Headlines: 21-30 September 2026

Monday, 28 September 2026

Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii with 'catastrophic' flooding as parks and trails close (LINK) — 28 September 2026

UK homes urged to stock up on 14 items for the rest of 2026 amid 'severe' polar vortex weather warning (LINK) — 28 September 2026

— Direct Energy advises that, should snow pose a threat, households ought to prepare by purchasing non-perishable food items and essentials in case access to local shops becomes impossible, or in the event of a power cut, ensuring you won't go without while waiting for severe weather to subside. Households should ensure they have non-perishable food that doesn't need cooking, such as ready-to-eat tinned meat, fruit or vegetables (and a tin opener). They added there were six food and drink items to stock up on: Bottled water - there is no standard figure for this as emergencies can vary in duration and people use different amounts. A minimum of 2.5-3 litres of drinking water per person per day is recommended by the World Health Organisation for survival. 10 litres per person per day will make you more comfortable by also providing for basic cooking and hygiene needs. Additional water might be needed to make up baby formula, for medical devices and for pets. Bread, milk, tinned goods, especially warming foods like soups and stews, snack foods, such as crisps, crackers and cookies in sealed packages, cereal and granola, dried pasta and jars of sauce.

Northern Ireland: Protesters disperse after blocking contentious Orange Order parade (LINK) — 27 September 2026

— Hundreds of protesters blocked a road in Portadown, County Armagh on Sunday, preventing a contentious Orange Order march from taking place. The Drumcree parade, which in the 1990s sparked some of the most serious disorder in Northern Ireland's history, was due to go ahead for the first time in 30 years after a series of legal challenges. Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill, who is also vice-president of Sinn Féin, joined the protesters, while members of the Order and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) politicians gathered about a mile away to wait for the road to clear. Most recently, at approximately 04:00 BST on Monday morning, a group of men attempting to carry out the parade were blocked by several police Land Rovers.

Sunday, 27 September 2026

After nixing Iran proposal, Trump tells Axios he expects talks this week (LINK) — 27 September 2026

Iran says Trump must choose between war or diplomacy as talks expected to resume this week (LINK) — 27 September 2026

— Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Tehran is "fully prepared for the war to be resumed," and also for the possibility of renewed diplomacy with the U.S. aimed at ending the seven-month conflict, and it's "up to President Trump to choose."

Iranian minister says only negotiation can end conflict after Trump rejects Hormuz deal (LINK) — 27 September 2026

— In a post on Telegram, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi acknowledged Trump's rejection, but said Iran would wait for a "definitive" official US response. He said the president had made contradictory statements in the past. Araghchi said the conditions to open the strait were the same that had been included in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the US and Iran that was signed in June.

Top Iranian general vows to 'consolidate victory' over the US and Israel after US President Donald Trump says Iranian proposed 7-day deal to reopen Hormuz is "unacceptable" (LINK) — 27 September 2026

U.K.: PM Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service indicating that a tax rise may be on the cards (LINK) — 27 September 2026

— Burnham acknowledged there were risks in a nationwide reform, likely to be costly and complicated to implement, although he rejected suggestions it could cost £18bn a year. "It's not that high," he told the BBC.

U.K.: Counter-terror police investigate Iran link over suspected bomb plot at RAF base used by US: five men arrested on terrorism charges after explosives found near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire (LINK) — 27 September 2026

— Guardian: During the major incident the residents of 85 households in the Cotswolds village of Whelford were rapidly evacuated to Cirencester leisure centre and a 400m cordon was placed around the white vans as robots from the army's bomb squad examined them. The suspected plot appears to have been foiled by chance when a member of the public spotted unusual behaviour late at night in the countryside from a group of men and called 999.

Swiss neutrality and food security initiatives suffer hefty defeat (LINK) — 27 September 2026

— swissinfo: A clear majority of 72.5% of voters voted against the food security initiative which aims to boost Switzerland's self-sufficiency in food production. It would boost Swiss self-sufficiency in food production from 46% to 70% in a decade by promoting the domestic cultivation and consumption of plant-based food. The farming community perceived it as an existential threat due to fears that it would affect meat and dairy consumption. No political party besides the Young Greens backed the initiative and even environmental organisations like Greenpeace and WWF did not endorse it.

Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules that would have curbed Nato cooperation: 70% vote against tightening centuries-old neutrality, which far right said was being eroded by sanctions against Russia: all cantons rejected the proposal (LINK) — 27 September 2026

— Guardian: Voters were asked to decide on enshrining the principle of "perpetual and armed neutrality" in the constitution and barring Switzerland from joining any military alliances or imposing sanctions on warring states, unless mandated by the UN. The motion had been promoted by the far-right Swiss People's party (SVP). The SVP accepted the defeat and said it had no current plans for further action.

swissinfo: Six takeaways from the rejection of the neutrality initiative — (LINK)

— The war in Ukraine was a turning point for perceptions. For voters, flexible neutrality and diplomatic credibility can go hand in hand. At a time of unpredictable geopolitical shifts, isolation is not the option. The perception that the initiative was pro-Russian helped tip the scales. Voters punished Christoph Blocher for seeming to serve his own interests: EMS — now with his daughter at the helm — continued to work in Russia, even after the invasion of Ukraine. Blocher sought to play this down, but this just made his Russian leanings seem all the more arbitrary. Debates about neutrality are far from over.

swissinfo: Swiss authorities say there were covert operations ahead of Sunday's neutrality initiative vote, while Russian state media and actors also intervened openly in the campaign. — (LINK)

— "Coordinated, covert disinformation operations" were observed, the State Secretariat for Security Policy (SEPOS) wrote in response to a request by Swissinfo. However, SEPOS stressed that it does not believe "foreign actors" had a decisive impact.

Trump stirs new storm by posing as strongman in taxpayer-funded video similar to one Trump posted on social media during his 2024 campaign (LINK) — 27 September 2026

Saturday, 26 September 2026

UN Takeaway: General Assembly debate Day 5: from artificial intelligence to migration, some of the forces reshaping the 21st century took centre stage at the UN General Assembly on Saturday (LINK) — 26 September 2026

Politico: UN gathering showcases new alliances — and their limits: on Ukraine, Iran and AI, world leaders are creating new networks without the U.S. at their center, but they can't escape the reality of American power (LINK) — 26 September 2026

US strikes on Ecuadorian fishing boats raise humanitarian concerns but Trump admin not wavering (LINK) — 26 September 2026

— hile the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, was being decorated in Quito by Ecuador's president for "helping to promote peace in the region", 10 Ecuadorian fishers whose boat had been blown up by US forces were adrift in the eastern Pacific.

Persistent nor'easter batters US Northeast, causing coastal flooding, outages and at least 1 death (LINK) — 26 September 2026

Friday, 25 September 2026

Reuters: Six big takeaways from a turbulent week of UN diplomacy (LINK) — 25 September 2026

— Reboot of Iran diplomacy. Ukraine grain and energy: limited ceasefire involving grain and energy-related targetslimited ceasefire involving grain and energy-related targets? AI steals climate's spotlight. Surprise arrival of Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez: first in-person talks with Trump since she came to power. Surprise absence: Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The US withheld his visa. Uncertain future: organization is grappling with shrinking budgets, waning influence and mounting geopolitical conflicts.

CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider: replacing some of the Large Hadron Collider's most important magnets as part of its High-Luminosity upgrade (LINK) — 25 September 2026

— New superconducting magnets will produce fields about 40% stronger, allowing particle beams to be squeezed more tightly before they collide. That should create far more collisions for the ATLAS and CMS experiments to analyze, giving physicists a much larger window into the fundamental workings of the universe.

More than 700 medicines face shortages in Switzerland (LINK) — 25 September 2026

— The drugshortage.ch platform identifies 67 medicines, containing 42 distinct active ingredients, for which shortages are classified as critical or very critical. Ten of the active ingredients are used in cancer treatment, five to treat bacterial or other infections, five for eye conditions and five for blood disorders. Four are used in neurology, three for pain relief, three for heart disease, two for addiction treatment and one in psychiatry. Several others are used in areas such as endocrinology, obstetrics, anaesthesia and supportive care.

