Month: February 2026

State culled a number of the non-native reptiles after thousands were ‘cold-stunned’ and dropped from treesWildlife officials in Florida say they euthanized more than 5,000 non-native iguanas in the state after hordes of the reptiles froze and fell from trees in this week’s cold snap.The Florida fish and wildlife commission (FWC) authorized the first officially sanctioned cull of “cold-stunned” iguanas as temperatures plunged below freezing in many areas of the […]

Polymarket, the cryptocurrency-based prediction market, announced it would open store in apparent nod to mayor’s signature policyZohran Mamdani made city-operated grocery stores a key pledge of his campaign for mayor of New York City. So when one company seemed to muscle in on the idea this week, apparently as a PR stunt, Mamdani was quick to reply.Polymarket, the cryptocurrency-based prediction market, announced on Tuesday it would be opening “New York […]

New report also suggests renovations may take up to 61 years, as critics say project lacks accountabilityPlans to restore the crumbling Palace of Westminster could cost £40bn and take up to 61 years, a report by the body set up to investigate how the project should be handled has found.Critics labelled the cost as “eye-watering” and said the project lacked accountability. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

PM clings on to power amid damaging fallout from Mandelson row on a day Commons mutiny filled the airThe most dangerous moment of Keir Starmer’s premiership came just after lunchtime on Wednesday, when mutiny was the talk of the Commons tea room.Anger is widespread across Labour – but it was at its most palpable amongst the party’s new MPs, as the Conservatives used a humble address to force the disclosure […]

President condemns ‘environmental and health crime’ as critics say Israel seeks to make southern Lebanon uninhabitableLebanon has accused Israel of spraying a herbicide linked to cancer on farmland in the south of the country as a “health crime” that would threaten food security and farmers’ livelihoods.The country’s president, Joseph Aoun, condemned what he called “an environmental and health crime” and a violation of Lebanese sovereignty, and he vowed to take […]

Bezalel Zini accused of role in taking goods into the occupied Palestinian territory during an Israeli blockadeThe brother of Israel’s internal security chief has been charged with “assisting the enemy in wartime” for his alleged role in a smuggling network taking cigarettes and other goods into Gaza during an Israeli blockade of the occupied Palestinian territory.Bezalel Zini was one of more than 10 people charged in relation to the alleged […]

As Ukrainians face the coldest winter in a decade, trilateral talks take place in Abu Dhabi.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article