Rights activists call UK ambassador ‘morally compromised’ for accepting honour from Bahraini king in apparent breach of Foreign Office rules The British ambassador to Bahrain has been accused of breaching government rules over accepting an award by the Gulf state’s king, a move critics suggest signals diplomats and civil servants ...
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Israeli former leaders and security chiefs threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’Israeli former leaders and security chiefs threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’
Leaked letter to PM and military demands action to stop violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank Dozens of Israelis from the country’s security, political and cultural elite have threatened legal action against their government over support for Jewish terrorism and an “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in the occupied West ...
‘No one believed it’: how a YouTube video accidentally proved Libya’s sand cat really does exist‘No one believed it’: how a YouTube video accidentally proved Libya’s sand cat really does exist
Wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir had no idea what he had found until scientists started to get in touch When wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir uploaded 18 seconds of footage to YouTube, he thought little more about the small, pale cat seen digging a hollow in the sand in the remote dunes ...
‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison
Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility It’s the day after Mother’s Day, the first one Elizabeth Soto has spent apart from her three children. Sitting in jail in Wichita Falls, Texas, her face ...
The best American LGBTQ+ books, chosen by authorsThe best American LGBTQ+ books, chosen by authors
From 20th-century classics to little-known treasures, Michael Cunningham, Hilton Als, Eileen Myles and others share their favorite books about LGBTQ+ life ‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movie characters You could debate what the best American LGBTQ+ book is until the cows come home, but experts at least tend ...
‘Glorious time to be a New Yorker’ as Lander’s win highlights Mamdani effect‘Glorious time to be a New Yorker’ as Lander’s win highlights Mamdani effect
Progressive supporters of mayor celebrate as former city comptroller’s critical approach to Israel helps defeat incumbent congressman Dan Goldman in primary The polls closed at 9pm in New York on Tuesday. It took less than five minutes for Brad Lander, the Zohran Mamdani-endorsed candidate, to be announced the winner in ...
From blond to pink to curly to cropped – my wild week of wearing a new wig every dayFrom blond to pink to curly to cropped – my wild week of wearing a new wig every day
Glamorous, fashion-forward, fun – wigs are everywhere you look, with celebrities leading the way. But should you go for something flamboyant, or a more natural style? Time to test-drive a few ‘I think it’s the word – ‘wig’!” says Melanie Burrell, scrunching up her nose. “I prefer ‘hairpiece’.” It’s part ...
Panama v Croatia: World Cup 2026 – livePanama v Croatia: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 7pm EDT/12am BST/9am AEST⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Email Jeff Ear-splitting cheers from this very pro-Croatia – Proatia? – crowd for Luka Modrić. We all know the end is near and there’s a palpable sense in the air that we might ...
Rubio insists strait of Hormuz will be toll-free as he arrives for Gulf meetingRubio insists strait of Hormuz will be toll-free as he arrives for Gulf meeting
US secretary of state seeks to reassure UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain over security and US-Iran ceasefire deal The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said no country, including Iran, would be allowed to charge tolls for shipping in the strait of Hormuz as he sought to reassure US allies ...
Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry findsIsrael continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds
Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, an independent UN inquiry has found. The report by the UN independent international commission of inquiry examined violations against Palestinian children since ...