U.S.: the poverty rate is falling, but not for older Americans: poverty among Americans age 65 and older rose for the fifth consecutive year and has jumped roughly 45% since 2019 — the highest rate of any age group (LINK) — 25 September 2026

Major job cuts planned at Sunrise, Switzerland's second largest mobile operator: up to 450 positions could go, equivalent to almost 16% of its current workforce, reported RTS (LINK) — 25 September 2026

Low water on the Rhine pushes up Swiss prices: more freight may now move by road and rail, pushing up transport costs (LINK) — 25 September 2026

— Rivers across Europe, including the Danube in Hungary and Romania, the Po in Italy and the Loire in France, have also reached exceptionally low levels. Today, extremely low water levels can be expected to persist for about 40 consecutive days. In future, that figure could rise to 80. Massimiliano Zappa, who heads meteorological forecasting at the Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), told SRF that Europe has not experienced conditions like these since the 1940s. By the end of the century, he reckons, such episodes could occur twice as often.

White House: President Trump, First Lady conclude historic China State Visit (LINK) — 25 September 2026

— As President Trump said, "The meeting was one of Friendship, Strength, and Success, for both China and the U.S.A… Much has been, and will be, accomplished." This marked the first visit to the White House by a Chinese President in more than a decade — and the first time a Chinese leader has made two formal state visits to the United States.

Pennsylvania measles outbreak spreads to 890 this year and 4 deaths: less than 1% of infected have been vaccinated, with 173 people hospitalized and four deaths so far (LINK) — 25 September 2026

Thursday, 24 September 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu attacks Israel's enemies and allies in UN speech: denounces Iran, NYC Mayor Mamdani and critics accusing Israel of violations against Palestinians (LINK) — 24 September 2026

Mass walkout before Netanyahu speech prompts fiery response from Israeli prime minister (LINK)

Trump hosts Xi for state dinner with tech CEOs (LINK) — 24 September 2026

UNCTAD: Gaza reconstruction needs reach $71.5 billion as Palestinian economy and public finances face severe strain: report documents the loss of decades of development gains, economic collapse in Gaza and tightening economic constraints in the West Bank (LINK) — 24 September 2026

— Latest Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people, presented to the UN Trade and Development Board, finds that 59 years of occupation have constrained the Palestinian economy, with structural and economic costs rising sharply since October 2023. Following the sharp contraction in 2024, Palestinian GDP grew by 4.3% in 2025 from a low base but remained 20% below its 2022 level. Gaza's real GDP rose by 34.2% after contracting 83% in 2024, a statistical rebound from a sharply reduced base. Across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, hundreds of thousands of jobs have been lost since October 2023, erasing an estimated $2.8 billion in cumulative labour income. 38 communities have been emptied of Palestinians since 2023, and displacement in the first quarter of 2026 exceeded the total recorded in 2025.

— Palestinian Government's fiscal position has deteriorated sharply. Under the Paris Protocol, Israel collects more than two thirds of Palestinian fiscal revenue on behalf of the Palestinian Government. Transfers have been intermittent and subject to deductions. According to the report, clearance revenue transfers due to the Palestinian Government were fully withheld from May 2025 through mid-2026. Cumulative deductions and withheld revenues between January 2019 and March 2026 exceeded an estimated $3.67 billion at the exchange rates prevailing when the payments were due — equivalent to 83% of total Palestinian net revenue in 2025. The report estimates the 2025 budget deficit at 13% of GDP when unpaid clearance revenues are excluded, compared with 6% when those revenues are counted as revenue due to the Government. Health-related arrears reached $1.1 billion by late 2025, raising risks to the continuity of services provided by hospitals, non-governmental providers and pharmaceutical suppliers. In the West Bank, resource shortages led schools to limit in-person instruction to three days a week in 2025, according to the report.

