Israeli army has killed 235 children in West Bank since 7 October 2023 without a single indictment in what rights groups call a ‘licence to kill’ On the day he died, Mohammad al-Halaq had been jubilant about a new school bag he had been given in class, printed with the ...
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Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centresTrafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres
As tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly men Late one evening in October 2023, Sarah* felt labour pains starting. It was 11pm, but at the cyberscam compound inside Laos’ Golden Triangle, workers were logging on for ...
‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres‘We’re up against forces that have all the money in the world’: Erin Brockovich on her battle against AI datacentres
In 1993, she squeezed a $333m settlement from a Californian energy company in a scandal over contaminated water. Three decades later, she has a new target in her sights – and it’s global When Erin Brockovich woke to find 30 emails from people from the same town, she realised something ...
The American myth always came at someone’s expense. Now, it’s all but collapsedThe American myth always came at someone’s expense. Now, it’s all but collapsed
The main pillars of the founding narrative have fallen on hard times. Today, its meaning is up for grabs Writing during the carnage of the first world war, the iconoclast intellectual Randolph Bourne described the American revolutionary inheritance as a squalid marriage between the town capitalist and plantation patriarch. Glittering ...
Israel’s actions are fuelling antisemitism around the world | LettersIsrael’s actions are fuelling antisemitism around the world | Letters
Dr Anthony Isaacs on an intervention by prominent Israelis threatening legal action against their government over an ‘ideology of ethnic cleansing’ in the West Bank The leaked letter signed by significant figures in the Israeli political and cultural establishments, including former prime ministers and heads of the security services, threatening ...
Fresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly wordedFresh hostilities in Gulf suggest US-Iran memorandum was too broadly worded
Document appears to have been subject to conflicting interpretations on key issues of Lebanon ceasefire and strait of Hormuz Middle East crisis live – latest updates The sudden eruption of fresh hostilities in the Gulf – just 10 days after Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding to ...
‘Crypto v community’: 4,000 local US lenders join forces to fight ‘stablecoins’ law‘Crypto v community’: 4,000 local US lenders join forces to fight ‘stablecoins’ law
Up to 4,000 community banks fear looming legislation to regulate digital cash will deprive rural firms and farmers of $850bn-worth of loans On a quiet summer morning, above a small mid-western town, an American flag is waving in the breeze. The camera cuts to a father helping his son at ...
Ronald Reagan to JD Vance: minimizing Watergate is a Republican tradition | Rick PerlsteinRonald Reagan to JD Vance: minimizing Watergate is a Republican tradition | Rick Perlstein
On the American right, there is an unbroken lineage of Watergate propaganda going back to the 70s from today When JD Vance spoke at the Richard M Nixon presidential library last week about his new book on his journey from atheism to an allegedly devout Catholicism, he raised eyebrows by ...
Master your money: 11 experts share hard-earned tips to budget, invest and retire earlyMaster your money: 11 experts share hard-earned tips to budget, invest and retire early
From building an investment portfolio to flying first class on miles, the pros share tricks for thriving in a shaky economy Despite what you might have heard, building wealth is not simply a matter of depriving yourself of lattes and avocado toast. In fact, a new generation of finance experts ...
Spirit airlines is dead and a bus travel boom looks likely – but will Greyhounds ever be cool again?Spirit airlines is dead and a bus travel boom looks likely – but will Greyhounds ever be cool again?
For most Americans, riding a bus means abandoning expectations of basic dignity – but with an increase in ridership, that could change “It’s a grueling experience,” Greyhound bus enthusiast Miles Taylor explains. “You’re not treated very well. Everyone is yelling at you the entire time. When the bus is late, ...