied to Kawhi Leonard endorsement deals. Leonard was fined $700,000, while the team rejected the findings and said it will challenge the penalties.