Jeremy Strong’s slow-talking Facebook founder turns into a cameo, background to a thriller about a whistleblower that somehow never mentions Trump Here is a film for all those people who solemnly deplore social media in conversation but haven’t quite got round to deleting their accounts. Sixteen years have gone by ...
Month: October 2026
Landslides, flash floods and raging seas: is California ready for the ravages of El Niño?Landslides, flash floods and raging seas: is California ready for the ravages of El Niño?
A mix of natural disasters could all befall the state at once as it finds itself in the crosshairs of the climate phenomenon On a cloudless autumn afternoon, sunlight sparkled on the water that had quietly swallowed a busy intersection to the north of San Francisco, as the surrounding rush-hour ...
‘Curious and circumspect creatures’: the artist making sculptures for the rats of New York City‘Curious and circumspect creatures’: the artist making sculptures for the rats of New York City
For his latest project, Asad Raza made ‘public art’ for rats with pieces designed to appeal to the city’s maligned rodents “We call this the Hell Door,” artist Asad Raza explained animatedly. It’s 10pm on a warm August evening, and we are standing outside a small enclosure at the back ...
The impossible dilemma that Black parents face | Saida GrundyThe impossible dilemma that Black parents face | Saida Grundy
Having to choose between academic rigor and cultural inclusivity puts some families in an untenable conundrum I don’t recall what provoked me, well into adulthood, to ask my parents what the hardest part of their more than 50-year journey together had been. It was an impromptu inquiry spurred by nothing ...
Christa Pike ‘angry and confused’ after failed execution, lawyers sayChrista Pike ‘angry and confused’ after failed execution, lawyers say
Lawyers say the convicted killer was surprised to have survived and remained “shackled” to her hospital bed. ...
Watch: What we know about Christa Pike’s ‘shock’ recovery in hospitalWatch: What we know about Christa Pike’s ‘shock’ recovery in hospital
The US death row inmate’s legal team said at a press conference that she is now “conscious and speaking” after her failed execution. ...
‘Neither war nor peace’: Palestinians in Gaza on existing amid disease, despair and ruins‘Neither war nor peace’: Palestinians in Gaza on existing amid disease, despair and ruins
People tell of lives changed beyond recognition after the 7 October attacks by Hamas three years ago and the subsequent Israeli offensive Ahmed Ishtaiwi has six chairs. They are cheap and plastic and battered, but they are among the 43-year-old driver and mechanic’s most valuable possessions. Continue reading… ...
Houthi forces appear to make slow advance in south-west YemenHouthi forces appear to make slow advance in south-west Yemen
Group’s fighters hit key airport in Aden with explosive moments before plane from Cairo was due to land Houthi forces appeared to be making slow advances on Wednesday in south-west Yemen, approaching the city of Taiz and firing a missile and an explosive towards the airport in Aden, the chief ...
Commemorations for victims of the 7 October Hamas attacks – in picturesCommemorations for victims of the 7 October Hamas attacks – in pictures
Events were held in Israel and around the world to mark the third anniversary of the attacks led by Hamas on kibbutzim, border towns, military bases and a music festival in Israel, in which 1,209 people were killed and 251 hostages were taken Continue reading… ...
Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union saysSpanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies, union says
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September. ...