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• Moments of magic and bliss: Chris Burkard’s ocean photography

  20-10-2023 19:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Outdoor and surf photographer Chris Burkard has explored the seven seas capturing their diversity and wild beauty. His arresting work from the colder northern regions to the tropics shows the world’s ocean as a source of inspiration that needs our respect and careYou may well be familiar with the work of photographer Chris Burkard, one of the most followed photographers on Instagram, where he shares his vision of wild places with 4 million followers. His work, which has also been published
  
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• Sunak: By-election results 'obviously disappointing'

  20-10-2023 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister spoke to reporters from Cairo, where he was holding meetings on the crisis in Gaza.
  
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• Plane skids off runway in Leeds during Storm Babet

  20-10-2023 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The holiday jet skidded off the runway after trying to land in wet and windy conditions.
  
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• 'Catastrophic' Storm Babet wreaks havoc across UK

  20-10-2023 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three people have died since Thursday, when the storm first took hold.
  
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• Tamworth and Mid Beds by-election results: What now?

  20-10-2023 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC correspondents at the count in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire tells u why these by-election results matter.
  
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• From the Guardian archive: some of John Vidal’s greatest pieces

  20-10-2023 10:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Former environment editor, who has died aged 74, wrote for the Guardian for more than 30 years• John Vidal, former Guardian environment editor, dies aged 74By John Vidal
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• Retail sales slide, as UK consumer confidence is hammered by inflation – business live

  20-10-2023 10:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as retail sale across Great Britain slid by 0.9% last monthClimate activists force Fed chair Jerome Powell off stage in New York
  The sale of the Telegraph newspapers and The Spectator has formally kicked off, thwarting a last ditch attempt by the Barclay family to shut down the auction with a blockbuster £1bn offer.This morning the boards of the parent companies of Telegraph Media Group (TMG), the parent company of the Daily Teleg
  
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• Australia v Pakistan: Cricket World Cup 2023 – live

  20-10-2023 10:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the match at M. Chinnaswamy StadiumPlay starts in Bengaluru at 2pm IST/7:30pm AEDT/9:30amAny thoughts on the match? Feel free to email RobAustralia are unchanged. Pakistan bring in the legspinner Usama Mir for the out-of-form Shadab Khan.Australia Warner, Marsh, Smith, Labuschagne, Inglis (wk), Maxwell, Stoinis, Starc, Cummins (c), Zampa, Hazlewood. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel-Hamas war live: IDF says it ‘attacked over a hundred operational targets’ overnight as it prepares for ‘prolonged’ Gaza campaign

  20-10-2023 10:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli military says it destroyed ‘tunnel shafts and operational HQs’; five children reported dead in West Bank clashesHamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 14Biden says, “We’re pursuing every avenue to bring hostages home”. He says there is no higher priority.“We’re facing an inflection point in history,” Biden says as he opens his speech. What we do today will determine outcomes for decades to come, he says. Continue reading...
  
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• Wild birds gain immunity to avian flu in ‘encouraging sign’ amid deadly outbreak

  20-10-2023 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists find antibodies in Scottish populations of northern gannets and shags as poultry infections in Britain fall dramaticallySome birds have developed immunity to avian flu, according to scientists who say there are “encouraging signs” that the deadly virus could kill fewer birds this winter.The current H5N1 bird flu outbreak, which started in 2021, has been the worst recorded, and is thought to have killed millions of wild birds. Mortality rates appeared to be very high among
  
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• Milli Vanilli to The Pigeon Tunnel: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

  20-10-2023 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  It’s a week full of fascinating documentaries, from the biggest lip-syncing scandal in pop history to John le Carré’s wild tales of being a spy Continue reading...
  
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• ‘An exciting next few years’: will Hawk-Eye spark an NBA data revolution?

