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‘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 -
What is New Orleans’ French Quarter, the location of the New Year’s Day truck attack?
Founded in 1718, the neighbourhood is also known as the Vieux Carre – or Old Quarter – and is the historic colonial centre of the city. Full report: truck flying Islamic State flag drives into ...Jan. 1 - World -
Suspect in deadly New Orleans attack was 13-year US army veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar
Texas man, 42, who was killed by police, served in Afghanistan and held rank of staff sergeant. New Orleans vehicle attack – follow updates Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old Texas man ...Jan. 1 - World -
‘I heard the pops and I just ran’: New Orleans in shock after vehicle attack
Residents and tourists recall scrambling for cover as scenes unimaginable unfolded in the French Quarter. The silence on Bourbon Street told much of the story.. At the intersection that marks the ...Jan. 1 - World -
‘He chose to come back’: Jimmy Carter’s Georgia home town celebrates his life
In Plains, residents remember the 39th US president as just a ‘regular guy’, good neighbor and Sunday school teacher. The signs, made by hand or machine, less than a meter squared or the size of a ...Dec. 31 - World -
Fighting for change: why the road to parliament is still rocky for women across Africa
In a critical year for elections on the continent, three women who took office in 2024 talk about the obstacles they see in politics and where gains are being made. This year, 18 of Africa’s 54 ...Dec. 31 - World -
‘Left at the mercy of jihadists’: Niger’s junta fails to curb surge in violence
Islamic State affiliate expands control since 2023 coup, killing hundreds of civilians and enslaving women, as media ban allows regime to cover up attacks. On 12 December, Hadjara Zibo and her ...Dec. 31 - World -
‘A Renaissance man’: Jimmy Carter remembered for contributions to arts
Musicians and actors pay tribute to three-time Grammy-winning former US president, who died on Sunday aged 100. Jimmy Carter will likely be remembered for his contributions to the arts – beyond ...Dec. 30 - World -
From Panama to Palestine, Jimmy Carter refused to let his moral voice be silenced
Carter signed treaties to hand over the Panama Canal and criticized Israel, drawing respect and fury past his one term . In May 1989, the former US president Jimmy Carter walked into the lobby of a ...Dec. 30 - World -
Global happiness study aims to solve mystery of what gives us a boost
Existing evidence is dominated by western regions but researchers want to find out whether benefits are the same around the world. The science of happiness has spawned hundreds of thousands of ...Dec. 29 - World -
‘If we don’t look after this treasure, we’re going to lose it’: the fight to restore one of the UK’s most historic streets
Home to choir singers for 650 years, Grade-1 listed Vicar’s Close by Wells Cathedral is in need of funding to keep its medieval houses liveable – and its unique history alive. Choir singers have ...Dec. 28 - World -
‘Who knows what they’re going to do?’: US cannabis industry braces itself for Trump administration
The industry looks back wistfully on a past year of promise but little delivery, and wonders what next under Trump. For those awaiting the end of cannabis prohibition in the US, 2024 began on a ...Dec. 27 - World -
‘Living proof that you can spend money on the poor’: Utopia comes to Mexico City
A visionary mayor has harnessed her imagination to promote health, wellbeing and culture in one of the Mexican capital’s most impoverished neighbourhoods . Mexico City’s mayor has never been ...Dec. 27 - World -
Indian Ocean tsunami: how survivors found love after Boxing Day disaster
A rise in the number of remarriages and a baby boom in the years since 2004 gave hope to survivors and helped them cope with the tragedy. It was Mahyuddin’s mother who had pestered him to go out on ...Dec. 25 - World -
The rise and rise of Maye Musk: China’s love affair with Elon Musk’s mother
The 76-year-old is part of a trend of ‘silver influencers’ whose success in the face of adversity resonates strongly. Could she be Elon’s secret weapon in China?. Maye Musk is a busy woman. As well ...Dec. 25 - World -
The search for ‘disappeared’ US journalist Austin Tice resumes in post-Assad Syria
The reporter’s mother, Debra Tice, has not entered Syria to search for her son for nearly 10 years, but associations like Hostage Aid Worldwide have helped create renewed hope. Debra Tice had ...8h - World -
Is TikTok a national security threat – or is the ban a smokescreen for superpower rivalry?
