{"id":4052,"date":"2026-05-29T11:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/29\/first-thing-nato-ready-to-defend-every-inch-of-territory-as-russian-drone-hits-romania\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:39:43","slug":"first-thing-nato-ready-to-defend-every-inch-of-territory-as-russian-drone-hits-romania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=4052","title":{"rendered":"First Thing: Nato ready to defend \u2018every inch\u2019 of territory as Russian drone hits Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"150cdb32-eea4-43a0-8123-e467b08773e0\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Law enforcement work on the site of an explosion at a residential block of flats.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/609ce4d7765a0e2c111b3ce5ca28289458d13cae\/523_0_4815_3851\/master\/4815.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"371.9034267912773\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The strike in Romania is the latest example of the war in Ukraine spilling beyond the country\u2019s borders.<\/span> Photograph: Inquam Photos\/George Calin\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"150cdb32-eea4-43a0-8123-e467b08773e0\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The strike in Romania is the latest example of the war in Ukraine spilling beyond the country\u2019s borders.<\/span> Photograph: Inquam Photos\/George Calin\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">First Thing: Nato ready to defend \u2018every inch\u2019 of territory as Russian drone hits Romania<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Mark Rutte says Moscow\u2019s \u2018reckless behaviour is a danger to us all\u2019 after drone hit apartments during attack on Ukraine. Plus, Paul McCartney on how old bandmates \u2013 and Oasis \u2013 inspired his nostalgic new album<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Good morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, has said the alliance is \u201cready to defend every inch\u201d of its territory after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/29\/russian-drone-romanian-apartments-wounding-two-people-and-starting-fire\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania<\/a>, a member state, during an overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The incident in Gala\u021bi, which injured two people, prompted swift condemnation and the threat of repercussions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cRussia\u2019s reckless behaviour is a danger to us all,\u201d Rutte wrote on social media after a call with the Romanian president, Nicu\u015for Dan. \u201cI affirmed that Nato stands ready to defend every inch of allied territory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Dan convened an emergency meeting of the country\u2019s supreme council of national defence today and the foreign ministry summoned Russia\u2019s ambassador.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What else is happening?<\/strong> Sweden will donate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/29\/ukraine-war-briefing-gripen-jet-deal-sweden-zelenskyy\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">16 of its Gripen fighter jets<\/a> by next year to Ukraine, which will go on to buy an initial 20 of the latest model, they announced on Thursday, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited an airbase in Uppsala, 45 miles (70km) north of Stockholm.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"netanyahu-orders-israeli-army-to-seize-70-of-gaza-strip-violating-ceasefire-deal\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize \u201870% of Gaza Strip\u2019, violating ceasefire deal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"3057e953-d0f6-4b4e-b7f2-be80d4460029\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-2\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People wait to receive food at a distribution centre in Khan Younis\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/e1c1e28f21809392f3c2a65fc12f76cbd41135c0\/283_0_6959_5571\/master\/6959.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.2429946831441\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-2\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"3057e953-d0f6-4b4e-b7f2-be80d4460029\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Palestinians waiting to receive food at a distribution centre in Khan Younis, Gaza, this week.<\/span> Photograph: Abdel Kareem Hana\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has given orders to the Israeli army to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/may\/28\/netanyahu-orders-israeli-army-seize-70-gaza-strip-violating-ceasefire-deal\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">seize control of 70% of the Gaza Strip<\/a>, a move that threatens to torpedo an already fragile ceasefire and create catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the devastated territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Under the US-brokered ceasefire in October, the Israeli army withdrew to a demarcation line that gave Israel direct control of 53% of the occupied territory. Since then, Israeli forces have steadily advanced their positions westward into the Hamas-controlled half, and declared an ever-expanding no man\u2019s land west of that, within which they claim the right to decide who can enter, and open fire on anyone perceived as a threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">In recent days, Israeli-backed armed militias have taken a leading role in emptying the territory along the ceasefire line, telling residents to vacate their homes or shelters.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>What did Netanyahu say?<\/strong> The Israeli prime minister, who is struggling for his political survival before elections in the next few months, said: \u201cWe are currently squeezing Hamas. We now control 60% of the territory in the strip. You know, we were at 50, we moved to 60. My directive is to move to \u2026 70%.