Politics

President Joe Biden, under pressure from fellow Democrats to address Gaza protests at U.S. college campuses, last week made his first public remarks about the unrest. He criticized the “chaos” over Israel’s offensive against Hamas while defending the freedom of …

Cyclists take part in the Giro d’Italia cycle race in Capo Noli, Italy (Image credit: Luca Bettini / AFP / Getty Images) Surfers participate in a ceremony to honor three missing surfers in Ensenada, Mexico  (Image credit: Guillermo Arias / …

Holidaying in a country torn apart by warfare and ruled by fundamentalists won’t be top of everyone’s bucket list but the number of foreign tourists visiting Afghanistan rose 120% in 2023, reaching nearly 5,200. Travel officials want Afghanistan to become …

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This week’s question: A beach on the Italian island of Sardinia could become the go-to destination for nudist weddings after local authorities decided to let unclothed couples exchange vows there. If Hollywood were to make a comedy about a nudist beach …

‘American political dysfunction is harming national security’ Stefan Katz in The Bulwark “American political dysfunction is becoming a weakness abroad and even a threat to our national security,” says Stefan Katz. Our partisan chaos “makes democracy look unappealing,” which benefits …

What happened The House voted 359-43 on Wednesday to quash a bid by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). Ten Republicans and 32 Democrats supported Greene’s motion to vacate, but 196 Republicans and 163 Democrats …

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What happened Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that a bout of memory loss and mental fogginess in 2010 was the result of mercury poisoning and a parasitic “worm that got into my brain and ate a portion …

What happened At least 105 people have died and 130 are missing as devastating floods ravage southern Brazil. An estimated 160,000 people have been left homeless in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The Guaíba River rose over 16 feet …

“American voters have never been more polarised,” said John Hendrickson in The Atlantic, but there’s one thing they still all agree on: shooting puppies is wrong.  That much is clear from the outraged reaction to Kristi Noem’s new political memoir. …

Hanif Kureishi, who was left tetraplegic by a fall in Rome in 2022, has “spoken movingly” about the sustenance he has drawn from the prospect of this RSC staging of his debut novel, “The Buddha of Suburbia” (1990), a coming-of-age …

The theme of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s spring costume exhibition is “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” – but at the Met Gala on Monday, Kim Kardashian reawoke a debate about “unrealistic beauty standards” with her “incredibly tight” corset, said Grazia. …

The natural beauty of Kew Gardens is being lit up by an installation of “manically botanical” giant sculptures by Marc Quinn, said Time Out.  The former Young British Artist’s new show explores the “links between nature and humanity”, said the …

Former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke’s surprise defection to Labour yesterday is “causing a stir on both sides of the House” in Westminster today, said Sky News. Keir Starmer extended a warm welcome to the MP for Dover after she crossed …

The cost of flights is soaring ahead of the busy summer holiday period, so what can you expect to pay to get away this year? Holidays abroad are “more expensive than ever” in the current cost-of-living crisis, said GoCompare. Popular …

Situated off the west coast of Africa, Lanzarote is a striking island that is perhaps more like being on Mars than anywhere on Earth. Vistas are expansive with mountainous crags, reddish, dusty dunes, and the occasional radio tower jutting from …

Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, many young people seem to have lost faith in the democratic process. Some plan to avoid voting entirely, unimpressed by both Democratic candidate Joe Biden and Republican candidate Donald Trump. The voter turnout under …

Black country, folk and blues musicians have always been vital to the genres’ very American, very long legacies. The all-powerful Beyoncé, with her latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” has shined a sharp spotlight on some of those artists. But there are …

For decades, the federal government has classified cannabis as a Schedule I substance, deeming it to have a “high potential for abuse” and “no currently accepted medical use in treatment” in the United States. But now, half a century after …

It has been called everything from the “gateway to the underworld” to a “tadpole-shaped gash” – and it’s eating into the surrounding landscape “like a living thing”. The huge crater in Siberia is an “immense fracture” in the depths of …

‘Of course the death penalty is racist. And it would be wrong even if it weren’t.’ Los Angeles Times editorial board Civil rights groups have asked the California Supreme Court to invalidate the death penalty in the state, arguing it’s …

What happened The Biden administration said Tuesday it paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week, as the close U.S. ally appeared set on invading Rafah in southern Gaza. Israel’s “limited” incursion into Rafah on Tuesday did not cross …

What happened The Boy Scouts of America said Tuesday that after 114 years it is officially changing its name to the more inclusive Scouting America. The change, announced at the BSA’s annual meeting in Florida, follows the organization’s acceptance of …

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What happened Stormy Daniels, the porn actress at the heart of former President Donald Trump’s ongoing hush-money trial, took the stand Tuesday, testifying in sometimes graphic detail about a 2006 sexual encounter with Trump. Judge Juan Merchan reprimanded Trump, who denies …

A long-standing feud between two of the world’s most famous hip-hop artists has “exploded into full-bore acrimony and unverifiable accusations”.  The Canadian music titan Drake and Compton-born Kendrick Lamar, the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize, have “rapid-fire released” …

One of the biggest fallacies about major cultural and sporting events is that they cannot nor should not be political. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the Eurovision Song Contest, has repeatedly insisted that the competition is purely a …

“Made in England” is the kind of “blockbuster film about film that will play everywhere cinema is appreciated”. It celebrates the “gorgeous, radical work” of the British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and is aimed at “the …

Prince Harry is in London to celebrate a decade of the Invictus Games, but a visit to his father, the King, will not be on the agenda. Today’s Invictus thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral will be the “first major …

Poured by hand in Normandy, Trudon candles are scented with aromas inspired by places, artworks or history. Dada, for example, is an olfactory tribute to the 20th century movement of the same name, which counted Marcel Duchamp and Max Ernst …

Since launching his own interior decor brand in 2019, Hungarian-born, London-based designer Gergei Erdei has created objects that trace the history of hedonism – from the bacchanals of Ancient Greece to the glitzy bombast of 1970s Hollywood. There are plates …