Welcome to a special edition of the Abstract! I’m out on vacation for the next two weeks, which means it’s time to break out all of the weird and wild studies that have come out so far in 2026, but that slipped through the cracks for one reason or another. ...
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Uefa has ‘lost confidence’ in Infantino’s Fifa leadershipUefa has ‘lost confidence’ in Infantino’s Fifa leadership
The governing body of European football says Fifa president Gianni Infantino has “failed to deliver” on promises he made when elected 10 years ago. ...
Spain attacks ‘selfish’ response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossingsSpain attacks ‘selfish’ response of some EU countries to Ceuta migrant crossings
Italy has temporarily suspended the Schengen arrangement with Spain as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called scenes in Ceuta “shocking”. ...
Sir John Curtice: The “Burnham bounce” is real but it’s not massiveSir John Curtice: The “Burnham bounce” is real but it’s not massive
The governing party’s poll ratings have improved but they’re only just ahead of Reform ...
Labour’s Bev Craig elected Greater Manchester mayor, succeeding Andy BurnhamLabour’s Bev Craig elected Greater Manchester mayor, succeeding Andy Burnham
Labour’s Bev Craig secures nearly double the number of votes won by Reform UK’s Sian Astley. ...
Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revengeIsraeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand. ...
The US war on Iran is spinning out of control | Mohamad BazziThe US war on Iran is spinning out of control | Mohamad Bazzi
Trump’s conflict keeps escalating, with Saudi Arabia joining airstrikes in Iraq and reportedly planning an attack on the Houthis. A recession could follow The US war against Iran is spiraling out of control. Over the past week, the conflict has expanded across the Middle East, with attacks and counterattacks in ...
EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challengesEU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges
Labour veteran is said to relish role that requires careful negotiation of Trump and impending G20 leadership Extraordinarily, given the importance of geopolitics, the office of foreign secretary has sometimes appeared a consolation prize in British politics, perhaps reflecting the transfer of responsibility to Downing Street or the Cabinet Office. ...
‘We stared into an abyss’: the men and women battling to tame France’s megafire‘We stared into an abyss’: the men and women battling to tame France’s megafire
Exhausted firefighters, foresters and volunteers wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes By noon it is time for a break. The temperature is about 35C, the smell of ash, cinders and burnt wood hang acrid in the air. At tables laid out in the ...
The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?
The double assassination of two Scots in the Costa del Sol may have ended the war between the Lyons and the Daniels – but the crimes haven’t gone away It was a warm evening in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol last year when two Scottish men met a violent ...