Washington looks happy for the video app to harvest users’ data – as long as China does not reap the rewards. . If the Chinese-owned TikTok is deemed definitively by the US to be a national ...13h - World -
‘It’s not the damage, it’s the terror’: Israeli settlers run riot after ceasefire deal
Violent settlers descend on Sinjil and other West Bank towns to protest release of Palestinian prisoners. Sundus al-Fukaha was watching the news at home in the occupied West Bank village of Sinjil ...13h - World -
Lengthy legal fight lands blow on Sun’s publisher but shows even princes have to settle
Duke of Sussex and Tom Watson hail ‘monumental victory’ after securing agreement with News Group Newspapers. Prince Harry to receive ‘substantial damages’ after settling legal claim Duke says ...1d - World -
Trump rewrites the violence of January 6 and ‘legitimates future ones’
If criminal charges were meant to deter acts of violence, the pardons of over 1,500 people do the opposite, say experts. Donald Trump spent the four years after the January 6 insurrection ...1d - World -
Apartments for $20,000 a month: residents scramble after wildfires deepen LA’s housing crisis
With more than 15,000 structures burned to the ground, experts say Angelenos of all income levels will be affected. Hours after losing her house to the Palisades fire in Los Angeles , Charlotta ...1d - World -
Trump’s blitz of new policies gives anti-immigration beliefs a troubling platform
Trump’s agenda is clear: keep people out or make them pay. The US’s fabric as a nation of immigrants is tearing apart. Immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers hoping for a safe haven to build a ...1d - World -
Mother of Thai man held in Gaza pleads for his release
Wiwwaeo Sriaoun, whose son Watchara is one of six Thais held by Hamas, says ceasefire deal has given her more hope. Middle East crisis – live updates The mother of a Thai man held in Gaza has ...2d - World -
Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes dies aged 65
Whitesnake’s David Coverdale and Slash of Guns N’ Roses pay tribute to musician described as an ‘exceptional talent’. John Sykes, a guitarist with the rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died ...2d - World -
Keir Starmer orders public inquiry into Southport attack
PM says country ‘failed in its duty’ after teenager admits murdering three girls at children’s holiday club. Keir Starmer has ordered a public inquiry into the failings that allowed an “extremely ...2d - World -
ICC braces for swift Trump sanctions over Israeli arrest warrants
Leadership at international criminal court fears new US administration will move quickly to shut it down. The international criminal court is bracing itself for Donald Trump to launch aggressive ...3d - World -
Campaigners call for action as jellyfish threaten Scottish salmon farms
String jellyfish species that has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms reported in Scotland. A jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norway’s salmon industry has made its ...3d - World -
Myanmar airstrike on detention camp kills dozens, armed opposition group says
Those killed in attack on camp for relatives of junta soldiers in Rakhine state were women and children, Arakan Army says. A Myanmar junta airstrike has killed 28 people, including children, and ...3d - World -
Davos is appealing for ‘collaboration in the intelligent age’. Good luck with that
The annual gathering of the globally minded is looking forlorn in the light of Trump 2.0 and trade rows. This year’s week-long gabfest in the Alpine resort of Davos, which kicks off on Monday, will ...4d - World -
‘Creative use of punishment’: Covid-style lockdowns proposed for criminals in England and Wales
Bar Council calls for pandemic restrictions to help reintegrate non-violent offenders into society and ease pressure on overcrowded jails. Conditions similar to Covid lockdowns should be imposed on ...4d - World -
Shutdown at Mexico toxic waste plant after Guardian investigation revealed pollution in nearby homes
Mexican officials ordered facility to shut down after report on very high levels of pollutants in surrounding neighborhood. Revealed: US hazardous waste is sent to Mexico – where a ‘toxic ...5d - World -
‘A lot of chaos, quickly’: panic grips US music industry as ‘kingmaker’ TikTok faces ban
Labels and artists forced to rethink marketing strategies as viral hit-making app faces possible US shutdown on Sunday. On a recent Monday morning, Olivia Shalhoup opened her laptop and steeled ...5d - World -
‘A watershed moment’: how will Labour play Trump 2.0?
Starmer open to second state visit for Donald Trump, amid worries about tariffs and recent setbacks to political relationship. David Lammy was visiting Washington last May when he realised ...5d - World -
Ukraine war briefing: Russia and Iran deepen defence ties as Trump inauguration looms
Trump has pledged to broker peace in Ukraine and take tougher stance on Tehran; EU foreign policy chief urges bloc members to extend Russia sanctions. What we know on day 1,060. See all our ...5d - World -
Censorship, homework help and cats: China’s RedNote users welcome ‘TikTok refugees’
Americans fleeing the looming TikTok ban have been warmly welcomed to app Xiaohongshu – or RedNote – despite China’s tight restrictions on what can be posted. “It is the coolest thing,” says Huang ...5d - World