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Vintage Ikea furnishings fetch £32,000 at auction in Stockholm

Furniture and homewares from the 1950s to 90s are coming to be recognised as collectors’ items

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023

First Thing: Texas governor signs bill allowing police to arrest migrants entering US illegally

Law gives officers sweeping powers as well as empowering local judges to order people’s expulsion. Plus, is the book world turning against Goodreads?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023

Champions Cup emerges from rugby’s recent darkness to offer shafts of light

Last weekend’s action featured some of the most watchable club rugby in years, giving hope to growing the sport

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023

Arsenal 2-0 Brighton, Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa: Premier League – as it happened

Kai Havertz scored again for Arsenal, Aston Villa won a bad-tempered game at Brentford and Mohammed Kudus helped West Ham beat Wolves

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin says Biden claim Russia aims to attack Nato is ‘nonsense’ but warns of ‘problems’ with Finland – as it happened

Russia has no interest in fighting with Nato country, Vladimir Putin says, but says he will send military units near border with Finland

The Guardian - AU · Dec 17, 2023

Fears grow of all-out Israel-Hezbollah war as fighting escalates

Many in Israel see Hezbollah as a greater threat than Hamas and consider a new war in Lebanon to be inevitable

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

France struggles to find right balance as violence at matches escalates

Death of a fan in early December has led to calls for drastic measures but travel bans have been met with opposition

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023

Thousands flee Wad Madani, Sudan’s second city, to escape fighting

Region had been a place of refuge for those escaping conflict in Khartoum between the army and the Rapid Support Forces

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023

Ex-Cyclone Jasper: warning of ‘life-threatening’ flooding as storm batters far north Queensland

More than 36,000 homes without power but BoM downgrades storm to tropical low despite warning of more rain and high winds

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023

Israel reports its heaviest combat losses in six weeks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2023