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By failing to sanction Israel, EU leaders are complicit in its crimes. They must act now | Josep Borrell

If they survive Donald Trump’s attacks, the international courts will not deliver their final verdict for several years. But for all those who have ears to hear and eyes to see, there can be little doubt that the Israeli...

Death toll from Russian strikes on Kyiv rises to 26 as Ukraine calls for UN security council meeting – Europe live

The death toll from Thursday’s Russian attack on Kyiv has risen to 26 with over 150 injured, making it one of the deadliest attacks on the capital since the start of the full-scale war in 2022.Responding to the attack,...

Trump tariffs live: new rates on 92 countries released; Canada PM ‘disappointed’ at 35% levy

Further to Mark Carney saying Canada is “disappointed” at Trump’s 35% tariff on Canadian goods, the prime minister said the Canadian government “will act to project Canadian jobs, invest in our industrial competitiveness, buy Canadian and diversity our export...

Authority: Essays on Being Right by Andrea Long Chu review – scorching hot takes

Andrea Long Chu stands accused of not playing by the rules, of appraising works of fiction as if they were essays or confessions rather than aesthetic objects. “It is true that I tend to treat a novel like an...

China-backed centres at UK universities under threat from new free speech laws

Confucius Institutes at universities across England are under threat from new free speech rules, setting off urgent talks between ministers, vice-chancellors and regulators over the fate of the China-backed language and culture centres.Universities fear that the new regulations imposed...

Commanders wideout Terry McLaurin requests trade after contract talks stall

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin has requested a trade, according to multiple reports on Thursday.Frustrated by the lack of progress in negotiations toward a contract extension, McLaurin sat out the first four days of training camp before reporting...

Millennial women were told to chase our dreams. That’s left us burnt out, broke and dreaming of a rich patron | Carolin Würfel

A couple of weeks ago, I came across an Amy Poehler joke in which she sums up the different generational experiences of money: “Boomers are all about money. Gen X is like: ‘Is it all about money?’ Millennials ask:...

Experience: I rescued my children from a burning car

One morning in 2018, my husband Reuben told me about a nightmare he’d had the previous night. He’d been driving over the Hewitt Avenue Trestle, a bridge near our house in Everett, Washington in the US, crashed through the barriers into...

Judge rules against Trump and extends deportation protections for 60,000 immigrants

A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s plans and extended temporary protected status (TPS) for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua.TPS is a protection that can be granted by...

Sorry America, but it’s not Australia’s fault that your healthcare system is failing you | John Quiggin

If I were president of the United States, I would certainly be concerned about the cost and performance of the country’s healthcare system. The grim statistics are well known. As of 2022, the US spent $12,555 per person on...
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Sydney’s huge Gaza protest shows there’s now no stopping the tide of public opinion | Sarah Malik

The rain couldn’t stop us. At least 100,000 people took over the CBD and marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge...
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