*Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to restore ties after China-brokered talks.*

A priori, this decrease in hostility could reduce conflict in the middle east. It might lead the way to more reconciliations, such as perhaps peace in Yemen.

However, both of those governments are fanatical Islamists. If they join forces for religious repression, that will not be good for the world.

Tories appointed a former minister of deforestation to work for "Natural England", whose mission is to protect nature in England.

You can't get more blatant contempt for the nation and the people than this.

Artificial turf is suspected of causing cancer.

Right-wing religious fanatics in several states propose bills to prosecute women for having abortions. In the past, anti-abortionists said they did not want to do this. But success encourages fanatics to compete to see who can be the most extreme.

Hotter fires are not just burning the existing conifers in parts of the US west, they are also killing seedlings so that no new conifers can grow.