  20-10-2023 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A new partnership with Hawk-Eye is teasing a tantalizing near-future for data in the NBA – as long as teams and the league can play nice with each other long enough to get thereThe mood was tense and frustrated on an NBA-wide team analytics call in late July.The call was ostensibly meant to discuss all the exciting features and workflows of the NBA’s new partnership with Hawk-Eye Innovations, a company known for its motion capture work across several sports. Quickly, though, team ana
  
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• Labour hails ‘biggest byelection shock in history’, taking Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire from Tories – live

  20-10-2023 09:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Labour wins Tamworth with swing of 23.9 percentage points from Tories, then Mid Bedfordshire in largest ever turnaround of majority in UK byelectionProf Sir John Curtice told the Today programme that there were two points in this parliament when Tory support rapidly switched to Labour: when the first Partygate revelations came out, and Liz Truss’s mini-budget. He said you could “reasonably argue” that those two events were more important in explaining why Labour is now doing so
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy ‘grateful’ to Biden for support as Moscow criticises US president for ‘smart investment’ comment

  20-10-2023 09:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukrainian president says US ‘helps unite the world’; Biden suggestion that military aid will ‘pay dividends’ betrays cynical approach, Kremlin saysWhat we know on day 604 of the invasionAFP reports that Kazakhstan’s trade ministry has denied banning the exports of goods to Russia as part of Western sanctions after an official said more than 100 items including drones were prohibited.On Thursday, Deputy Trade Minister Kairat Torebayev was quoted by local media as say
  
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• Niger’s military rulers say ousted president ‘tried to escape’ custody

  20-10-2023 09:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Escape attempt failed and ‘main actors’ have been arrested, says regime spokesperson on state TVNiger’s military rulers say they have foiled an attempt by Mohamed Bazoum, the former president they ousted in a coup in July, to escape custody.“At around three in the morning, the ousted president Mohamed Bazoum and his family, his two cooks and two security elements, tried to escape from his place of detention,” the regime’s spokesperson, Amadou Abdramane, said o
  
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• Blink-182: One More Time review – gross-out pop-punk trio come of age

  20-10-2023 09:30 via theguardian.com
  
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  Their shtick wears thin at times but the reunited band’s ninth LP has genuine moments of introspection about friendship and mortalityIt’s easy to treat Blink-182 like a joke band – fun, too – but they possess an alchemy that transforms their juvenile, bash-you-over-the-head lyrics and formulaic songwriting. On One More Time, the unlikely new album released after a falling-out between Tom DeLonge and bandmates Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, the pop-punk stalwart
  
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• US army charges Travis King with desertion for fleeing to North Korea

  20-10-2023 09:15 via theguardian.com
  
  King is also accused of assault against fellow soldiers and solicitation of child pornographyThe US army has charged Pte Travis King with crimes ranging from desertion for running into North Korea in July to assault against fellow soldiers and solicitation of child abuse images.The army’s case against King, set out in documents seen by Reuters, includes eight distinct charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, setting up a substantial legal battle for the 23-year-old soldier after
  
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• UK may be in retail recession as September sales fall steeply

  20-10-2023 09:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Unseasonably warm weather and cost of living crisis hit consumer spending in Great BritainThe UK may already be in a retail recession after sales suffered a much steeper than expected fall in September.Unseasonably warm weather kept shoppers out of stores, and consumers cut back on non-essential spending amid the cost of living crisis, official data shows. Continue reading...
  
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• Old Dads review – Bill Burr’s angry, unfunny Netflix comedy

  20-10-2023 09:01 via theguardian.com
  
  The comedian makes his directorial debut with a bitter misfire about three older fathers railing against political correctnessJudd Apatow has spent much of the twenty-first century showing America how dudes become men, his films built coming-of-age-like narratives for overgrown juveniles well into legal adulthood. In Knocked Up, Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd respectively modeled irresponsibility for twenty and thirtysomethings, and with This is 40, Rudd’s character stared down the barrel of mid
  
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• You be the judge: should my wife stop storing baking trays in the oven?

  20-10-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Sinbad wants Rita to stop putting used baking trays in the oven when it’s still hot. When the acrid smoke has finally cleared, whose argument will you burn?She’ll forget the oven is on and the trays are inside, leaving an acrid smell of burnt garlic breadThere’s not enough cupboard space, and I don’t see a problem with creating some smoke Continue reading...
  
