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Medics remove tumour using keyhole surgery through eye socket in UK first
Leeds surgeons first to use new type of surgery that gives hope to patients whose cancers were previously inoperable. Medics have performed a UK-first operation to remove a previously inoperable ...3d - World -
Price of new Trump crypto meme coin soars ahead of inauguration
Asset triples in price from $20 per token to more than $70, with at least $24bn in trading as of Sunday morning. Donald Trump has launched a cryptocurrency “meme coin” ahead of his inauguration for ...3d - World -
Seventy killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker flips over and explodes
Those who died had scrambled to take the fuel, which has rocketed in price amid an economic crisis. A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who ...4d - World -
Giorgia Meloni to join far-right figures at Donald Trump inauguration
Italian PM’s office confirms she will join foreign politicians including France’s Éric Zemmour in Washington. Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, will attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as US ...5d - World -
‘A mix of emotions’: Hamas deal seen as a betrayal but greeted with joy by Palestinians
Protests in favour and against Gaza ceasefire deal have taken place across Israel while Palestinians welcome concessions. News of a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas has ...5d - World -
Trump inauguration: 10 things to know – from when it starts to how to watch
Our guide on what to know about the moment Trump becomes 47th US president, including the oath of office and who is attending. Donald Trump , the 45th and soon to be 47th president of the United ...6d - World -
Families of hostages held in Gaza say they are in agony over ceasefire delays
Relatives of some of 98 still believed held by Hamas describe being in limbo but remain ‘cautiously optimistic’. Middle East crisis – live updates Families of hostages being held in Gaza have ...6d - World -
Amanda Palmer ‘profoundly disturbed’ by sexual assault allegations against ex-partner Neil Gaiman
The singer-songwriter posted a statement on Instagram after multiple women accused the author of sexual misconduct in a New York Magazine article this week. Neil Gaiman’s ex-partner Amanda Palmer ...Jan. 16 - World -
Ireland’s two main centre-right parties to form coalition government
Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin will be taoiseach for first three years with Fine Gael’s Simon Harris taking over in November 2027. Ireland’s two main centre-right parties have clinched a deal with a ...Jan. 15 - World -
‘I am afraid’: tense wait as Palestinians hope for Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
Much remains uncertain about the talks but people in Gaza are desperate for an end to their suffering. Middle East crisis – live updates In the battered ruins of Gaza City, the tent ...Jan. 15 - World -
Joe Biden says ‘soul of America’ still at stake in farewell letter as president
President implicitly acknowledges that country’s divisions remain unbridged as Trump poised to return to Oval Office. US politics live – latest updates Joe Biden has said the “soul of ...Jan. 15 - World -
‘The fight is existential’: Cameroon’s anglophone leaders lead a revolution from behind bars
Julius Ayuk Tabe and other ‘Ambazonian’ activists speak from a prison where they still call for an independent state. Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe has already served seven years of his life sentence at ...Jan. 15 - World -
Ladders, noodle stations and K-pop: how the arrest of South Korea’s president unfolded
Police came better prepared than for their first attempt two weeks ago while supporters on both sides of the political divide came out to protest . By 4.30am, the streets around Yoon Suk Yeol’s ...Jan. 15 - World -
‘I hope peace will prevail’: joy and fear in Gaza amid reports ceasefire is near
Hamas and Israel ‘in final stages’ of agreement, with Gazans still reeling from fresh deadly airstrikes. Middle East crisis – live updates Hopes rose across Gaza on Tuesday that the war that ...Jan. 14 - World -
‘Fadi is fighting for his life’: Israel blocks evacuation of cameraman shot in Gaza
Fadi al-Wahidi’s condition is deteriorating, say hospital staff, who do not have medication needed to treat him. It was about 3pm on 9 October when a small group of Al Jazeera journalists arrived ...Jan. 14 - World -
Where there’s fire, there’s smoke: Los Angeles blazes raise fears of ‘super toxic’ lung damage
Concerns that dangerous fine particle pollution can become embedded in bloodstream and lungs. Los Angeles wildfires: full report The Los Angeles wildfires have claimed the lives of at least 24 ...Jan. 13 - World -
Once a site of horror, a tiny Caribbean island could become a Garifuna shrine
Thousands died on Baliceaux in the 1790s as the British almost wiped out the descendants of Africans and Indigenous Kalinagos. Now the island is for sale. Arriving in Baliceaux, it is hard to ...Jan. 13 - World -
‘We got our fingers crossed’: residents in limbo after LA fires force evacuations
As wildfires burn through 40,000 acres, people return home for some belongings as they brace for new danger. When Aaron McNeil moved from Maryland to Los Angeles three years ago, his biggest worry ...Jan. 13 - World -
‘It’s a continuation of hope’: Paris-based TV station provides a lifeline for women in Afghanistan
Begum TV beams educational and entertainment shows into homes of women living under strict Taliban rule. From a tiny television studio in Paris, 4,500 miles from Kabul, a raft of programmes geared ...Jan. 12 - World -
Canada’s election is about to have an Elon Musk problem with Trudeau’s exit
The world’s richest man looks to move Canada to the right as the beleaguered prime minister prepares to depart. The decision by the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau , this week to resign ...Jan. 12 - World -
