Sir Keir Starmer is set to “defy Trump with new aid for Ukraine”, according to the Daily Telegraph. The prime minister plans to announce both new military aid and fresh sanctions on Russia on Monday, the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the paper says. He is then due to visit the US president in Washington…

A monkey crossing one of Fernanda Abra’s bridges – credit Reconecta, screengrab Why did the monkey cross the road? Because someone built a bridge for him. Deep in the Amazon Rainforest, motorists hauling along the few highways that bisect the great ecosystem will have seen a series of rope bridges extending from the tree tops…

Jayne McCormack and Jessica Lawrence BBC News NI PA First Minister Michelle O’Neill says she will not travel to Washington next month Sinn Féin’s first minister at Stormont, Michelle O’Neill, has said she is “taking a stand against injustice” as she defended her decision to boycott St Patrick’s Day events at the White House. On…

One of the hand-reared white-belly heron chicks – credit: Ms. Samten Lekey, Veterinary Officer from the White-bellied Heron Conservation Center, the Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Bhutan With Japanese know-how and the unwavering support of Japanese experts, Bhutan’s national bird is being hatched and hand-reared in captivity successfully for the first time ever. The…

Three buses have exploded in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, in what Israeli police say is a suspected terror attack. Devices in two other buses failed to explode, they said, adding that “large police forces are at the scenes, searching for suspects”. Transport Minister Miri Regev paused all buses, trains and light rail trains…

An article at Our World in Data recently explored trends in air quality across a selection of high and middle-income countries, and found that not only is the West breathing better air than at perhaps any point since urbanization, but that developing nations likely won’t need 100 years or more to arrive at similar outcomes.…

Birkenstocks may be cool enough for Barbie but the sandals do not qualify as works of art, a German court has ruled. The company had claimed its footwear could be classified as art and so was protected by copyright laws in a case it put forward to stop rivals selling copycat versions of the cork-soled…

An example of the pods at Dallas Love Field Airport – credit: JetWind Corporation An intuitive piece of hardware is collecting days’ worth of renewable energy from airplane engine exhaust before take-off from a Dallas airport. “Boarding is completed” is a common refrain heard over the intercom system in the moments before taxiing to the…

Samantha Granville BBC News, Los Angeles Watch: A$AP Rocky found not guilty in assault trial It was a trial that could have dismantled the future for one of hip-hop’s hottest stars. The felony assault trial of A$AP Rocky in Los Angeles captured global headlines, with outbursts during the proceedings and surprise visits in court by…

Rosemary Farm egg pallets arrive at the Los Angeles Food Bank – provided to CBS by Rosemary Farm What do you get when you cross some good eggs with a fire? In Los Angeles County, you get much-needed relief. In the wake of the Palisades and Altadena fires, and amid continual rising prices for eggs…