The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them.
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US Supreme Court blocks public funding for religious charter school
A split Supreme Court ruling upholds a lower court decision that prohibited Oklahoma from establishing the nation’s first Christian charter school.
Sum 41 music agent among those killed in San Diego plane crash
Federal officials say all six people aboard the small plane are presumed dead.
Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe
From 2040, Danish people born after 31 December 1970 will be eligible to retire at 70 years old.
What we know about the Israeli embassy staff shooting
Police say the victims, a young couple, were shot by a man who shouted “free, free Palestine”.
UK signs £101m-a-year deal to hand over Chagos Islands
Under the deal, the UK will lease back the Diego Garcia military base from Mauritius.
Two people dead after small plane crash in San Diego neighbourhood
A home was destroyed and cars caught fire after the private aircraft crashed, forcing the evacuation of 100 people.
Trump administration ends Harvard’s ability to enrol international students
The move escalates the administration’s row with America’s oldest university over hiring, admissions and teaching practices.
On the South African road incorrectly identified as a ‘burial site’ by Trump
The US president said video of crosses on the road was evidence of the scale of attacks on white farmers.
Investigating Israel’s strike on Gaza’s European Hospital
BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal experts to examine how one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals came under Israeli attack.