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Pope Leo urges US and Europe to do more for migrants on 4th July anniversary

Pope Leo has urged his fellow Americans to welcome and protect immigrants as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence on Saturday. During a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa he also pressed Europe to do more for people fleeing war and poverty.

Radio France Internationale

Pope defends migrants at Mediterranean island frontier

LAMPEDUSA, Italy - Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from Africa, in a stark message to US and EU leaders.

Bangkok Post

Pope defends migrants on symbolic visit to key immigration hub Lampedusa

Pope Leo XIV arrived on Saturday on Italy's Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants who risked the perilous crossing from North Africa, in a symbolic rebuke to the anti-immigrant rhetoric coming from US and EU political factions.

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Pope praises US history of welcoming migrants in implicit rebuke to Trump

Pope Leo urges Americans to live up to ideals of Declaration of Independence in first key address to US

The Guardian - UK

Israel in the early 1900s planted millions of pine trees to green barren hills, but ecologists later found many native Mediterranean habitats had disappeared beneath them

Massive tree-planting campaigns in Israel, once hailed as environmental triumphs, have inadvertently caused significant ecological damage. Studies reveal that dense pine forests have displaced native scrublands and grasslands, leading to a drastic loss of biodiversity. Ecologists now advocate for conserving existing open ecosystems rather than introducing new forests, highlighting the…

The Times of India

Suspect identified in Monaco parcel bombing, prosecutors say

The attack shocked the country on the Mediterranean coast, one of the world’s smallest sovereign states known for its high concentration of wealthy residents.

Euronews

In 1942, a British forest ranger stumbled upon the skeleton lake in the Himalayas. Here's all you need to know about the mysterious Roopkund

Uttarakhand's Roopkund Lake, a remote Himalayan glacial site, has baffled experts for decades with the discovery of hundreds of human skeletons emerging during the summer thaw. Initial theories of a single catastrophic event have been overturned by modern DNA and radiocarbon dating, revealing remains from diverse South Asian and Eastern…

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This year’s ‘it’ Mediterranean garden plant isn’t what I expected – but it’s surprisingly easy to grow in the UK

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Ideal Home

These 7 Sun-Loving Plants Will Transform Any Small Yard into a Mediterranean Retreat

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Homes & Gardens

Two gas fields off Cyprus could start production by 2033

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides lauded the signing of the "declaration of marketability" as a "major step towards establishing the Eastern Mediterranean as a credible alternative energy corridor for Europe".

Euronews

Cypriot natural gas could start flowing from ExxonMobil's discoveries by 2033

Natural gas could start flowing from two undersea deposits ExxonMobil discovered off Cyprus by 2033, the company's Vice President of Global Exploration John Ardill said, helping to turn the east Mediterranean island nation into a new European energy hub

The Independent UK

Aldi is selling a range of citrus trees that will make your garden look like a Mediterranean retreat – I can’t believe they’re under £20

Lemon trees are the must-have fruit tree of 2026

Ideal Home

Archaeologists uncover 2,500-year-old bronze chariot, shedding light on Tartessos

Archaeologists have found in Guareña, Badajoz, a bronze chariot like those of Etruria and imported Greek, oriental and Egyptian goods, proof of Tartessian trade 2,500 years ago.

Euronews

Qatar's wealthy emir Sheikh Tamim gave away $400m luxury 747 to Trump, then quietly rebuilt a $500m superyacht for next voyage

Few state assets attract as much attention as a presidential aircraft, particularly when it begins life in the fleet of a foreign royal family. Yet while debate in Washington centred on Qatar's decision to present one of its luxury Boeing 747-8 aircraft to the United States, another project involving the…

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Greece has placed a bounty on the head of the world's most toxic pufferfish, paying fishermen €5.33 per kilo to hunt the invasive predator

Greece is incentivizing fishermen with a generous bounty to hunt the dangerous silver-cheeked toadfish, an invasive species from the Indian Ocean now thriving in warming Mediterranean waters. This toxic pufferfish, capable of causing paralysis, damages fishing gear and threatens marine life. The pilot program, funded by the EU, aims to…

The Economic Times

On Greek island of Santorini, winemakers try to adapt to heat and drought

Santorini's famed vineyards face a crisis as extreme heat and drought decimate ancient vines, driving up grape prices and slashing wine production. Winemakers are now pioneering innovative solutions like wastewater irrigation and novel planting techniques to adapt to the harsh new climate. This struggle highlights a broader challenge for Greece…

Evening Standard

Wimbledon's most iconic flowers under threat as London heatwaves drive need for drought-friendly plants

Hydrangeas and petunias may be replaced but Olive trees and rosemary seen as 'too Mediterranean' as All England Club’s gardeners adapt to hotter summers

The Independent UK

Record heatwave must be ‘wake-up call’ for Britain to prepare for Mediterranean climate, experts warn

Experts warn deadly heatwave is not a ‘one-off’ and call for a ‘systemic, nationwide response’ to rising temperatures that will keep happening ‘again and again’

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'The Romans were probably never going to go away': In new 'Almost History' podcast, listen to how history might have played out if Carthage had defeated the Roman Republic

A new podcast from All About History magazine dives into an alternate reality of what may have happened during the famous battles between Carthage and Rome.

Homes & Gardens

Amal and George Clooney's Lake Como Garden is a Guidebook for Low-Maintenance, High-Impact Privacy Planting

The power couple's approach to green seclusion is elegant, climate-appropriate, and simple to maintain

The Independent UK

Poison fish with human-like teeth cause havoc for Greek islands as tourist season begins

The fish are believed to have travelled up the Suez Canal and into the Mediterranean

The Independent UK

Greece is paying fishermen to catch toxic toadfish invading the warming Mediterranean

Greece has launched a cash incentive for fishermen to catch toxic silver-cheeked toadfish as the invasive species spreads through the Mediterranean due to warming seas linked to climate change

Euronews

Latest 'flesh-eating bacteria' outbreaks around the world

In recent years, deaths linked to the flesh‑eating bacterium Vibrio vulnificus and group A streptococcus have risen in the US, Europe and Asia. Warming seas have allowed Vibrio to spread from the Baltic to parts of the North Sea and the Mediterranean.

The Guardian - UK

Tracing one delicious snack around the Mediterranean showed me that modern borders are absurd

Migration and cultural exchange have always been the norm between coastal European and African nations. We should celebrate this shared history, says Federico De Blasi, an Italian food writer based in Barcelona

The Conversation

Morocco’s hidden history: archaeology, DNA and carbon dating rewrite the story of the ancient world

For decades, stories about the ancient Mediterranean have centred on the grand cultures of Greece, Rome, Phoenicia and Egypt. North-west Africa seldom enters the picture before the arrival of Phoenician traders on the Moroccan coast about 3,000 years ago.

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