Spanish football federation leaders demand resignation of its president Luis Rubiales (www.theguardian.com)
"After the latest events and the unacceptable behaviours that have seriously damaged the image of Spanish football, we request that Mr Luis Rubiales immediately present his resignation as president of the Spanish football federation,” the Spanish football federation’s regional presidents say in a joint statement.
US rejects Australia’s calls to end pursuit of WikiLeaks (www.theguardian.com)
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Tennessee toughens voting rules for people with felony convictions (www.theguardian.com)
The state of AI and social media shows capitalism is unlikely to end with a robot rebellion | Jeff Sparrow (www.theguardian.com)
We tend to think about media disruption as driven by technological innovation. But the ‘enshittification’ of our socials shows that the tech itself plays a relatively minor role
Birds may ‘divorce’ because of promiscuity or long spells apart (www.theguardian.com)
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Australia rules out cancelling Chinese company’s lease over Port of Darwin (www.theguardian.com)
UK, US and allies offer Israel ‘steadfast support’ in joint statement (www.theguardian.com)
Quint group – which also includes France, Germany and Italy – says ‘terrorist actions’ of Hamas must be ‘universally condemned’...
Sheer stupidity is a threat to our scientific progress | Letters (www.theguardian.com)
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Haiti’s most powerful gang boss calls for uprising to overthrow prime minister (www.theguardian.com)
AI-focused tech firms locked in ‘race to the bottom’, warns MIT professor (www.theguardian.com)
Moon rocket blasts off, carrying Russia’s hope of first successful lunar landing since 1976 (www.theguardian.com)
The Luna-25 mission will seek to land near the south pole of the moon, collecting geological samples from the area, and sending back data for signs of water or its building blocks, which could raise the possibility of a future human colony on the moon.
Man arrested after stabbing near British Museum in London (www.theguardian.com)
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Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of scandal (www.theguardian.com)
PwC Cyprus moved £1bn for Russian tycoon on day he was put under sanctions (www.theguardian.com)
Tony Blair ‘discussing situation’ in Gaza and open to role in effort to end crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Canada withdraws 41 diplomats from India embassy amid murder dispute | Canada | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
India suspends visa services for Canadians in further decline in relations (www.theguardian.com)
Announcement of ‘security threats’ follows Justin Trudeau’s claims India was involved in Sikh activist’s killing...
Nagorno-Karabakh: death toll rises as latest violence condemned by Russia and US (www.theguardian.com)
Western leaders defend slow progress to end global inequality as UN summit starts (www.theguardian.com)
Leaders insisted war in Ukraine had not distracted them from sustainable development goals
In previous downturns the world turned to China as an engine of growth – this time that driver may not be there (www.theguardian.com)
Judi Dench says she can no longer see on film sets (www.theguardian.com)
The actor, 88, who has macular degeneration, relies on friends to teach her the script but says, ‘You just deal with it’
‘Something weird is going on’: search for answers as Antarctic sea ice stays at historic lows (www.theguardian.com)
Content Warning: Sexual violence against women and children reached all-time high in Brazil in 2022 – report (www.theguardian.com)
Brazil saw a disturbing increase in sexual violence against women and children in 2022, according to new figures which paint a worrying picture of a country that is failing to protect its young and female population, particularly in their own homes....