Category: The Gaurdian

The social and economic impact of people living longer and having fewer babies is hitting countries worldwide. Adaptation is key In Japan, there are now companies that specialise in cleaning the apartments of elderly people who have died alone and gone undiscovered for weeks or months, while adult incontinence pads ...

President seemed to suggest that legislative deadline to approve war no longer applies as Democrats push back US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump said in a letter sent to congressional leaders on Friday that hostilities with Iran have “terminated”, ...

Israeli foreign ministry denounces ‘shameful act’ after footage shows man pushing woman to ground and kicking her A video of an attack on a French Catholic nun and archeological researcher in Jerusalem has caused widespread revulsion and been denounced as a “shameful act” by Israel’s foreign ministry. In the video, ...

Tehran reportedly passed proposal to mediators in Pakistan on Thursday night, though its contents are not yet clear Iran has passed a new proposal to Pakistani mediators in the latest effort to end the war with the US, but Donald Trump said he was not “satisfied” by it. “Right now, ...

In the six months since a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, more than 800 civilians have been killed and living conditions have remained dire. Meanwhile, Palestinians in the West Bank face a surge in violence from Israeli settlers and soldiers. While the world’s attention has turned to the war in ...

Israeli police released a video on Thursday showing an attack on a French Catholic nun in Jerusalem. The footage shows the man running up behind the nun and pushing her to the ground. After briefly walking away, the attacker, who appears to be Jewish, returns to kick the nun as ...

Feeling overwhelmed by all the stuff in your life? Understanding why we hold on to things is the first step in finding a healthy way to let go Most of us have a complicated relationship with our stuff. There’s the endless collection of chargers and wires, the overflowing “everything drawer” ...

In Louisiana v Callais, the supreme court has openly considered white Republicans in partisan redistricting In 1989, Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice of the supreme court of the United States, wrote a powerful dissent to a landmark ruling that called into question how the court would discern race-consciousness in ...

The Mets have the second-highest payroll in baseball. They also own the worst record in the major leagues A franchise once known as baseball’s lovable losers are, for the moment, merely baseball’s most expensive losers. The New York Mets wrapped a shocking April by losing 5-4 to the Washington Nationals ...

Republican-controlled states cite legal grounds of DoJ’s request, concerns over data security and privacy laws The Department of Justice’s quest to secure sensitive voter data is finding opposition in typically friendly territory – several staunchly conservative states. As of 1 April, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has sued 30 states ...