— To finance the deficit, the Government has increasingly borrowed from domestic banks and accumulated arrears to private sector suppliers and the pension fund, bringing total public debt to $4.8 billion in 2025. Combined with lending secured against government salaries, exposure of the banking system to the public sector has reached $5.3 billion, or 42% of all bank lending. The report estimates that 92% of Gaza's economic establishments have been damaged or destroyed since October 2023. GDP per capita stood at $212 in 2025 - equivalent to about $0.58 per person per day in GDP terms and 17% of its 2022 level. Unemployment reached 78%, while more than 90% of the working-age population was not employed. Gaza's share of Palestinian GDP fell from 17.4% before October 2023 to less than 4% in 2025. In 2025, Gaza's overall price level remained 274% above its 2022 level, with staples such as potatoes and cooking gas costing several times their 2022 prices.

— In 2025, Gaza's overall price level remained 274% above its 2022 level, with staples such as potatoes and cooking gas costing several times their 2022 prices. A rapid damage and needs assessment by the World Bank, the European Union and the United Nations estimates physical infrastructure damage in Gaza at $35.2 billion and economic and social losses at $22.7 billion as of early 2026. Separately, it estimates total recovery and reconstruction needs at $71.5 billion. This figure may rise if further damage is being recorded.

Federal judge orders White House to lift Trump's ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico (LINK) — 24 September 2026

Despite the ruling, some reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico said they were still denied access to the White House grounds, and the outlets asked the court for an emergency hearing

Trump-Xi meeting outside UN spotlight tests world body's clout (LINK) — 24 September 2026

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

UN Takeaway: General Assembly debate Day 2: including focus on the war in Ukraine and a renewed push by African countries for Security Council reform (LINK) — 23 September 2026

— Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had lost nearly 250,000 troops on the battlefield between January and August this year. The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader stressed that conflicts in Europe and the Middle East directly affect food and energy prices in his country. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the international community of applying double standards to Iran's nuclear activities and Israel's nuclear capabilities and actions in Gaza. African leaders again argued that the Security Council no longer reflects current global realities.

Swiss chocolate brand Munz has teamed up with Geneva Airport and Lagardère Travel Retail Switzerland for an interactive activation combining chocolate tasting, entertainment and a distinctly Swiss photo opportunity. (LINK) — 23 September 2026

— Supported by promotion agency Globe Travel Retail, the experience is centred around the Munz Ladybird, the brand's Swiss lucky charm, which has been transformed into a Microlino in the character's distinctive red-and-black design. Rather than simply serving as a display, the vehicle invites passengers to step inside, take a seat and capture a souvenir photograph before continuing their journey. Younger travellers can get involved through a Munz chocolate grabber machine, where they can try to win a chocolate Ladybird, adding a gaming element to the experience. Sampling also plays a central role, with passengers able to taste a selection of Munz chocolates, including Avelines, a Swiss chocolate speciality associated with Geneva

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

5 takeaways from Trump's whirlwind day at UN General Assembly (LINK) — 22 September 2026

— President Trump threatened the annihilation of Iran if its leaders refuse to strike a deal and framed the U.S. as conquerors of Venezuela, while promoting himself as a problem solver. The president's remarks at the global summit kicked off a whirlwind day that included a secret meeting between U.S. officials and the Iranian delegation, with the two sides at an impasse nearly seven months into the war. Trump also signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that ended a standoff over his threats to invade or annex the Arctic island.

— Trump sought to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" during his remarks to the U.N. General Assembly but largely dismissed concerns about the technology and calls for global cooperation on its regulation.

CNN Fact check: Trump's false claims to the United Nations — (LINK)

• "Since I took office, it has been my great honor to settle eight wars." Trump did help to end the brief 2025 conflict between Israel and Iran, though Israel proceeded to join the US in starting another war against Iran in 2026.
• Trump scoffed at dire warnings that artificial intelligence might eventually attack or kill people, claiming they are coming from "the very same people who said we'll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming, a name since reborn to climate change because the planet was cooling, not warming, and nobody was dead." While somebody somewhere might have said that "we'll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming," that isn't how an expert report framed the issue.
• "We've secured commitments for $21 trillion in new investments from all over the planet." His figure has no apparent basis even with the "secured commitments for" caveat; the White House has never been able to substantiate it.
• "When I arrived on January 20 of last year in Washington, DC, it was riddled with crime, and now crime is down 87%, and we're going for 100." The local police department had still recorded and publicly reported more than 15,000 total crimes through Monday — a reduction of about 23% from 2024 as of the same date,

