Dismissals follow Houthi victories and pressure from southern Yemenis for more power The UN-recognised government of Yemen has shaken up its political and military leadership in an attempt to regain territory lost to the Houthis in September and lift the four-week siege of Taiz, the country’s third largest city. A ...
‘Wrong on every count’: How the Guardian reported the 1956 Suez crisis‘Wrong on every count’: How the Guardian reported the 1956 Suez crisis
The military conflict in Egypt involving the UK, France and Israel that ended with a humiliating exit for the two European nations On 26 July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company, the joint British-French enterprise which had owned and operated the canal ...
A progressive understanding of Christianity won in the US elections | Bill McKibbenA progressive understanding of Christianity won in the US elections | Bill McKibben
James Talarico and Adam Hamilton’s interpretations of the Bible are wildly different from the conservative vision we are regularly fed Two-thirds of Americans identify as Christian, but since less than a third of the country actually makes it to church regularly, many rely on what they pick up from the ...
You will die. That’s why your life is worth livingYou will die. That’s why your life is worth living
What does the tech elite offer? The immortality grift. But there’s another way to look at our previous time on Earth Ted “the Kid” Williams was perhaps one of the greatest hitters baseball has ever seen. He played for the Boston Red Sox for nearly 20 years. The Kid was ...
Black Doves review – Ben Whishaw, Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire are spine-tinglingly goodBlack Doves review – Ben Whishaw, Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire are spine-tinglingly good
Series two of this rambunctiously entertaining espionage drama might be implausible. But it’s a magnetically acted tale of friendship, with moments of genuine poignance Is Helen Webb Britain’s busiest mum? Or Britain’s least busy mum? On the one hand, she’s got two kids, is the wife of the recently promoted ...
How did Republicans lose a Senate seat in fireball-red South Carolina?How did Republicans lose a Senate seat in fireball-red South Carolina?
Bitter postmortem under way as party comes to terms with Darline Graham’s stunning loss to Annie Andrews It’s not that Shane Brown somehow didn’t know about the US Senate election in South Carolina. Nor was he unaware that the outcome of the race between Senator Darline Graham and her Democratic ...
I Play Rocky review – Anthony Ippolito adds knockout sweetness to the story of Stallone’s Hollywood triumphI Play Rocky review – Anthony Ippolito adds knockout sweetness to the story of Stallone’s Hollywood triumph
Portraying the humour, passion and grit that took the actor from bit parts to Oscar glory, this making-of tale is even more mythic than the original movie For fun, excitement and the transcendental thrill of success, there’s nothing to touch this very enjoyable drama about the making of Sylvester Stallone’s ...
The Russell Brand I saw in court was not the flamboyant character most people will knowThe Russell Brand I saw in court was not the flamboyant character most people will know
Brand stood upright in the dock as the verdicts were read out in court – ending this sometimes surreal trial. ...
China calls on US and EU to reconsider tariffsChina calls on US and EU to reconsider tariffs
Beijing called on the US and the EU to reconsider their levies on Chinese goods, as the country’s exports reached record highs. Beijing said it was willing to buy more US farm goods, but only if the two sides agreed to slash tariffs; while China recently restarted American soybean imports ...
Oil market shifts to surplus despite disruptionsOil market shifts to surplus despite disruptions
Global oil markets have shifted to a supply surplus, despite months of disruption caused by the war in the Middle East. JPMorgan estimated supply exceeded demand by 1.4 million barrels a day last month, driven largely by Middle Eastern exports returning to prewar levels, while HSBC forecast Saudi output will ...