The activists’ vessels were intercepted off the coast of Crete on Wednesday evening while travelling as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Six Australians who were detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while attempting to transport aid to ...
‘When I watched the girls loving this man, I felt sick’: the woman who exposed a polygamous paedophile‘When I watched the girls loving this man, I felt sick’: the woman who exposed a polygamous paedophile
Without Christine Marie, Samuel Bateman might never have been jailed for his crimes among the Mormon community of Short Creek. What drives the heroine of Netflix’s hit documentary Trust Me: The False Prophet? When Christine Marie and her husband, Tolga Katas, packed up their lives in Las Vegas in 2016 ...
Experience: I died on my 44th birthdayExperience: I died on my 44th birthday
The day I was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, I knew my life would end with euthanasia I chose to die at 44 because ALS (motor neurone disease) left me paralysed. I still loved my life, even to the last day. It all started in December 2023, when I lost strength in ...
King Charles has saved the special relationship – for now | Ted WidmerKing Charles has saved the special relationship – for now | Ted Widmer
The King charmed Americans – including the president – while artfully asserting his views on climate and executive power In the end, it was a royal triumph, as King Charles and Queen Camilla managed to avoid all the mines in their path (the strait of Hormuz is not the only ...
Cool bars and friendly vibes: readers’ favourite city neighbourhoods in EuropeCool bars and friendly vibes: readers’ favourite city neighbourhoods in Europe
These are the less explored corners of Stockholm, Amsterdam, Berlin and Porto that you’ve ‘stumbled into and ended up staying’• Tell us about a great trip in the UK – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher When friends came to visit while I was studying in Berlin or ...
Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel eraHope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era
At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutions After a landmark climate meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, where nearly 60 countries gathered to work out how to end the production and use of planet-heating fossil fuels, what have we learned? ...
Violence in Australian town after arrest of man over girl’s murderViolence in Australian town after arrest of man over girl’s murder
Unrest took place outside hospital where man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated. ...
Sixty nations agree to landmark climate accordSixty nations agree to landmark climate accord
Nearly 60 nations this week moved toward phasing out oil, gas, and coal, in a climate summit that aimed to accelerate a global shift toward renewables. The countries agreed to set “roadmaps” for weaning off fossil fuels. “This may be the first multilateral meeting that I find not frustrating,” the ...
Investors grapple with Big Tech’s AI spending spreeInvestors grapple with Big Tech’s AI spending spree
US stocks on Thursday wrapped up their best month since 2020, as investors shrugged off disruptions from the Iran war and picked winners and losers in Big Tech. A day after quarterly earnings reports pointed to a surge in AI investments among the world’s largest tech firms, Meta and Microsoft’s ...
Chinese manufacturing activity expands for second monthChinese manufacturing activity expands for second month
China’s manufacturing sector is holding up despite the Iran war, even as the country’s broader economy showed vulnerabilities. Factory activity expanded in April for a second straight month, driven by persistent demand for exports — a trend that suggests higher oil prices haven’t blunted industrial momentum. But cracks are emerging ...