‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’
Researchers racing to document Oceania’s last tropical glaciers found the remaining “eternal snow” in Indonesia’s West Papua region has lost almost all its ice
‘Makes no sense’: experts doubt pause in US arms sale to Taiwan is due to Iran war
While approval is due soon for $14bn deal, actual deliveries to Taiwan are years away – making ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in the Gulf an unlikely cause
One person killed and at least nine injured in implosion at Washington state packaging plant
According to the fire department, incident occurred when a tank containing white liquor, a chemical solution, ruptured
Storied New York food co-op votes to boycott Israeli products after contentious campaign
The Park Slope Food Coop boycott vote follows tensions and rifts among members and larger community
‘Catnomics’: how Japan’s feline fixation has become an industry worth billions
Their influence is evident in every corner of society, the imperial family owns some, and Tokyo even has its own ‘cat town’
Paul Keating urges Labor to stick with capital gains tax overhaul and avoid exemptions that would hurt economy
Exclusive: Former PM says changes to tax rates are ‘so marginal that no entrepreneurial initiative is likely to be thwarted’
Veteran Texas congressman Al Green beaten in Democratic primary runoff
Christian Menefee wins 18th district race after Republican gerrymandering carved up Green’s reliably Democratic seat
Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas primary after scandal-plagued campaign
Race had wide implications for Trump’s strength heading into midterms, where Paxton will face Democratic candidate James Talarico
Trump news at a glance: Iran signals ‘bad faith’ US strikes will not hinder peace talks as Trump calls a rare cabinet meeting
Despite attack that killed four Iranian soldiers, Tehran has not pulled out of talks that were continuing under the joint mediation of Pakistan and Qatar– key US politics stories from Tuesday 26 May at a glance
Paddington 4: Armando Iannucci to write bear’s next movie with Thick of It and Veep cowriter
Fourth Paddington film will be written by Iannucci and Simon Blackwell, who wrote with Iannucci on The Thick of It, In The Loop and Veep
World War II with Tom Hanks review – one of the largest documentaries in human history
This 20-episode take on the second world war, helmed by the Saving Private Ryan star, is a vast creation. But it still manages to wind up feeling basic – despite its great archive footage
Corrections and clarifications
Sweden’s Eurovision entry
Bruce Springsteen is a model for how celebrities should resist Trump
His recent concerts are a thunderous call to fight for democracy. The nation could use more like him
Sonny Rollins obituary
One of the great American jazz saxophonists regarded as an improvising genius by fans all over the world
Inequalities in health are the result of where you’re born, live, work and grow old
Letters: Our life expectancy is not simply our personal responsibility, writes Jennie Popay
A pension system that is unfair and unaffordable
Letters: Guardian readers respond to an article by Zoe Williams which argued that cutting the welfare bill should start with pensions
War, what is it good for? Well, it’s a great way for Donald Trump to duck out of his son’s wedding
Some say project Iran is a disaster, but as a get-out-of-jail-free card it’s a winner, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The essential humanity of a fine senior judge
Letter: Jeremy Morgan KC describes an encounter between a drug pusher and the late Anthony Clarke