Day: June 2, 2026

Middle East crisis live: Conflict continues in Lebanon despite Trump hailing Israeli-Hezbollah de-escalationMiddle East crisis live: Conflict continues in Lebanon despite Trump hailing Israeli-Hezbollah de-escalation

Israeli military says it intercepted missiles from Lebanon this morning while Netanyahu says his forces will continue operating in the south of the country Trump says Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to ‘stop all shooting’ Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) has reported at least eight deaths this morning from ...

‘Like a Klingon prison’: inside Barack Obama’s audacious, near-windowless, $850m presidential library‘Like a Klingon prison’: inside Barack Obama’s audacious, near-windowless, $850m presidential library

Towering over a low-income area of Chicago, and wrapped in a speech that’s hard to decipher, this controversial monolith feels like a menacing sci-fi HQ. Is it a monument – or a mausoleum? The Egyptians had their pyramids. The Anglo-Saxons had their barrows. And the Americans have their presidential libraries ...

‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings

For tens of thousands of years, these Palaeolithic artworks were unseen. When they were rediscovered, onlookers marvelled at their vivid beauty. One of the world’s leading experts took me up close The aurochs, the mammoth and the steppe bison are long extinct, but their painted likenesses still look relatively fresh ...

I devoured classic novels as a teenager. In a world of distractions, can I relearn how to read them?I devoured classic novels as a teenager. In a world of distractions, can I relearn how to read them?

In less than a decade, surrounded by screens, I lost my ability to read some of the best books ever written. But, inspired by the Guardian’s 100 best novels list, I was determined to get it back It is a privilege to be surrounded by books. My parents hail from ...

Playground no more: Thais sick of badly behaved tourists hail stricter visasPlayground no more: Thais sick of badly behaved tourists hail stricter visas

Government cites crime and drunken antics of foreigners as it shortens their stays – with ordinary Thais welcoming the crackdown It’s late afternoon at Bangkok’s Khaosan road, the city’s backpacker strip. Bar staff are calling after passersby, enticing them inside with drinks promotions. The smell of cannabis, widely sold in ...

Gunfights, grisly deaths and fentanyl: Euphoria’s finale was a lurid epic of biblical proportionsGunfights, grisly deaths and fentanyl: Euphoria’s finale was a lurid epic of biblical proportions

Sam Levinson’s HBO show went to garish new extremes to show the hollowness of the American Dream This article contains spoilers Ahead of the series finale, I didn’t think there was much more that Euphoria could do to shock me. Since season three of the HBO drama picked up its ...