Politics

“Hybrid warfare.” It’s a term that’s bandied around with increasing regularity of late, said Pierre Haski on France Inter (Paris) – and for good reason. In the past two years, we’ve seen explosions destroy the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking …

“British-Iraqi drag artist and filmmaker Amrou Al-Kadhi makes a strong feature debut” with this coming-of-age comedy-drama, said Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian. Set in east London, it stars Bilal Hasna as Layla, a drag artist from a strict Muslim family. …

It may be “innocently” called Oreshnik – “hazel tree” – but the Kremlin’s latest hypersonic ballistic missile is “one of its most dangerous”, said James Kilner in The Daily Telegraph. Russian forces test-fired it for the first time in combat …

At the height of the first Covid lockdown in April 2020, an elderly war veteran set himself the target of walking 100 laps of his daughter’s garden before his 100th birthday. Captain Tom Moore‘s determination and spirit touched the nation’s …

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India has expressed “deep concern” over the arrest of a Hindu monk in Bangladesh and asked its neighbour to “ensure the safety of Hindus and all minorities”. In recent months, India has “repeatedly” raised fears about the safety of Hindus …

Oh, Christmas tree, for as long as we can remember we’ve marvelled at “how lovely are your branches”. But our love affair with you seems to have hit a rough patch. Between seven and eight million Christmas trees are still …

Is HIV in retreat? How is Bob Geldof reshaping the Band Aid story? And is Britain falling out of love with the cuppa? Olly Mann and The Week delve behind the headlines and debate what really matters from the past …

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Actor Jason Isaacs picks his favourite books. He will be reading at the Follow the Stars Carol Concert for Macmillan Cancer Support on 6 December, at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. The Human Stain Philip Roth, 2000 Roth inhabits his protagonist’s …

A dancer dressed as Ba Jia Jiang, a Chinese guardian of the gods, uses firecrackers for purification during a temple festival in Taiwan (Image credit: Chiang Ying-ying / AP) A couple kisses at a bus stop in Buenos Aires, Argentina …

We tend to see the 1980s as “a combustible era of economic growth and social unrest”, said Mark Hudson in The Independent. On the one hand, there was “Thatcher, yuppies, boom and bust”; on the other, mass unemployment, along with …

Shopping online can offer a lot of advantages during the busy holiday season. You skip the crowds and long lines, and easily scout the stores offering the best deals — all from the comfort of your couch. There is just …

Donald Trump comes into office having pledged the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education. His administration will send “all education and education work and needs back to the states,” he said in 2023. What does the Department of Education …

Book industry figures have described the team behind a publishing AI startup as “dingbats”, “opportunists” and “extractive capitalists”. The new company, Spines, will charge authors between $1,200 and $5,000 to have their books edited, proofread, formatted, designed and circulated with …

In September 2021, the largest criminal trial in French history got under way at the Palais de Justice in Paris. In the dock were 20 defendants, accused of helping to plan and organise what became known as “V13”: the attacks …

The actress Jennifer Lawrence and Nobel prizewinner Malala Yousafzai are among the producers of this “extraordinarily courageous documentary” about the lives of a trio of Afghan women in the period after the Taliban’s return to power, said Matthew Bond in …

This eight-part Netflix comedy doesn’t have a particularly enticing premise, said James Hibbs in Radio Times: based on a 2020 Chilean documentary, it tells the story of a widower who goes undercover at a retirement community in San Francisco to …

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This week’s announcement of plans to close a Vauxhall van factory in Luton underlines the UK’s ongoing struggle with the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Experts say that EV uptake isn’t keeping up with the government’s plan for UK manufacturers …

Irish citizens will go to the polls on Friday to choose a new government, and it’s far from certain who will lead the next administration With days to go, the incumbent centrist coalition of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, led …

Calin Georgescu is the EU and Nato’s worst nightmare. The 62-year-old agricultural engineer came from nowhere to win the first round of Romania’s presidential election on Sunday, the far-right candidate leap-frogging more well-known figures from the left and right to …

Book lovers will have plenty of opportunities to meet their favourite authors, and discover new and upcoming writers, at literary festivals across the country next year. Here are some of the top events, large and small. Morpeth Book Festival, Northumberland …

Historically, an IRA, or individual retirement account, is a retirement savings option that you access of your own accord — unlike, say, employer-sponsored options like 401(k) plans or pensions. But in recent years, in an effort to increase Americans’ retirement …

The holiday season is a popular time of year for travel, between flights back to hometowns to see family and much-needed vacations to ring in the new year. As you get ready to book your plane tickets and hotel stays, …

Ever since British archaeologist Howard Carter first peered into the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, 100 years ago, the mystery of the boy king’s death has captivated historians and amateurs alike. That mystery recently “took another turn”, said the …

What happened Rapper Drake filed a second of two legal petitions over rival Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss track Tuesday, accusing Universal Music Group of defamation for allowing the release of the track “falsely accusing him of being a …

What happened Russia said it was planning a response after Ukraine’s armed forces hit a military and civilian airfield in the Kursk region with U.S.-supplied, long-range ATCMS missiles. Who said what The Russian defense ministry said Ukraine’s latest ATCMS strikes, …

On Nov. 19, President-elect Donald Trump named former wrestling executive Linda McMahon, who led the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019, to head the Department of Education. McMahon served for a year on the Connecticut Board of Education from …

There is no place in the world like Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. It feels like it is not even of this world. Located more than 2,000 miles from South America’s mainland, it is one of the Earth’s …

What happened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday urged his governing cabinet to approve a ceasefire between his country and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The announcement that Israel was moving forward with the proposal came hours after a series of Israeli …

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‘How the Thanksgiving holiday can help heal America’s political rifts’ Michael Morris at Time As “Thanksgiving approaches on this election year, many of us can’t help but think of politics,” says Michael Morris. But “this doesn’t mean that our tribal …

During campaigns that last as long as 18 months, presidential candidates frequently promise action on various issues “on day one.” When he is inaugurated for his second term on Jan. 20, 2025, President-elect Donald Trump will have to sort through …

Doctors in the UK are increasingly concerned that a global shortage of ADHD drugs is leading to children going without medication and missing school, and adults self-medicating with alcohol instead. With record numbers of people being diagnosed with ADHD, two-thirds …

The new ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel will allow hundreds of thousands of people to return to their homes on both sides of the border. The “hard-won diplomatic achievement” brokered by President Biden, brings “calm” to one of the most …

Mind-blowing. Those are the two words I’d use to describe the “Mysteries of the Universe” weekender discovery tour, hosted by New Scientist. Over two days in the Cheshire countryside, a group of space enthusiasts, myself included, were treated to fascinating …

It is “grimly fortuitous timing” that “Britain’s Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story” is being broadcast on BBC Two just as “Vladimir Putin’s finger seems to be hovering close to the red button”, said Carol Midgley in The Times. The “weighty” …

The Democratic Party appears to be in limbo following an unexpected electoral sweep by the GOP; Republicans won back the White House with the reelection of Donald Trump, and they will also control the House of Representatives and the U.S. …

The vice president of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, has claimed to have hired someone to assassinate the president in the event that she herself is killed. Duterte is the daughter of Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines from 2016 to …