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‘This is effectively a civil war’: despair in Haiti as gangs step up assault on capital

Fighters wielding guns and machetes have taken a key zone of Port-au-Prince as the beleaguered authorities try to restore order. The storming of Solino began in the dead of night with dozens of ...

World - The Guardian - 15 hours ago

Lebanon feels it is being punished for a decision Hizbollah made

Civil society has sprung into action but the overwhelming sense of solidarity may be hard to sustain

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Trump, on the Civil War, in His Own Words

It’s hard to compromise with those who consider any criticism a threat.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Sudan’s civil war: how did it begin, what is the human cost, and what is happening now?

Conflict that pits army against paramilitary group has killed tens of thousands and caused hunger, disease and displacement. Fighting broke out in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, on 15 April 2023 as ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Online Talk About ‘Civil War’ Could Inspire Real-World Violence, DHS Warns Cops

The agency also cautioned that it’s unable to get a grasp on the full scale of the threat, due to extremists increasingly using encrypted chat tools.

Tech - Wired - October 23

Myanmar's civil war reshaped in past year with coordinated offensive by powerful resistance groups

Three well-armed militias launched a surprise joint offensive in northeastern Myanmar a year ago, breaking a strategic stalemate with the regime’s military with rapid gains of huge swaths of ...

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

‘We were trapped like rats’: Spain’s floods bring devastation and despair

Residents describe impact of floods and downpours – with some places hit with a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours. Spanish flash floods – live updates The gratitude that greeted ...

World - The Guardian - 3 hours ago

Vance says there won't be 'civil unrest' if Trump wins

Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week

Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across border. What caused the civil war in Sudan and how has it become one of the world’s worst ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Amorim saved Sporting from despair but United marks a whole new test | David Hytner

Portuguese built his name on consistency and charisma but can he transfer his watchwords to the Theatre of Dreams?. The parallels are there and Manchester United have certainly considered them. Few ...

World - The Guardian - 13 hours ago

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexual assault and rape in new civil suits

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a wave of new sexual assault and rape accusations.

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen's civil rights claim against Trump over tell-all book

The Supreme Court rejected Michael Cohen's civil rights claim against Donald Trump alleging he was put in solitary confinement for refusing to stop writing a tell-all book.

UK civil servants told to work three days a week in the office

Decision comes after speculation that Labour ministers would allow more homeworking to bolster morale among officials

Business - Financial Times - October 23

If Civilization is falling apart, I might as well control it myself | Dominik Diamond

The invitation to EXplore, EXpand, EXploit and EXterminate that comes with the game’s unfortunately spelled sixth iteration is hard to resist, harder still to play. I am feeling anxious about the ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

Iran allows civil aviation to resume after Israeli attack

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

Read accused of weaponizing Fifth Amendment to try and delay civil trial

Karen Read's attorneys sought to delay a wrongful death lawsuit filed by John O'Keefe's family.

Poland's leader defends his decision to suspend the right to asylum

Human and civil rights groups are expressing concern after Poland's leader said he would suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern neighbors Belarus and Russia

World - ABC News - October 14

Polish government's decision to suspend asylum law triggers concerns from civil society

World - Yahoo News - October 14

Sean 'Diddy' Combs hit with new lawsuits alleging sexual assault and rape spanning two decades

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a series of new lawsuits filed in federal court Monday.

Sean "Diddy" Combs faces 6 new civil lawsuits, alleging sexual assault and rape

Sean "Diddy" Combs faces a growing legal battle. Six new civil lawsuits were anonymously filed by four women and two men in a Manhattan court Monday, alleging sexual assault, rape and sexual abuse. ...

‘Oh god I’m Sue Gray – don’t, I’m cringing’: comic Emma Sidi brings the embattled civil servant to the stage

After Starstruck and Taskmaster, the new project sees Sidi play a profane, lowbrow version of Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff. She explains why her latest comedy creation is breaking-news ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Diddy's kids come to his defense as civil lawsuits alleging lurid incidents pile up

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' 'devastated' kids put on a united front, saying claims 'have spiraled into absurdity' since their dad's arrest. And the lawsuits keep coming.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 22

1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared

Simon Bouie told his mother and grandmother he wasn’t going to get in trouble back in 1960.

Bob Woodward on "War"

For his 23rd book, "War," legendary Watergate journalist Bob Woodward delves into the inner circles of the Biden White House to examine American influence in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and ...

Politics - CBS News - October 13

America and... the war in Ukraine

Could the US election result threaten support for Kyiv?

Western business, the Kremlin and the war

This collection of articles explores the fallout of the war in Ukraine on Western companies operating in Russia

World - Financial Times - October 15

Russia’s elusive war aims

Any end to the fighting that left Moscow in control of some Ukrainian land wouldn’t necessarily add up to a victory

World - Financial Times - October 19

Europe’s fiscal tug of war

Pressure to display fiscal discipline is no less high than pressure to spend more on security and economic innovation

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Music and Morale in a Country at War

In Ukraine, where war feels omnipresent, music is helping lift spirits and raise money for the military.

World - The New York Times - 2 hours ago

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