Astrophysicist Avi Loeb: ‘UFOs should be the subject of mainstream inquiry. Science must bring clarity’ (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens injured after protesters storm Eritrean festival in Stockholm (www.theguardian.com)
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‘Does it really matter who wrote it?’: the rise of ghostwritten celebrity fiction (www.theguardian.com)
Super-rich warned of ‘pitchforks and torches’ unless they tackle inequality (www.theguardian.com)
How John Oliver became a weapon in Reddit’s civil war (www.theguardian.com)
Moderators flood feeds with pictures of TV comic as they fight owners’ plans to go public
UK: Former Brexit party MEP says there is no “given right” for low food prices, advises Britons to "not have cheese sandwiches if you can’t afford them" (www.theguardian.com)
Ann Widdecombe, who joined the Reform UK party this year, made the comments when she was asked what she would say to consumers who could not afford to pay for basics such as the ingredients of a cheese sandwich. The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, Sarah Olney, said: “How out of touch can you get? Ann Widdecombe joins a...
Israel drops leaflets warning people to flee southern Gaza towns (www.theguardian.com)
Over 90 protesters injured by Capitol police, organizers say, as activists condemn Democrats’ lack of support for ceasefire - live (www.theguardian.com)
Wicked Little Letters review – foul-mouthed farce wastes Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley (www.theguardian.com)
Somehow this one star review from The Guardian makes me want to see it more.
Google to launch privacy tools which remove unwanted personal images (www.theguardian.com)
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Ancient Roman ship carrying hundreds of jars discovered off Italian coast – video (www.theguardian.com)
Henry Kissinger meets China’s defence minister in surprise visit to Beijing (www.theguardian.com)
TIL that when Robert de Niro was in the process of receiving Italian citizenship, he faced opposition from the Italian American group Sons of Italy, who claimed that De Niro had damaged the public ... (www.theguardian.com)
An influential Italian-American organisation has appealed to Silvio Berlusconi, asking the prime minister to cancel Italy’s plan to award De Niro honorary citizenship.
Andriy Shevchenko: ‘I want to share with the world what Ukrainian people are feeling’ (www.theguardian.com)
The most famous former footballer from Ukraine, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2004 and the Europen Champions League with Milan before he also coached his country at Euro 2020, tells about his visits at hospitals in his homeland, and his push to raise funds for victims like the 6-year old Maryna, the first child in Ukraine to...
40 Years of the Nintendo Famicom (www.theguardian.com)
France riots: hundreds arrested on fourth night of unrest as ‘significant reinforcements’ sent to Marseille (www.theguardian.com)
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani admits to ‘dirty trick’ to suppress Hispanic vote in 1993 elections (www.theguardian.com)
On Tuesday this week, Giuliani revealed voter suppression tactics to the far-right Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon and Arizona’s defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake during a discussion on his America’s Mayor Live program.
Experts say ‘cocaine sharks’ may be feasting on drugs dumped off Florida (www.theguardian.com)
Israel forces shoot dead Palestinian teen after alleged car-ramming attempt (www.theguardian.com)
Florida rocked by home insurance crisis: ‘I may have to sell up and move’ (www.theguardian.com)
Soaring hurricane-cover premiums are bad news for the state’s homeowners – and Ron DeSantis is accused of dragging his feet
Life imitates art as El Salvador pressures book fair to bar dissenting writer (www.theguardian.com)
Unity is good 👍 (www.theguardian.com)
A working group will lay out fuller plans over the next 60 days, including a timeline for building the infrastructure....
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads app – report (www.theguardian.com)
UK to breach Iran nuclear deal with refusal to lift sanctions (www.theguardian.com)
When Russia targets ordinary homes: the attacks that mean no one is safe in Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
When a missile strike far from any frontlines killed 23 people this week, including a baby boy, and injured nine more, it would have been inexplicable were it not for the fact that Russian forces have for years directed attacks on civilians as a weapon of war. To the military that bombed schools and hospitals in Syria, and tried...
