Image credit: AP US President Donald Trump publicly criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, describing him as a “very difficult guy”, while defending the newly announced US-Iran agreement and arguing that Israel should be grateful for Washington’s role in preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.Speaking to a New York Times reporter, Trump also praised…

A vast area of Antarctica that should be covered in winter sea ice is instead lying largely exposed to the ocean, alarming scientists and raising fresh concerns about the future of the frozen continent. Satellite observations show that roughly 650,000 square kilometres of sea ice, an area comparable to the size of France, has failed…