In UN farewell, Macron denounces Trump's Gaza diplomacy as spectacle of shame (ground news LINK) — 22 September 2026

— He dismisses President Donald Trump's claims of peace in Gaza, calling the proclaimed peace a 'spectacle that shames us all.' Macron warned of a 'return to the law of the jungle,' arguing the international community cannot accept a 'new order of impunity' while noting not a single humanitarian corridor has reopened in Gaza despite proclaimed peace.

— Macron also advocated for reforming the Security Council to include new members and regions, emphasizing a more effective multilateral system.

Daily Beast: Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, 54, "has roasted" Donald Trump, 80, after sitting through the president's remarks at the U.N. General Assembly during which he threatened to "annihilate the Islamic Republic" and called Cuba a "failed state" — (LINK)

— "It was, as usual, a very ideological speech," Sánchez told Jon Stewart, 63, in a preview clip from an upcoming episode of the comedian's Weekly Show podcast. "Not backed and supported by facts and data. When he speaks about climate change, or the war in Iran, or the things that are going on in the Middle East, his political positions are not, let's say, largely supported by many countries worldwide." Both the Cuban and the Iranian delegations walked out of the chamber while Trump was speaking, while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, 61, scrolled on a tablet throughout the address.

Mediaite: 'Craven Hypocrites!' Trump rages at UN officials in UN Speech — (LINK)

— "The United Nations has great, great potential — I've said that for many years — but it must stop imposing the far-left agenda of globalist bureaucrats whom nobody ever elected. Led by Ambassador Michael Waltz here at the United Nations, we have also worked with many countries in this room to implement the most sweeping UN reforms in history. We cut the UN budget for the first time ever, slashing it by 15 percent in 2026, and eliminating more than 4,000 positions from the UN bureaucracy."

— "Last year, my administration was forced to intervene to stop an obscure UN body, the International Maritime Organization, from secretly establishing a first-ever global carbon tax — a very expensive tax — to raise international shipping costs by 10 to 20 percent, and maybe more than that. There is no global government, and while I'm president, there will be no global taxes."

— "The United States is equally opposed to the out-of-control institution known as the International Criminal Court. We will never allow U.S. service members or anyone else to be investigated or given show trials by an anti-American tribunal with no jurisdiction over us. You're an evil group of people. I call on all nations that are members of the ICC to officially resign from this rogue institution immediately."

— "It is equally unacceptable that, with all the genuine atrocities in the world, the UN's top human rights officials spend their time criticizing the United States for protecting our children from transgender mutilation and transgender insanity, and for enforcing our immigration laws. What they do is unbelievable, what they do — transgender mutilation of our children. The craven hypocrites of the Human Rights Council have little to say about the persecution of Christians. I mean, Christians are being persecuted all over the world."

— "It is deeply ironic that the United Nations has an entire institution — UNESCO — a group of people and countries devoted to protecting cultural heritage, yet with their ceaseless promotion of mass migration, these globalists are actively destroying the greatest cultures and most extraordinary heritage in all of history. There is no human right to illegal immigration, but there is a right to remain a sovereign nation, and we want to remain a sovereign nation, and so should you."

Ukraine anger as EU removes Russian oligarchs from sanctions list (LINK) — 22 September 2026

— BBC: France had campaigned for Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be taken off the list, citing "national security concerns". Luxembourg called for the removal of Russian-Israeli businessman Mikhail Fridman, who is suing the country for the release of frozen assets. France had campaigned for Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be taken off the list, citing "national security concerns". Luxembourg called for the removal of Russian-Israeli businessman Mikhail Fridman, who is suing the country for the release of frozen assets.