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• Migrant workers toil in perilous heat to prepare for Cop28 climate talks in UAE

  20-10-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Report highlights evidence of workers from Africa and Asia labouring in 42C heat in Dubai to build conference facilitiesMigrant workers in Dubai have been working in dangerously hot temperatures to get conference facilities ready for world leaders attending this year’s international Cop28 climate talks, according to a new investigation.FairSquare, a human rights research and advocacy group, obtained evidence of more than a dozen migrant workers from Africa and Asia labouring outside at thr
  
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• Mark Cueto: ‘I knew my foot scraped the line but I got the ball down before’

  20-10-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The former England wing was denied a try in the 2007 World Cup final that might have changed the game against South Africa had it been given“I 100% scored that try.” Mark Cueto says before the question has been fully asked. “There’s not a doubt in my mind.”The former England and British & Irish Lions wing is talking about a moment that now defines his 19-year career in the sport. It came three minutes into the second half of the 2007 World Cup final against Sout
  
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• Lean into the neutral tones of autumn with cool cocoa nails | Sali Hughes

  20-10-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Whether it’s the full milk-chocolate manicure or subtle nut tones, it’s the most tasteful colour of the seasonNow the weather has had the decency to admit summer was a non-starter, I’m quite enjoying leaning into unequivocally autumnal beauty. A quick lap of the shops will leave you in no doubt that brown (preferably in corduroy, satin or cashmere) is the fashion colour of the season, but I predict it will figure as prominently on nails.I type this with the tips of a milk choco
  
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• Chess: Fabiano Caruana keeps his US crown and heads for 2024 Candidates

  20-10-2023 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The 31-year-old won his third US title and is returning to his 2018 form when he kept Magnus Carlsen close for the world titleFabiano Caruana retained his US Championship this week in his home town of St Louis, scoring an unbeaten five wins and six draws. The 31-year-old already looks a clear favourite in 2024 to win the world title which narrowly eluded him in 2018, when he drew all 12 classical games against Magnus Carlsen before losing the speed tiebreak.In the past, Caruana has seemed a rese
  
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• Tremor by Teju Cole review – art, history and violence

  20-10-2023 08:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Cole’s second novel packs in centuries of artworks and continents of human experiences, in a dazzling reflection on colonialism, aesthetics and contemporary lifeAs our understanding of history changes, how do we re-evaluate, interact with and enjoy art? How do we create new art that remembers but is unburdened by the past? These aesthetic questions quiver at the heart of Teju Cole’s mesmerising second novel, a feat of narrative invention about literature, painting, music, photography
  
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• Israel security officials signal readiness for ground offensive into Gaza

  20-10-2023 08:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Senior official vows assault will ‘eliminate Hamas from the roots … everything should go away’Israel and Hamas at war – live updatesIsrael security officials have signalled their readiness to embark on a ground offensive into Gaza that they say will be far more comprehensive and ferocious than any previous conflict with Hamas.Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, visited troops on the Gaza border on Thursday, telling them: “You see Gaza now from a distance
  
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• What happened in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-elections

  20-10-2023 08:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour overturned huge Conservative majorities to win by-elections in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth.
  
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• Top energy-efficient homes – in pictures

  20-10-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Each has an A or B energy performance certificate … from a sprawling seaside ‘manor’ to a modular home in London Continue reading...
  
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• The Enfield Poltergeist to Life on Our Planet: the seven best shows to stream this week

  20-10-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A haunting, fascinating east London tale gets a spooky retelling in time for Halloween, and Morgan Freeman narrates a natural history epic Continue reading...
  
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• Germany must face its issues over Israel and the past. Silencing a Palestinian author won’t help | Hanno Hauenstein

  20-10-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Frankfurt book fair’s cancelling of an award ceremony for Adania Shibli shows the risks of imposing one narrative on our cultural spaceMore than a decade ago, in a crowded bar in Tel Aviv, my friend and I found ourselves talking to a group of German tourists. At the time, the world was watching Israel’s 2012 Gaza operation unfold. “Most Palestinians are terrorists,” one of the Germans explained to my friend, a Jewish Israeli who opposed the attack. And: “Not sup
  
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• Europe will never discourage African migration while it funds the corruption that drives it | Evelyn Groenink

  20-10-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The idea that Africans aren’t aware of the dangers of migration, or haven’t tried to ‘build up their own countries’ ignores the terrible despair they feel at the state of their governmentsOn the surface it is darkly consistent for Europe and the UK to ignore calls for slavery apologies while intensifying efforts to create a Fortress Europe and “small-boat-free” seas. The UK’s Rwanda plans, the EU’s barbed wire fences and Frontex coastal patrols aro
  
