This year’s events will be a mélange of Trumpian egotism, Maga populism and Christian nationalism Musicians who dropped out of the Great American State Fair said they were tricked. “I HAVE INFORMED MY AGENTS THAT I WILL NOT BE PERFORMING AT THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT,” wrote the rapper Young MC ...
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‘Demonized, called hysterical’: the rise of witchcraft retreats where US women go to defy man and church‘Demonized, called hysterical’: the rise of witchcraft retreats where US women go to defy man and church
In an age of spiritual isolation, witches are flocking to the woods of Ireland and elsewhere to form covens of ‘sisterhood’ On the floor of a sun-drenched room in a 200-year-old Irish estate, a group of 15 witches gather to commune with the spirits. Everyone has someone they want to ...
Middle East crisis live: Trump accuses Iran of taking too long to make a deal and says ‘it will now pay a price’Middle East crisis live: Trump accuses Iran of taking too long to make a deal and says ‘it will now pay a price’
New social media threat comes as US military has been striking Iranian targets, including air defences and radar sites Trump launches strikes against Iran after downing of US army helicopter If the US genuinely wants a deal it will have to engage with Iranian demands on sanctions relief, says Danny ...
The Spurs can match the Knicks’ energy in the NBA finals but not their desperation | Chuck DThe Spurs can match the Knicks’ energy in the NBA finals but not their desperation | Chuck D
As a lifelong Knicks fan, the Public Enemy frontman knows how much New York craves an end to its 53-year NBA title drought I didn’t see the Knicks win their second championship in 1973 because I had to go to bed. That night, the Knicks beat the LA Lakers, but ...
The vanishing of Nicolás Maduro: how the former dictator is being erased from VenezuelaThe vanishing of Nicolás Maduro: how the former dictator is being erased from Venezuela
Billboards are being painted over and former allies seem eager to forget the man they once glorified For years, his bewhiskered face stared down from propaganda billboards glorifying the supposedly revolutionary rule of a dictator who styled himself as “the protector of the people”. The spin-doctored adoration was such that ...
It was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?It was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?
2-8A Rutland Gate had jewel-encrusted bathroom suites and gold wastepaper bins in its 45 rooms, but has lain empty for years. With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment of this palace tell us about the UK? When it last changed hands, in 2020, 2-8A Rutland Gate ...
A moment that changed me: I climbed a tower aged nine, alone – and discovered how I wanted to liveA moment that changed me: I climbed a tower aged nine, alone – and discovered how I wanted to live
Up there by myself, I decided life might be best on my own. That thought has shaped my travel and relationships ever since I grew up in Kenya and was nine when we went camping by the beach in Mombasa, with two other families. The constant games and laughter were ...
Pollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing beesPollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing bees
Crops and flowers rely on them for survival, but wild bees are declining – and crucial nutrients will go missing from our diets as a result There are few ways in and out of Nepal’s Jumla district. The Karnali highway, considered one of the world’s most dangerous roads, provides the ...
A drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank | Linas KojalaA drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank | Linas Kojala
In Lithuania, and throughout the Baltic, we have lived for years with Russian hostility – but the tech now means that London, Berlin and Paris are just as vulnerable A couple of weeks ago, I was walking through the streets of Vilnius, on my way to give a talk on ...
Tears and catharsis as Kyiv premieres opera about Ukrainian children abducted by RussiaTears and catharsis as Kyiv premieres opera about Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
First lady and affected families in audience for highly charged performance of excerpts of Mothers of Kherson It was hard to imagine an opera with a subject more potentially traumatic – or cathartic – for the assembled audience. The occasion, in the grand and gilded spaces of the National Opera ...