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As an audience member in Tel Aviv I saw the flags of many nations on display, why not those of Israel’s neighbours?There were loud boos in the Tel Aviv Expo Centre on Saturday night, and not just when it was announced that voters in Greece and Cyprus had once again awarded each other the full […]
Michael SegalovSupporters and counter-protesters clashed at far-right activist’s event in OldhamPolice have condemned “speculation and ill-informed comments” on social media about violence that erupted during a Tommy Robinson campaign rally in Oldham.Greater Manchester police said bricks and eggs were thrown during clashes between supporters of the anti-Islam activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, and counter-protestors […]
Josh Halliday North of England correspondentDespite PR damage over earlier spills, documents show oil firm pressed for reduced regulationBP stepped up its campaign to be allowed to drill for oil in the Arctic sea and an Alaskan wildlife refuge after Donald Trump was elected president, according to documents that detail the British firm’s lobbying efforts.Documents written by BP and oil […]
Rob DaviesGreen candidates, on course for their best showing, could play a big role in a divided parliament Europe’s Greens are on course for their strongest showing to date in next week’s European elections – and could find themselves kingmakers in a newly fragmented EU parliament.“We’ll be at the table,” said Bas Eickhout, an MEP from […]
Jon Henley Europe correspondent and Philip Oltermann in BerlinPolls suggest his party could be squeezed into third place in the European electionsJeremy Corbyn has given a robust defence of Labour’s decision to try to appeal to both leavers and remainers in this Thursday’s European elections.With an Observer poll suggesting Labour could be squeezed into third position behind Nigel Farage’s Brexit party and the […]
Heather Stewart Political editorThe saga comes to a close in what promises to be an epic finale. But who will kill Daenerys, will Bran warg again – and are the White Walkers gone for good?Warning: this article contains spoilers.Many of the big season eight questions have already been answered, like how the White Walkers are defeated, how Cersei […]
Abigail ChandlerCouple, who had baby Archie this month, post 14 pictures on Instagram a year after marriageThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have marked their first wedding anniversary by releasing a series of photos.Harry and Meghan shared a compilation of 14 wedding pictures, including some that had previously not been seen, on Instagram. Continue reading...
Press AssociationFormally launching his third presidential campaign, Joe Biden appealed for party and national unity while accusing Donald Trump of leading the US with ‘a clenched fist, a closed hand and a hard heart’. But, he said, ‘we are the United States of America and there is not a single thing we cannot do if we […]
Fjadrárgljúfur closed off to protect it from fans after it starred in pop star’s videoWith one music video, Justin Bieber has made a pristine Icelandic canyon famous around the world. And that’s the problem.Icelandic environmental officials have had to close off Fjadrárgljúfur to protect it from the hordes of Bieber fans who are determined to […]
Associated PressSchoolchildren’s video presentation compared Salvini decree to 1930s racial lawsAn Italian teacher has been suspended over a video made by her students that compared a security law drafted by Italy’s far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, to Mussolini’s racial laws, provoking a storm of protest against her suspension across the country.Rosa Maria Dell’Aria was last week […]
Lorenzo Tondo in PalermoSupporters of greater restrictions say Swiss rules need to line up with EU’sSwiss voters are casting ballots in a referendum to decide whether to enact new restrictions on guns and line up with other countries in the European visa-free travel zone who have tightened rules following extremist attacks.The proposal could require regular training in the […]
Associated PressConstituencies going to polls include Narendra Modi’s, where he won large majority in 2014Indians are voting in the seventh and final phase of national elections, wrapping up a gruelling six-week campaign.Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is seeking re-election for another five years. The areas voting on Sunday include the prime minister’s constituency of Varanasi, a […]
Associated PressHigh-profile NSW leftwinger first to announce tilt for top job, admitting party suffered a ‘devastating result’Labor begins election defeat postmortemHow does the Labor leadership ballot work?Australian election 2019 – live resultsAnthony Albanese is making a concerted play for the Labor leadership, declaring the party’s policy direction needs to change but signalling he would promote progressive […]
Katharine Murphy Political editorBill Shorten and key figures in the national secretariat come under criticism as positioning starts for party leadershipAustralian election 2019 – live resultsQueensland drives a stake through Labor’s hopesPlibersek eyes Labor leadership as party reels from defeatThe knives are out internally after Labor’s weekend election defeat, with widespread criticism of the performance of the party’s […]
Katharine Murphy and Sarah MartinThe state is enforcing a collective amnesia about not only recent political events but those that happened thousands of years agoRemembering the deaths of 4 June 1989 is no neutral task. It is a civic duty, a burden and an act of resistance in countering a state-level lie that risks spreading far beyond China’s borders.On […]
Louisa Lim and Ilaria Maria SalaPresident suggests abortion will be election issue, tweeting ‘we must stick together and Win for Life in 2020’Donald Trump, in a series of late night posts on Twitter, has outlined a less restrictive view of abortion than that just passed by Alabama’s Republican state government.Alabama now bans abortion except if there is a “serious health […]
Pádraig CollinsConflicting accounts say victims travelling on private plane off Roatán island were from US or Canada Five foreign tourists died on Saturday after a private plane they were traveling in crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the island of Roatán, near the Atlantic coast of Honduras, local authorities said. Related: Australian man […]
ReutersFormer vice-president launches campaign in PennsylvaniaArt Cullen: The Democratic frontrunners are too oldFormally launching his third presidential campaign, Joe Biden appealed for party and national unity while accusing Donald Trump of leading America with “a clenched fist, a closed hand and a hard heart”. Related: Could climate change submerge Joe Biden's presidential bid? Continue reading...
Martin Pengelly and Edward Helmore in New York#YouKnowMe is both powerful and profoundly depressing – women shouldn’t have to justify wanting bodily autonomySign up for the Week in Patriarchy, a newsletter on feminism and sexism sent every Saturday. Continue reading...
Arwa MahdawiConflict in Syria, shocking pink fashion at Cannes, and a seal pup making a splash – the last seven days, as captured by the world’s best photojournalists Continue reading...
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