French centrists must decide: support the left – or hand the keys of power to the far right? (www.theguardian.com)
Met apologises for spying on police justice campaigners in 1980s and 1990s (www.theguardian.com)
Norway blocks sale of last private land on Svalbard after Chinese interest (www.theguardian.com)
The Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China....
‘Mansplaining’ UK election coverage marginalises women’s concerns, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
General election coverage has been dominated by male voices, according to researchers from Loughborough University....
Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals attempting to smuggle drugs into the state....
Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv as Zelenskiy appeals for help (www.theguardian.com)
At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria (www.theguardian.com)
South Carolina implements one of US’s most restrictive public school book bans (www.theguardian.com)
Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high (www.theguardian.com)
Byron Bay is to be stripped of its nudist beach – and naturists blame ‘conservative creep’ (www.theguardian.com)
It’s a Tuesday morning, the infinite blue sky of Byron Bay has opened up and the six naturists – four men, two women – have stripped down to their birthday suits for a quick dip in the buff....
‘A death sentence for music’: the battle for America’s last Live Nation-free city (www.theguardian.com)
From tiny coffee shops where folkies sway to acoustic guitars and mandolins, to thronging dark halls where bodies collide as metal bands and hip hop artists dominate the stage, live music can be heard seeping out of venues across Portland on almost any given night....
Trump loyalists plan to name and shame ‘blacklist’ of federal workers (www.theguardian.com)
Armed with rhetoric about the “deep state”, a conservative-backed group is planning to publicly name and shame career government employees that they consider hostile to Donald Trump....
Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought (www.theguardian.com)
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Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought (www.theguardian.com)
Journalists refused entry to Azerbaijan energy conference ahead of Cop29 (www.theguardian.com)
Western journalists were refused entry to an energy industry conference in Azerbaijan earlier this month, reigniting concerns over the state’s crackdown on the media ahead of crucial UN climate talks in Baku later this year....
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
A prime mover behind the Shirion Collective, a conspiracy-minded, pro-Israel disinformation network seeking to shape public opinion about the Gaza conflict in the US, Australia and the UK, is a tech entrepreneur named Daniel Linden living in Florida who co-wrote a guidebook for OnlyFans users, the Guardian can reveal....
Bolivia’s president accused of plotting coup against himself to boost popularity (www.theguardian.com)
North Korea condemns joint military exercise by South Korea, US and Japan (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: the tech entrepreneur behind a pro-Israel hate network (www.theguardian.com)
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription (www.theguardian.com)
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