‘It’s an enormous emergency’: the doctor saving Sudan’s most vulnerable
MSF medical teams provide vital care in the war-torn country where pregnant women, new mothers and newborns are dying needlessly at alarming rates. Donate to our charity appeal here . In Sudan ...Jan. 12 - World -
Politicians quibbling as LA burns: Gavin Newsom’s latest beef with Trump
California governor calls president-elect’s claim that water is being withheld from southern California ‘delusional’. Gavin Newsom, California’s Democratic governor, appeared briefly to put his ...Jan. 11 - World -
How Elon Musk has meddled in European affairs
From bashing Keir Starmer to promoting the AfD, the X owner is not shy about intervening. A limited – at best – understanding of the continent of Europe and its component countries has not ...Jan. 11 - World -
‘This place instilled constant fear in us’: the man who lived next door to the brutal Homs security unit for 50 years
For 50 years Taha Tadmori had a window to the surveillance complex of the Assad regime. As Syria starts a new chapter, he recalls the horrors he witnessed and the family he lost. The three floors ...Jan. 11 - World -
Line of fire: LA mayor Karen Bass faces scrutiny as historic blazes devour city
Seething residents are questioning city’s preparedness, even as hurricane-force winds and climate crisis created unprecedented calamity conditions. As a series of wildfires in the Los Angeles ...Jan. 11 - World -
New Orleans attack would’ve had ‘completely different outcome’ if steel barriers were used, inventor says
Peter Whitford says Archer barriers, which the city had stored away, have record of stopping vehicle rammings. The deadly New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans “would have had a completely ...Jan. 11 - World -
Twin-headed Trump-Musk onslaught leaves Europe floundering for response
Incoming US president and oligarch ally are wreaking diplomatic havoc among Washington’s beholden allies. Europe has been braced since the US presidential election in November for the challenge ...Jan. 11 - World -
‘It was extraordinary’: Spanish captain recalls rescue of woman who gave birth in dinghy
Mother and newborn saved from inflatable boat off Canary Islands, on a route on which thousands have died. The call that would lead to one of the most poignant images of the humanitarian ...Jan. 10 - World -
Democrats have become the party of war. Americans are tired of it
In defending the militarist status quo, Democrats ceded the anti-war lane to Republicans. As they enter the political wilderness, it’s time to reckon with what they got so wrong. The most ...Jan. 9 - World -
LA’s night of horror as furious wildfires ignited: ‘Never seen anything like this’
At least five people are dead and several injured as multiple fires burn, including most destructive in city’s history. California wildfires: live updates Los Angeles firefighters were already ...Jan. 8 - World -
Why is Donald Trump talking about annexing Greenland?
The US president-elect has refused to rule out military force to take control. This is why it is important – and what Greenlanders think. Hours after his son Donald Trump Jr touched down in the ...Jan. 8 - World -
German election 2025 poll tracker: which party is leading and who could be chancellor?
Germany will elect a new Bundestag on 23 February. Find out who is ahead in opinion polls and what coalitions are possible. Germany is preparing for a general election to the Bundestag, the lower ...Jan. 7 - World -
‘I haven’t seen any change’: black Labour voters in Liverpool and London six months on
In Liverpool Riverside and Tottenham, two constituencies with black MPs and large black communities, Labour’s vote share dropped by more than 20 points at last year’s election. The Guardian spoke ...Jan. 7 - World -
Bromance on the rocks: where does Musk’s brush-off leave Nigel Farage?
The Reform leader’s dalliance with the US billionaire looks in trouble after an abrupt about-turn from the X boss. It was the morning after the rather disappointing day before. “At the moment, I am ...Jan. 6 - World -
‘We’ve proved we can do anything’: the Syrian women who want a say in running the country
Women’s rights groups have been active throughout the years of war and turmoil Syria – and now they are calling on the new regime to recognise their worth. The feminist activist Ghalia Rahhal ...Jan. 5 - World -
Ukraine waits for Trump the dealmaker to broker end of Putin’s war | Shaun Walker in Kyiv
The US president-elect’s policy on the conflict may prove decisive, but appeasing both sides will be a challenge. A new year in Ukraine began in much the same way as the old one finished: with ...Jan. 4 - World -
‘It’s buzzing here’: Detroit’s revival takes shape after decades of decay
The tech scene is booming in the US’s largest Black-majority city, with foreign investment and a recent population boost. When the Book Cadillac hotel opened in Detroit a century ago this month, ...Jan. 4 - World -
California tribes celebrate historic dam removal: ‘More successful than we ever imagined’
After four dams were blasted from the Klamath River, the work to restore the ecosystem is under way. Explosions roared through the canyons lining the Klamath River earlier this year, signaling a ...Jan. 3 - World -
Shunned and shamed, Pakistan’s trans community finally gets help for TB
Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek treatment. Now screening and outreach work are helping tackle the disease. Two years ago, ...Jan. 3 - World -
‘It’s devastating’: New Orleans reels from deadly New Year’s Day attack
As life in the historic French Quarter tried to return to normal, the grief and sadness among residents was acute. At the cross-street of Bourbon and Saint Phillip, a few dozen yards from the ...Jan. 2 - World