Shallah, Fatimah and Maahi are among hundreds of thousands of Afghan women and girls deported from Iran and Pakistan in the past year to a life of severe restrictions It was a warm summer afternoon on 15 August 2021 when the Taliban entered Kabul and changed the lives of millions. ...
Grief, fury, conspiracy: inside Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s killingGrief, fury, conspiracy: inside Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s killing
A year since his assassination, the movement Kirk started is reckoning with the void he left behind – and a revolution that eats its own As Charlie Kirk’s family, friends, and colleagues barreled through the sky to Utah, one staffer kept throwing up in her mouth. Each time she quietly ...
Ben Shelton dethrones Carlos Alcaraz in five-set thriller after latest US Open finishBen Shelton dethrones Carlos Alcaraz in five-set thriller after latest US Open finish
Winner claims 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (7) victory Epic quarter-final ends after 3.30am in New York As the official 10th day of play in New York moved deeper into the remote hours of the new morning, every passing game imbued Carlos Alcaraz with greater despair. From his focused ...
All About My Mother by Rachael Stirling review – a joyous love letter to Diana RiggAll About My Mother by Rachael Stirling review – a joyous love letter to Diana Rigg
Beautifully written by her daughter, this is a funny and intimate eulogy to the 60s star of The Avengers who went on to specialise in fierce, complicated women The late actor Diana Rigg declined to call herself a feminist, noting: “Why would I burn my bra? I need my bra.” ...
Reclaiming the streets: the architects clawing back Europe’s car-centric spacesReclaiming the streets: the architects clawing back Europe’s car-centric spaces
The European Prize for Urban Public Space’s shortlist highlights projects helping people cope with climate crisis In the words of Joni Mitchell, the planners of many urban centres around the world “paved paradise and put up a parking lot”. The European Prize for Urban Public Space tries to show that ...
European democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael BehrEuropean democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael Behr
Far-right parties, Maga ideology and Kremlin money are conniving to suffocate liberal idealism for another generation Not all that long ago, Europe was a beacon of liberal idealism. One memoir recalls it as an era “comfortably saturated with confidence in the unfailing and binding power of tolerance and conciliation”. The ...
Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after flare in US-Iran conflictOil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after flare in US-Iran conflict
Brent crude – the global benchmark for prices – rises after the US hit five Iranian tankers on Tuesday ...
British-Israeli relations at lowest ebb in decadesBritish-Israeli relations at lowest ebb in decades
Israel’s response to London’s trade ban with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shows how important this moment is. ...
US slaps import ban on Canadian alcohol, motorbikes and other goodsUS slaps import ban on Canadian alcohol, motorbikes and other goods
It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes as Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force. ...
Trump moves to ban Canadian importsTrump moves to ban Canadian imports
The Trump administration is moving to ban Canadian imports like alcohol, whey, and motorcycles in the latest escalation of the countries’ trade war. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has spoken with Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc in recent days, a senior administration official told reporters Tuesday, and the countries will ...