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• Backstage at Cowbois, the RSC’s ‘rollicking queer western’ – in pictures

  20-10-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Photographer Sarah Lee grabs her stetson and spurs as she takes a peek behind the scenes of Cowbois, a play exploring gender expression Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Ablaze with russets and golds’: readers’ favourite places for enjoying autumn

  20-10-2023 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From an expanse of saltmarsh in East Yorkshire to Croatia’s verdant islands, our tipsters share their most memorable places to visit in the fallWe loved Ljubljana in Slovenia during autumn, but less than an hour’s drive away is the beautiful Lake Bled. It has a rustic and tranquil vibe, its focal point being the Assumption of Mary church on its island. The lake is surrounded by mountains and forests, and it is these that bring the place alive. The leaves turn a stunning array of oran
  
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• Trevor Lawrence and Jaguars survive late scare to hold off New Orleans Saints

  20-10-2023 07:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawrence delivers late and the Jaguars hold off Saints 31-24Kirk’s late 44-yard touchdown helps Jacksonville secure winJacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence was playing with a sprained left knee, and the visiting Jaguars hurt their own cause with turnovers and penalties.They were still good enough to overcome that and pull out a dramatic victory that extended their winning streak to four games. Continue reading...
  
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• TV tonight: frosty festivities for the Worsley family as Breeders returns

  20-10-2023 07:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard endure an unhappy Christmas. Plus: Ghosts continues its inspired ramble towards the pearly gates. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
  
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• Why health and wellbeing should be at centre of urban planning

  20-10-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Scientists are examining how building and use of infrastructure relates to the burden of illnessEpidemics of cholera and other infectious diseases in the 19th century taught us that clean drinking water, sewage and waste collection were essential for healthy cities.Now scientists around the world are thinking about how the way we build and operate modern infrastructure relates to the everyday burden of illness. Continue reading...
  
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• Goodness Gracious Me star presses for more TV dramas to improve Asian representation

  20-10-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Actor Kulvinder Ghir speaks of cultural value of British Asian screenplays, especially history seriesKulvinder Ghir, one of the stars of the award-winning Goodness Gracious Me, has said more needs to be done to improve Asian representation on television and in film, 25 years on from the comedy show’s first broadcast.The BBC sketch show, which aired between 1998 and 2001, is seen as having been instrumental in changing perceptions of the south Asian community in the UK, challenging racism a
  
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• A reason to be hopeful: in Poland they’ve kicked out the rightwing populists. Britain can too | Polly Toynbee

  20-10-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Demography played a role, as did education and the voting system. All provide key lessons for Keir Starmer’s LabourIn a darkening world, a radiant beam shines out from Poland. Look, it is possible to push back the authoritarian populist tide. Extreme rightwingers who sack judges, try to silence opposition journalists, impose a near-total abortion ban and create what activists decry as “gay-free zones” can be overcome. Unprecedented numbers can be persuaded to vote, including us
  
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• US troops attacked in Iraq and Syria as EU warns of ‘spillover’ from Israel conflict

  20-10-2023 06:32 via theguardian.com
  
  A US navy destroyer intercepted three missiles and several drones that were launched by Houthi forces in YemenIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesWestern officials are warning that the risk of regional “spillover” from the Israel-Hamas war is real, after US forces in the region faced increasing threats and American bases in Iraq and Syria were repeatedly targeted by drone attacks.The Ain al-Asad airbase, which hosts US and other international forces in western Iraq, was targe
  
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• ‘We’re at a tipping point’: mission to save identity of Greece’s Cyclades isles

  20-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Absence of visitors during Covid inspired a plan to help local people protect its culture from tourismIn the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sandra Marinopoulou started thinking about how, as president of the Museum of Cycladic Art, she could start “giving back” to the island chain after which the institution is named. She soon discovered she did not have to look far.“As luck would have it I was stuck on an isle at the time,” she recalled. “Without the masses, with
  
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• Thousands of refugees in danger as Sudan fighting spreads from Khartoum

  20-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Fighting intensifies in South Kordofan state and also threatens Gezira state, to where hundreds of thousands of people have fledFighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has spread south of Khartoum towards Gezira state, endangering the lives of thousands of people who have fled there from the capital.The conflict is also intensifying in South Kordofan state, where a large rebel force, the SPLMN, that mobilised in June, has been relentlessly attacking arm
  