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"trumps-memphis-crime-taskforce-accused-of-using-immense-force-in-intimidation-campaign\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Trump\u2019s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using \u2018immense force\u2019 in intimidation campaign<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"d454f025-45b1-45c2-b4cf-369c3c4d08da\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-3\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Members of the National Guard patrolling along Beale Street, Memphis, in October last year.\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9ab50f59f194f7d3bc0770328e6bf23d19b8b843\/431_0_4286_3431\/master\/4286.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.22841810545964\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-3\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"d454f025-45b1-45c2-b4cf-369c3c4d08da\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Members of the National Guard patrolling along Beale Street, Memphis, in October last year.<\/span> Photograph: George Walker IV\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">An anti-crime taskforce ordered by Donald Trump on to the streets of Memphis has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/trump-memphis-crime-taskforce\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">accused of targeting community observers with widespread intimidation<\/a> including \u201cimmense force\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Agents have been \u201cretaliating against, intimidating and harassing\u201d observers attempting to monitor the federal taskforce\u2019s activity, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Tennessee, which alleges that officials have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even \u201cfalsely arrested\u201d a community observer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The ACLU filed a lawsuit this month against Tennessee state and federal officials administering the anti-crime initiative.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Why was the taskforce ordered?<\/strong> It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/oct\/10\/federal-appeals-court-trump-oregon-national-guard\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">launched last September<\/a> by Tennessee\u2019s Republican governor, Bill Lee, after an executive order by Trump, who cited the persistently high rate of violent crime in Memphis. Lee promptly activated the National Guard and flooded his state\u2019s second largest city with more than 2,000 state and federal police officers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-other-news\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>In other news \u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"d05061a1-7b20-4773-8569-f0cd0fd742ae\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-4\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ryan Fournier speaking into a microphone in front of a US flag\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/00af33652c7c9b03a4482068744452b6f8f6e635\/300_0_3000_2400\/master\/3000.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-4\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"d05061a1-7b20-4773-8569-f0cd0fd742ae\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Ryan Fournier speaking to a crowd during the Save America Tour on 3 January 2021 in Sugar Hill, Georgia.<\/span> Photograph: Icon Sportswire\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>A co-founder of the group Students for Trump was arrested on Tuesday on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/co-founder-students-trump-arrested-domestic-violence\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">domestic violence charges<\/a>. <\/strong>Washington DC\u2019s Metropolitan police department arrested Ryan Fournier, 30, and charged him with simple assault and threats of bodily harm, Defector first reported.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Nasa\u2019s plans to build a lunar base and return humans to the moon in the next two years were thrown into jeopardy after a New Glenn rocket from Jeff Bezos\u2019s Blue Origin company exploded<\/strong>. A massive fireball <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2026\/may\/29\/blue-origin-rocket-explodes\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">engulfed and destroyed the launchpad<\/a> at the Kennedy Space Center seconds after the start of the scheduled \u201chotfire\u201d test.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The White House is pushing Congress to approve a $250 bill bearing Donald Trump\u2019s portrait<\/strong>, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has said. It would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/trump-250-bill\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">require changing longstanding federal law<\/a> that prohibits any living person from appearing on US currency.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"stat-of-the-day-californias-los-gatos-party-mom-sentenced-to-35-years-in-prison\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Stat of the day: California\u2019s \u2018Los Gatos party mom\u2019 sentenced to 35 years in prison<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"0b32cc6e-87d8-4073-be7a-a030e90d5030\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-5\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Shannon O\u2019Connor in a courtroom, wearing a face mask and orange jumpsuit\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f69ed1620a1707883a6309ea9ba2636887337f83\/658_0_3795_3036\/master\/3795.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-5\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"0b32cc6e-87d8-4073-be7a-a030e90d5030\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Shannon O\u2019Connor in a courtroom in San Jose, California, on 20 October 2021.<\/span> Photograph: Anda Chu\/AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A judge has sentenced a San Francisco Bay Area mother to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/28\/california-los-gatos-party-mom-sentenced\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">35 years in prison<\/a> after her conviction for a slew of crimes resulting from hosting drunken sex parties for young teenagers. Widely known as the \u201cLos Gatos party mom\u201d, 52-year-old Shannon O\u2019Connor was convicted of four dozen crimes in March.