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Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine MalikTrump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik

Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong Over the past few weeks, a random kaleidoscope of images has been flashing through my head. Some are characters from movies not seen since childhood. Others are snippets from literature or ...

From Manifesto to Mr Loverman: Bernardine Evaristo’s best books – ranked!From Manifesto to Mr Loverman: Bernardine Evaristo’s best books – ranked!

From the secret gay life of a British-Caribbean man to that controversial shared Booker win, the author has blazed a trail across the literary landscape. Here are seven of her top titles Even by Evaristo’s experimental standards, this book is a highly ambitious mash-up of forms and stories. It takes ...

‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave

A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’ who died in 2025 – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle East In New York social circles, he was known as the “Jewish James Bond”: a refugee from Nazi Germany whose ...

Handcuffs, dog bites and avian warfare: how personal grudges sullied Alfred Hitchcock’s reputationHandcuffs, dog bites and avian warfare: how personal grudges sullied Alfred Hitchcock’s reputation

The director liked to create tension on-set to draw out stronger performances. But have stories about his psychological tricks been inflated in the retelling? In 1978, shortly after publishing The Art of Alfred Hitchcock, biographer Donald Spoto met the director one last time. At one point, Hitchcock appeared to fall ...

Middle East crisis live: ceasefire under pressure and talks in doubt as Iran threatens to ‘retaliate’ to US seizure of shipMiddle East crisis live: ceasefire under pressure and talks in doubt as Iran threatens to ‘retaliate’ to US seizure of ship

Donald Trump said on Sunday that US marines had taken custody of a vessel that tried to get past the American blockade on Iranian ports Tehran has ‘no plans to participate’ in new talks, state media reports, as it accuses US of violating ceasefire Bahrain’s king has ordered a review ...

Middle East crisis live: Iran accuses US of ceasefire breach and vows to retaliate over seizure of shipMiddle East crisis live: Iran accuses US of ceasefire breach and vows to retaliate over seizure of ship

Trump says US navy ship fired on vessel that tried to get past blockade; Iran has pledged to keep strait of Hormuz closed until blockade is lifted Full report: Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’ UN secretary-general António Guterres has strongly condemned the killing of a ...

Tehran has ‘no plans to participate’ in talks with US, state media reportsTehran has ‘no plans to participate’ in talks with US, state media reports

Reported response comes hours after Trump announced delegation to Islamabad, having earlier threatened to raze Iran’s infrastructure Middle East crisis – live updates Tehran is not currently planning to take part in new talks with the US, Iran state media reported on Sunday evening, hours after President Donald Trump said ...

‘I don’t want to waste the gas’: Uber and Lyft drivers reeling as fuel prices soar‘I don’t want to waste the gas’: Uber and Lyft drivers reeling as fuel prices soar

Drivers face dilemma of driving more or cutting back – and support from ride-share giants decried as ‘slap in the face’ Drivers for Uber and Lyft across the US are spending hundreds more dollars on fuel each month after the US-Israel war on Iran triggered a sharp rise in oil ...