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• ‘The more children you have, the more laissez-faire you get’: Mick Jagger on ageing, rage and missing Charlie Watts

  20-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  With the first new Rolling Stones songs in 18 years, the band’s frontman is kicking himself for taking so long. He reflects on turning 80 in a worsening world – and the style and humour of his late drummerThe new Rolling Stones album is the band’s best since Some Girls in 1978. Rock critics have been making this claim since the mid-1980s to talk up a series of albums – Steel Wheels, Voodoo Lounge, Bridges to Babylon – so you probably won’t believe me when I sa
  
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• Surviving Paradise review – TV for people who need hate and mockery to feel alive

  20-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  You know the drill: a group of strangers – who want to win $100,000 – are stranded on an island without access to mod cons. People scream, they argue, none of it mattersThe fundamental question presented by reality show Surviving Paradise is – how are we going to survive Surviving Paradise? Well, there is the simple answer: don’t watch. But where would we be if we all took that approach, hmm? Cultured? At peace? Exactly. It’s hate and mockery that keep you feeling a
  
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• Labour peer Alf Dubs calls for UK resettlement plan for Palestinians

  20-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Former refugee says scheme could help people with family connections to Britain and those in need of medical aidAlf Dubs, the veteran Labour peer and former child refugee, has called for the creation of a resettlement scheme for Palestinians with family connections to Britain and those in need of medical aid.The peer, who came to Britain from Austria as a child fleeing the Nazis, also spoke of his concerns about rising antisemitism and Islamophobia against the backdrop of the crisis in Israel an
  
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• Justice for Neanderthals! What the debate about our long-dead cousins reveals about us – podcast

  20-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  They were long derided as knuckle-draggers, but new discoveries are setting the record straight. As we rethink the nature of the Neanderthals, we could also learn something about our own humanity Continue reading...
  
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• European leaders seethe over Putin-Orbán meeting

  20-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Czech president calls on western capitals not to fall for Russian leader’s tactic to break European unityEuropean leaders must not “fall” for the tactics of Vladimir Putin, the Czech president, Petr Pavel, has said, two days after Hungary’s prime minister shook hands with Russia’s leader.Viktor Orbán, in a rare move for the leader of a country that belongs to the EU and Nato, met Putin in Beijing on Tuesday for what the Hungarian leader’s office describ
  
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• A high-stakes diplomatic mission for Biden – podcast

  20-10-2023 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  This week, Joe Biden travelled to Israel – becoming the first US president to visit the country at war. He set out to show United States support for Israel, ease the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Gaza, win the freedom of hostages held by Hamas, and prevent a wider regional conflict that might draw in the US. So with stakes this high, how did he perform? And what does this mean for Biden politically?This week Jonathan Freedland is joined by Julian Borger, the Guardian’s world aff
  
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• China expanding nuclear arsenal much faster than predicted, US report says

  20-10-2023 05:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Pentagon report also says Beijing is intensifying pressure on neighbours to push back on US efforts to contain itA Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is exceeding previous projections of how quickly it is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal and is “almost certainly” learning lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine about what a conflict over Taiwan might look like.The report released on Thursday also warns that China may be pursuing a new intercontinen
  
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• Instagram apologises for adding ‘terrorist’ to some Palestinian user profiles

  20-10-2023 05:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Parent company Meta says bug caused ‘inappropriate’ auto-translations and was now fixed while employee says it pushed ‘a lot of people over the edge’Meta has apologised after inserting the word “terrorist” into the profile bios of some Palestinian Instagram users, in what the company says was a bug in auto-translation.The issue, which was first reported by 404media, affected users with the word “Palestinian” written in English on their profile, the
  
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• Oscar-nominated composer Danny Elfman accused of sexual assault by second woman

  20-10-2023 05:26 via theguardian.com
  
  Spokesman for musician says allegations are ‘baseless and absurd’ and Elfman will ‘vigorously defend these claims in court’A second woman has filed a lawsuit against the award-winning composer Danny Elfman, accusing him of taking advantage of his power in the industry to strip naked in front of her on numerous occasions and masturbate while she lay sleeping next to him.The suit, filed in Los Angeles superior court on Wednesday, comes three months after it was revealed tha
  
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