— Ukrainian officials said the move was "unacceptable" and sent the wrong signal to Moscow. "Moscow is celebrating because it got what it wanted: a sense of impunity, the humiliation of the EU, and division among Europeans," Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said on X. He urged all EU member states to instead announce national sanctions on the two individuals. Latvia has already said it would do so.

Fifteen of 24 acccused found guilty in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: the deadliest attacks in the country since the end of its civil war in 2009 (LINK) — 22 September 2026

— Al Jazeera: Police had filed more than 23,000 charges against the suspects, all of whom denied involvement. Six almost simultaneous bombings struck churches and hotels on Easter Sunday in 2019, killing 279 people. At least 450 people were injured, with officials in the aftermath blaming a local armed group for the suicide bombings. All of the accused are from Sri Lanka's minority Muslim community. During the trial, more than 2,300 people gave evidence for the prosecution. There were also 2,076 pieces of evidence, including explosives, swords and firearms.

Accused jailed for 220 years: 14 for life: the court also ordered that all property and other assets of the convicts be confiscated — (LINK)

Trump made over 1,000 July stock trades worth up to $270m despite voter anger over elected officials trading stocks , filings reveal (LINK) — 22 September 2026

— Guardian: The White House said Trump's stock and bond portfolio was "independently managed by third-party financial institutions" and that there were no conflicts of interests in the latest disclosure. "All holdings are maintained in discretionary accounts and invested through computer-based model portfolios that automatically replicate recognized indexes, such as the Schwab 1000," said Davis Ingle, a White House spokesperson. "Neither President Trump nor any member of his family has any ability to direct, influence, or provide input regarding how the portfolio is invested or when investments are bought or sold. All investment decisions are made entirely by independent managers."

World's best airlines of 2026 revealed: Singapore Airlines reclaimed the top spot from Qatar Airways, Air France 7th (LINK) — 22 September 2026

Saudi Arabia restarts East-West oil pipeline, restoring at least some flow through the 4-million-barrel-per-day route that had become the kingdom's main escape hatch around the Strait of Hormuz. (LINK) — 22 September 2026

"Simple steps can effectively prevent cyber attacks" — EPFL Lausanne Prof. Mathias Payer, head of EPFL's HexHive research group (LINK) — 22 September 2026

US probes whether Binance 'knowingly' let Iran-linked trades through: report (LINK) — 22 September 2026

U.S.: Venezuelan man shot by ICE in Austin while doing deliveries on Sunday discharged from a hospital for a second time with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his attorney (LINK) — 22 September 2026

Monday, 21 September 2026

White House: Trump TV is Here: The Essentials Station (LINK video) — 21 September 2026

Trump inaudible during TV blackout: TV pool suspended coverage, with White House-provided video carrying no usable audio of his remarks. (LINK) — 21 September 2026

— CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to restore their access, arguing the ban violates the First Amendment.

Paramount settles antitrust litigation over Warner Bros Discovery deal to create media giant (LINK) — 21 September 2026

A dozen commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, down from 35 the prior weekend, shipping data showed on Monday as tension in the Gulf persisted with the US and Iran in stalemate (ground news LINK) — 21 September 2026

— Before the US-Israeli war with Iran began on February 28, the Strait typically handled about 125 large commercial vessels daily. Visible traffic has since dwindled to a trickle.

At least three killed in Pakistani airstrike on Afghanistan, Tolo News reports (ground news LINK) — 21 September 2026

— The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan documented more than 750 civilian casualties from cross-border violence in early 2026, with 399 additional casualties recorded from April-June.

IUCN SSC CEC Behaviour Change Task Force Guidance Paper on integrating behaviour change into biodiversity conservation (LINK) — 21 September 2026

— "Behaviour change is central, not peripheral, to conservation work. The paper defines behaviour change, presents frameworks for individual, collective, institutional, and systemic scales, and emphasizes ethical principles fundamental to effective practice. Link to paper"

— "98% of globally threatened species are affected only by threats rooted in human decisions and actions. 99% of all extinct species since 1500 were driven to extinction exclusively by human-led threats", citing Veríssimo D. et al. (2024).