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Saudi-Iranian detente is fragile but potential for the Middle East is huge

Should rapprochement solidify it could augur well for Yemen, Lebanon and Syria – and spell disaster for Israel

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

Coronation fashion: a royal catwalk show to launch King Charles’s Britain

Tone is set by king and queen in royal regalia, but sword-wielding Penny Mordaunt steals limelight

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023

Indian troops ordered to ‘shoot on sight’ amid violence in Manipur

Thousands evacuated to army camps as authorities struggle to bring inter-ethnic tensions under control

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

‘We can’t remain silent’: journalists refuse to give up despite Taliban terror

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, one-third of journalists have left, while those who remain live with threats, attacks, unlawful detention and extortion

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023

Blocked, censored, jailed or laid off: why it’s never been harder to be a journalist

On World Press Freedom Day, readers can make a difference to struggling independents via supporter models that beat the censors

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023

Broken by the bends: the deadly toll on Honduras’s Indigenous lobster divers

Driven by poverty to work in the dangerous fishing industry with inadequate equipment, Miskitos all too often end up paralyzed or dead

The Guardian - US · May 2, 2023

At least 108 police injured and 291 held in May Day protests in cities across France

Teargas fired amid clashes as unions turn traditional marches into anti-government protest against pension reform

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023

Morning Mail: Student loan ‘scam’ targeted ‘poor kids’, Sudan fighting spreads, coronation oath row

Graduates say they’re still struggling to pay off debts racked up under a controversial 1990s scheme; food prices rise again

The Guardian - AU · Apr 30, 2023

Alldritt inspires La Rochelle to victory over Exeter to set up Leinster final

Grégory Alldritt inspired La Rochelle to a 47-28 victory over Exeter to set up another Champions Cup final against Leinster

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023

The journalist’s dilemma: ‘I came home to tell Sudan’s story to the world: I don’t want to leave now’

One writer describes the shock of seeing the streets where she lives peppered with bullets

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023