Japan PM leads outcry after US Marine arrested over alleged killing of woman on Okinawa
The Guardianby Justin McCurry in Tokyo·6d ago
Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has led public outcry over crimes committed by US servicemen after a marine suspected of killing a woman on Okinawa was arrested on Saturday.
‘It could knock a whole street down’: the art of defusing a second world war bomb
The Guardianby Samira Shackle·6d ago
Everyone at Exmouth Marina knew there was an unexploded German bomb in the water. Old hands at the dock had been saying so since the end of the second world war.
The butter boom – how the world fell back in love with the glorious golden spread
The Guardianby Morwenna Ferrier·6d ago
Temperatures in Paris were nudging 41C when Erwan Leo opened Le Butter this summer. Wildfires had already been tearing through France and the city was quiet, particularly in the less touristy 8th...
‘I call them erotic landscapes’: fashion photographer Tim Walker on his powerful tapestry of queer Britain
The Guardianby Jason Okundaye·6d ago
Six years ago, Tim Walker was walking in the Highbury Fields area of London when he came across a plaque on the side of a building.
Olivia Dean review – a powerful, affirming night with a pop star at the height of her powers
The Guardianby Brodie Lancaster·7d ago
It’s so easy to fall in love with Olivia Dean. It seems as if she has been everywhere this past year: performing on Saturday Night Live, winning best new artist at the Grammys and an armful of...
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv claims half of Russia’s oil refining capacity destroyed
The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·7d ago
- Long-range Ukrainian strikes have taken out more than half of Russia’s oil refining capacity, hampering Moscow’s ability to supply its forces during the war, the defence ministry in Kyiv has...
OpenAI to reiterate apology to Australia over Medicare hack as inquiry told artists risk becoming ‘roadkill’
The Guardianby Josh Taylor Technology reporter·7d ago
OpenAI will use an appearance before a parliamentary committee to apologise again to Australia about the hack on Medicare last month, on the same day media and entertainment organisations argue...
‘A God-almighty punch-up’: rare footage shows Battle of Hastings (the 1966 one)
The Guardianby Esther Addley·7d ago
At the top of a hill in a field near Hastings, a group of defiant English combatants awaited the invading army of William the Conqueror, brandishing their spears and shouting “Harold! Harold!”.
Damilola: The Untold Story review – John Boyega’s trauma after losing his childhood friend is haunting
The Guardianby Hannah J Davies·7d ago
Next month marks 26 years since the killing of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor prompted a wave of grief and incredulity across the UK.
Former American Idol contestant and pastor sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife
The Guardianby Associated Press·7d ago
A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on American Idol was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife while he...
Club Kid review – Jordan Firstman’s heartfelt comedy is irresistible
The Guardianby Owen Myers·7d ago
In a grungy backroom of a Brooklyn warehouse, a group of glamorously dishevelled clubbers raise their voices in a secular chat. “What do we want? Drugs! When do we want them?
Students vandalize Cornell building over handling of gang-rape allegations
The Guardianby Keely Aouga·7d ago
Student activists vandalized a Cornell University administration building overnight in response to the university’s handling of gang rape allegations in a high-profile case that has dominated...
Flydubai co-pilot originally planned attack for July, investigators believe
The Guardianby Jason Burke in London and Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington·7d ago
Investigators believe that the co-pilot who tried to take control of a plane from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week originally planned his attack for July but postponed the hijacking, possibly because a...
UK threatens to expel Israeli diplomats over planned East Jerusalem consulate closure
The Guardianby Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor·7d ago
The UK has threatened to expel one Israeli diplomat for every British diplomat forced to leave Israel as a result of Israel’s decision to close the UK consulate in East Jerusalem later this week.
The Guardian view on sexual abuse in schools: teachers cannot deal with this alone | Editorial
The Guardianby Editorial·7d ago
The Guardian’s findings about the extent of sexual abuse in schools require an urgent, calibrated response.
Police occupy Djibouti FA headquarters amid attempt to oust Fifa council member
The Guardianby Ed Aarons and Romain Molina·7d ago
Attempts to oust Souleiman Waberi as the president of the Djibouti football federation (FDF) reached a dramatic climax on Monday as police occupied the federation’s headquarters after a group of...
Daryz’s Arc reputation secure but retirement would rule out folk-hero status
The Guardianby Greg Wood·7d ago
It was, as the moderator of the post-Arc press conference put it, the “difficult question everyone wants to ask”, but Princess Zahra Aga Khan, the owner of the winner, Daryz, did not seem to find...
A former poet laureate and a Pulitzer winner lead TS Eliot prize shortlist
The Guardianby Emma Loffhagen·7d ago
The former poet laureate Andrew Motion and Pulitzer prize winner Jorie Graham are among the 10 poets shortlisted for this year’s £25,000 TS Eliot prize, the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious award...
Is the US becoming a nation of cat lovers?
The Guardianby Guardian staff reporter·7d ago
Name: The kitten index. Age: The debate has probably raged since animals have been domesticated. The debate being? Dogs versus cats. Not in a fight, but as in which to get as a pet.
Preppers used to be ridiculed – but we’re all stockpiling now | Zoe Williams
The Guardianby Zoe Williams·7d ago
There is no national food stockpile and there hasn’t been since it was wound up in the 1990s. It feels like a metaphor for the delusions of that era: nothing bad can possibly happen again; no two...
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