Liz Cheney loses Wyoming Republican primary to Trump-endorsed rival The vice-chair of the House January 6 panel faced retribution from state voters for going against the former president The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2022
First Thing: Iran says Salman Rushdie and supporters to blame for attack Foreign ministry spokesperson says freedom of speech does not justify insults upon religion. Plus, Black women around the world share their birth stories The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2022
‘Every day I am fearful’: Afghans with Australian visas wait in limbo a year after the fall of Kabul One man who served with Australian troops tells the Guardian he is stranded in a Dutch refugee camp while his family remain in hiding in Afghanistan The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2022
Despite climate, war and Covid, is everything actually … getting better? The psychologist Steven Pinker has long believed we should be more optimistic – and even current crises do not dissuade him The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022
Risk of catastrophic megafloods has doubled in California, study finds Scientists concluded that a series of storms could dump enough rainfall to displace millions, causing over $1tn in losses The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2022
French PM sounds climate crisis alarm as ‘ogre-like’ wildfire rages Élisabeth Borne makes statement as more than 1,000 firefighters battle huge blaze south of Bordeaux The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022
First Thing: FBI seizes documents at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home Sources say the Monday morning search was part of an inquiry into missing White House records after Trump’s presidency. Plus, tributes pour in for Olivia Newton-John The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022
What is Mar-a-Lago? Trump’s ‘winter White House’ at the centre of FBI investigation The private club in Florida served as Donald Trump’s home and de facto seat of power at times, drawing world leaders and tycoons alike The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2022
‘The new normal’: how Europe is being hit by a climate-driven drought crisis Water shortages across the continent, from France through Italy, Spain and beyond, are creating a critical situation The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022
The week in TV: Irma Vep; The Sandman; All or Nothing: Arsenal; Paper Girls It’s meta madness as Olivier Assayas gets to remake his own film as a TV series; Old Testament meets Ouija board in Neil Gaiman’s dark fantasy; and the Gunners get a going over The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2022
The week in audio: Gaming Prom; The Silent Mind; The Electricity of Every Living Thing and more The first ever video game Prom proves a treat for the open-minded The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2022
Death toll reaches 36 in eastern DRC as protesters turn on UN peacekeepers With elections due next year, analysts fear political motives could be driving the rising violence and tensions in the region The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022
‘It’s an illusion of choice’: why young Kenyans are boycotting the election As presidential elections approach, engagement appears low among under-35s – but some see staying away from the polls as a form of protest The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022
At least 24 people dead as flash flooding hits eastern Uganda More than 5,600 displaced and 400,000 left without clean water after heavy rain causes two rivers to burst banks The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2022 First Thing: Pelosi pledges solidarity with Taiwan amid alarm over China’s reaction Beijing reacts to House speaker’s visit with outrage as Chinese military begin drills close to Taiwan. Plus, Batgirl gets cancelled
Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022 Inside horror camp women and children are still stuck in 8 years after ISIS massacre WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT: During their rampage, fighters massacred thousands of Yazidi men in Iraq and abducted 3,000 women and young girls, many of whom were kept captive as sex slaves
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022 Pride of the Lionesses: England’s road to Euro 2022 glory – in pictures Accompanied by excerpts from our writers’ coverage, a photographic celebration of England’s journey to Women’s Euro 2022 victory, from the opening night win to beating Germany in the final
The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022 First Thing: al-Qaida leader killed in US drone strike, Joe Biden says President ordered strike on Kabul safe house in Afghanistan during high-level meeting, administration says. Plus, space debris found in Australia
The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2022 Two bodies found in burned vehicle in path of raging California wildfire Bodies discovered in state’s north-west near Oregon border as McKinney fire, which exploded in size over the weekend, turns deadly
The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2022 Attack on Mykolaiv hospital described as ‘cynical terrorism’; Moscow bans 39 Britons including Keir Starmer – as it happened City’s mayor condemns attack on medical facilities; former UK PM David Cameron also among those now blacklisted
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022 Tour de France Femmes: Van Vleuten survives final stage to win inaugural race – as it happened Annemiek van Vleuten survived multiple attacks and bike changes on stage eight to claim a historic Tour de France Femmes win
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022 Tour de France Femmes: Van Vleuten wins brutal stage to claim yellow jersey – as it happened With just one stage of the race remaining, Annemiek van Vleuten took charge of the general classification with a brilliant solo breakaway
Daily Mirror · Jul 29, 2022 Council tenants turfed out of UK's 'ugliest building' so flats can be sold for £800,000 The Balfron Social Club was set up in 2014 to fight to retain 50 per cent social housing after the refurbishment but the culmination of the scheme was 0 per cent
Daily Mirror · Jul 27, 2022 Monkeys in space - how NASA sent them in rockets and what happened on their return Before man conquered space, NASA had to find out if we could survive outside our atmosphere. Animals like chimps and monkeys were used in a heroic effort to conquer the stars
Daily Mirror · Jul 26, 2022 Mass murderer who stabbed seven to death in rampage hanged in state execution A man in Japan has been executed after his horrific murder spree caused the deaths of seven people in 2008. Tomohiro Kato was hanged in the capital of Tokyo, where he committed his atrocities