How have the rich and powerful convinced so many voters that the reason they are struggling is the poor and powerless? The American historian talks about the weaponising of divisiveness ‘I think I’ve had at least seven books that have been banned in the United States,” says Ibram X Kendi, ...
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Trump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict | Nesrine MalikTrump’s video game war: AI, memes and a simplistic narrative have flattened the conflict | Nesrine Malik
What was supposed to be a quick win has become a quagmire, so it now must be reduced to a dopamine hit The war on Iran, even as it spreads and destabilises the Middle East and the global economy, is not real. This is how it is being portrayed by ...
‘We can’t justify a £52 lunch’: Middle-income families cut back on days out‘We can’t justify a £52 lunch’: Middle-income families cut back on days out
A household with an average income of £55,000 has cut spending on leisure activities by £40 a week, offical figures suggest. ...
British couple in Iran prison say situation is ‘life-threatening’British couple in Iran prison say situation is ‘life-threatening’
Craig and Lindsay Foreman are being held in Tehran’s Evin prison amid ongoing attacks on Iran. ...
Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as record energy imbalance heats planet, UN warnsEarth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as record energy imbalance heats planet, UN warns
The Earth’s climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN’s weather agency says. ...
Plane and ground vehicle collide at New York’s LaGuardia Airport halting flightsPlane and ground vehicle collide at New York’s LaGuardia Airport halting flights
An Air Canada Express plane suffered significant damage after the collision. ...
Vox Media tried to sell its podcasts, and itselfVox Media tried to sell its podcasts, and itself
The News Last year, bankers for Vox Media approached media companies and investors with a series of offers. According to three people familiar with the conversations, potential buyers could take over Vox’s podcast business, a growing network of more than 30 shows hosted by personalities like Kara Swisher, Scott Galloway, ...
Power without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya – podcastPower without a throne: how Khalifa Haftar controls Libya – podcast
When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, a former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unintended consequences of foreign intervention By Anas El Gomati. Read by Mo Ayoub Continue ...
‘There’s no ceasefire’: Gaza paramedic and father of two killed as civilian death toll since October passes 650‘There’s no ceasefire’: Gaza paramedic and father of two killed as civilian death toll since October passes 650
Despite the supposed end of the fighting last year, casualties in the territory continue to rise, with volunteer ambulance driver Abed Elrahman Hamdouna joining the long list of those killed by Israeli forces Of all their seven children, Abed Elrahman Hamdouna’s parents worried about him the most during the war ...
Iran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chiefIran war energy crisis equal to 70s twin oil shocks and fallout from Ukraine war, says IEA chief
Fatih Birol says effect on energy markets of Iran bombings and closure of Hormuz strait not initially understood by world leaders Middle East crisis live – latest updates The global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran is equivalent to the combined force of the twin oil shocks of ...