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"culture-pick-a-girls-best-friend-marilyn-monroe-remembered-by-her-closest-confidants\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Culture pick: A girl\u2019s best friend \u2013 Marilyn Monroe remembered by her closest confidants<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"9747ed31-44d8-4594-8e72-79b468d2d867\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-6\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/aeeb24315b2481f41b50e5cb40febc04893daa0f\/125_74_2804_2244\/master\/2804.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.12696148359487\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-6\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"9747ed31-44d8-4594-8e72-79b468d2d867\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Monroe (right) with Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The pair stayed friends after filming wrapped.<\/span> Photograph: Pictorial Press\/Alamy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">A few days before what would have been her 100th birthday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2026\/may\/28\/marilyn-monroe-remembered-by-her-closest-confidants\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Hollywood legends look back on their friendships<\/a> with the immortal screen goddess Marilyn Monroe. The picture that emerges is very different from the tragic tabloid fable we have been sold.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dont-miss-this-i-can-gauge-johns-reaction-thats-good-stick-that-in-paul-mccartney-on-how-old-bandmates-and-oasis-inspired-his-nostalgic-new-album\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss this: \u2018I can gauge John\u2019s reaction: that\u2019s good, stick that in\u2019 \u2013 Paul McCartney on how old bandmates \u2013 and Oasis \u2013 inspired his nostalgic new album<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"b531856d-9faf-482e-bb8a-ddd0d45cd5e1\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-7\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paul McCartney\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6ae735130dcb2d736d96b033bc30790c0ee1e7bd\/0_882_4492_3594\/master\/4492.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356.03962600178096\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-7\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"b531856d-9faf-482e-bb8a-ddd0d45cd5e1\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Paul McCartney: \u2018John was one of the best writers of the century.\u2019<\/span> Photograph: Mary McCartney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">At 83, Paul McCartney is looking back for his 18th solo LP, to formative flirtations, family singalongs, even his own birth \u2013 and the febrile times that mirror our own. It\u2019s given him \u201cevery hope that we\u2019ll get through\u201d. He talks to Laura Barton <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2026\/may\/29\/paul-mccartney-bandmates-oasis-nostalgic-new-album-the-boys-of-dungeon-lane\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">about songwriting, music and memories<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"climate-check-will-jamaica-be-the-next-country-to-drill-and-what-does-that-mean-for-its-green-pledges\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Climate check: Will Jamaica be the next country to drill and what does that mean for its green pledges?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"8e51e8bc-c736-424f-8e9f-da061e0a8c7e\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-8\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Illustration made up of Jamaican flag, a bird, a drilling station and people filling big bottles with water\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9bb1954856fe6f8ad123b72a4c01f5dc7b75c417\/0_0_5000_4000\/master\/5000.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-8\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"8e51e8bc-c736-424f-8e9f-da061e0a8c7e\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span> Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Jamaica is closer than ever to drilling for oil. The Caribbean island imports all its fuel, at an annual cost of up to $2bn \u2013 nearly half as much as the income generated by tourism, the country\u2019s biggest earner \u2013 so the demand for energy security and economic development is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2026\/may\/28\/the-race-for-oil-will-jamaica-be-the-next-country-to-drill-and-what-does-that-mean-for-its-green-pledges\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">prevailing over environmental concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"last-thing-cigarette-butts-for-free-food-how-one-group-is-asking-people-to-rethink-litter\" class=\"dcr-12ibh7f\"><strong>Last Thing: Cigarette butts for free food? How one group is asking people to rethink litter<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"c1ee8815-1a43-45da-9fc1-c54bb4b666b6\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div id=\"img-9\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Girl smiling and holding up a plastic bag of cigarette butts\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/def6a7847416c5ed7a1b702ae72f77b8b2a3ac1e\/480_0_4800_3840\/master\/4800.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"445\" height=\"356\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><a href=\"#img-9\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"c1ee8815-1a43-45da-9fc1-c54bb4b666b6\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\"><em>Poffertjes<\/em> \u2013 small Dutch pancakes usually eaten with mountains of butter and sugar \u2013 can be bought for 20 cigarette butts.<\/span> Photograph: see info<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Using cigarette butts to buy buttery Dutch pancakes? 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