US military says it hit dozens of Iranian sites in strikes on Monday while UN chief warns that a return to full-scale fighting would be ‘catastrophic’ US launches new attack wave on Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’ Oil prices jumped again on Monday as the US and ...
Month: July 2026
‘The trash does not stop’: life among the garbage mountains of Jakarta, the world’s biggest city‘The trash does not stop’: life among the garbage mountains of Jakarta, the world’s biggest city
Indonesia’s government is grappling with how to manage waste at Bantar Gebang – Jakarta’s largest landfill – which supports the livelihood of thousands of waste pickers On the outskirts of Jakarta, huge rolling peaks of rubbish stretch across more than 100 hectares (247 acres), towering over nearby villages. Each day ...
Eat, sleep, rave … make peace! DJ Yousuke Yukimatsu’s mission to change the world with topless ravesEat, sleep, rave … make peace! DJ Yousuke Yukimatsu’s mission to change the world with topless raves
He beat brain cancer. Now your favourite DJ’s favourite DJ is on a UK tour, armed with experimental techno, Beastie Boys and Taylor Swift Ten years ago this month, Japanese DJ Yousuke Yukimatsu had an epileptic seizure. When he didn’t show up for a festival booking, organisers got in touch ...
My holiday from hell: blizzards, black ice, a broken-down bus – would I ever make it to New York?My holiday from hell: blizzards, black ice, a broken-down bus – would I ever make it to New York?
Flights were cancelled and we were told we’d be staying in Iceland for the night. But the hotel had no idea we were coming and people started screaming when I fell down, hard, on the ice A couple of days before I was due to take a trip to New ...
‘If a woman is killed, they say she fell, she took poison’: Pakistan’s devastating rise in ‘hidden’ sexual violence‘If a woman is killed, they say she fell, she took poison’: Pakistan’s devastating rise in ‘hidden’ sexual violence
Karachi’s chief police surgeon condemns increasing acceptance of domestic murders and rapes of women and girls A white-bearded man looks straight into the camera, in the video circulating for the past few weeks on social media. “I killed my wife,” he says calmly in Urdu. “We have a give-and-take arrangement ...
Forget being French president; Marine Le Pen is lucky not to be in prison. Why is she in public life at all? | Rokhaya DialloForget being French president; Marine Le Pen is lucky not to be in prison. Why is she in public life at all? | Rokhaya Diallo
The far right leader’s career is not the issue: it’s whether a politician with her record has a legitimate right to seek office For many years, I have observed Marine Le Pen and her party and how they operate in France. I have heard their xenophobic, anti-immigrant rhetoric and felt ...
Mamdani squares off with ‘The View’Mamdani squares off with ‘The View’
The News Last week, Semafor reported that some of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s allies were frustrated with ’s recent political coverage, particularly after right-leaning host Sara Haines’ remarks about New York Democratic congressional nominee and fellow democratic socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier. “I’m gonna full-blown call her an antisemite. ...
In Israel’s prisons, torture and death have become a norm that it barely tries to hide | Nesrine MalikIn Israel’s prisons, torture and death have become a norm that it barely tries to hide | Nesrine Malik
The suffering of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is no isolated case. The abuse of Palestinian detainees is happening in plain sight, yet nothing changes “This is the end. I don’t see myself surviving. They brought me here to kill me.” These were the words of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya to ...
Thousands may have died in UK’s exceptional May and June heatwavesThousands may have died in UK’s exceptional May and June heatwaves
An early estimate suggests more than 2,700 people will have died from heat-related causes during the UK’s exceptionally hot weather in recent months. ...
Mahmood to set out plan to deport grooming gang leaderMahmood to set out plan to deport grooming gang leader
Calls have grown to deport Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed after his release from prison. ...