After decades of alienating working-class and rural voters from the Democratic party, it’s time the left bridges the divide It was a warm morning in rural Virginia. I was cutting into a pile of downed logs – wild cherry, oak and black locust – left behind when a piece of ...
Month: June 2026
Israel strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truceIsrael strikes Beirut suburb days after US-brokered truce
Israel says the attacks on the Lebanese capital were ordered “in response to Hezbollah’s firing at Israeli territory”. ...
Middle East crisis live: at least two people killed and 11 injured in Israeli strikes on southern Beirut, reports sayMiddle East crisis live: at least two people killed and 11 injured in Israeli strikes on southern Beirut, reports say
Israel claimed strikes just days after ceasefire agreement were in response to attacks on northern Israel Israel escalates war against Hezbollah with airstrikes on Beirut suburbs Gaza’s health ministry said in its latest update that at least ten people were killed and 36 others injured in Israeli attacks across the ...
Israel escalates war against Hezbollah with airstrikes on Beirut suburbsIsrael escalates war against Hezbollah with airstrikes on Beirut suburbs
Attack on ‘terrorist headquarters’ comes as Trump says he will not demand Lebanon is included in ceasefire deal Israel has carried out airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation in its war with Hezbollah since a ceasefire was established in mid-April. The strike hit two apartments ...
Zelensky criticises ‘vile’ Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talksZelensky criticises ‘vile’ Chornobyl drone strike ahead of London talks
Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone hit a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel near the Chornobyl nuclear plant. ...
Steve Rosenberg: Russia’s economic forum overshadowed by drone attacks on St PetersburgSteve Rosenberg: Russia’s economic forum overshadowed by drone attacks on St Petersburg
The BBC’s Russia editor saw Putin’s flagship economic event overshadowed by Ukrainian drones attacks. ...
Armenia votes as Russia piles pressure on pro-West governmentArmenia votes as Russia piles pressure on pro-West government
Incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking a third term despite falling domestic support. ...
Saudi’s NEOM faces $16 billion bill to cancel NEOM contractsSaudi’s NEOM faces $16 billion bill to cancel NEOM contracts
The Scoop Saudi authorities expect to spend more money canceling projects at NEOM than building them over the next five years, the latest sign of retrenchment of what was one of the world’s most ambitious development projects. The vast, futuristic new city in northwestern Saudi Arabia was at one point ...
North America’s wide and wild World Cup will be an experience like no other | Emma HayesNorth America’s wide and wild World Cup will be an experience like no other | Emma Hayes
Teams must be prepared for challenging travel and a cauldron of heat but will also encounter fantastic fans and a beautiful football culture This World Cup will be incomparable to anything we have seen before. Why? The pure scope of the tournament: 104 matches in three different countries played across ...
The best Steven Spielberg films, chosen by directors, critics and super-fans: ‘pure popcorn perfection’The best Steven Spielberg films, chosen by directors, critics and super-fans: ‘pure popcorn perfection’
From franchise hits to historical epics, joyous musicals to autobiographical family sagas: Steven Spielberg has done it all. As his latest sci-fi film Disclosure Day is released, film-makers, authors and Guardian critics reveal which of his movies means the most to them Steven Spielberg is often described as the inventor ...