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- China and EU strengthen commitment to Paris deal with US poised to step away
- 'This is not OK': Navratilova renews call to rename Margaret Court Arena
- French prosecutors open inquiry into Macron ally
- Why deadly Kabul bombing is crisis for all of Afghanistan | Emma Graham-Harrison
- Indian soap tackles taboos to become one of world's most watched
- Posthumous wedding for police officer killed in Champs-Élysées attack
- Florence mayor aims to keep picnicking tourists at bay with hosepipes
- 'They came while we were asleep': Lagos residents tell of brutal evictions
- Parents lose appeal over access to dead girl's Facebook account
- Plane forced to turn back to Melbourne after passenger threatens to blow it up
- Julian Assange considers offer to guest host Sean Hannity radio show
- Barnaby Joyce likens Abbott's comments to linking 'testicles and terrorism' – as it happened
- 'No-go zone' for women: Paris' migrants stigmatised over street harassment
- Manchester bombing tribute concert tickets to go on sale
- Zynab Al Harbiya's father says girl killed in Iraq had 'big heart'
- Hillary Clinton condemns 'terrible' assault on Guardian reporter in Montana
- Operation Car Wash: Is this the biggest corruption scandal in history?
- Rebel Wilson's siblings argue family has tradition of 'unusual' names at trial
- Thursday briefing: Climactic moment as Trump decides on Paris accord
- Ten Philippine troops killed by friendly fire in battle with Islamists
- Cambridgeshire zoo will decide fate of tiger that killed keeper, police say
- Thousands enslaved in Australia and companies linked to supply chains, inquiry told
- A cheeky idea: Mexican businessman rolls out 'Trump' toilet paper
- Woman seeking asylum in Canada dies of hypothermia near US border
- Police take away passenger who tried to enter Malaysia Airlines cockpit – video
- To counter racism, you must know what it is – start with the definition in UK law | Letter from Linda Bellos
- Copenhagen cycle jams tackled with electronic information panels
- Emirates tells cabin crew to swap Taiwanese flag pins for Chinese ones
- Kabul bomb: 'It felt like an earthquake, then everything came down'
- Best photos of the day: World No Tobacco Day and dragon water bathers
- Underground water pipe explosion destroys road in Ukraine – video
- Fraught White House campaign blamed as US bucks global trend towards peace
- Soldiers accused of rape and murder go on trial in South Sudan
- Hillary Clinton condemns Montana congressman's assault on Guardian reporter – video
| China and EU strengthen commitment to Paris deal with US poised to step away Posted: 31 May 2017 11:41 PM PDT Beijing and Brussels to set up new alliance to reduce global carbon emissions as Donald Trump says he will announce decision later on Thursday China and the EU will forge an alliance to take a leading role in tackling climate change in response to Donald Trump's expected decision to pull the US out of the historic Paris agreement. Trump tweeted on Wednesday night that he would announce his decision at 3pm ET (8pm BST) on Thursday. There are fears that will he confirm reports that the US will soon join Nicaragua and Syria on the small list of countries refusing to back the climate accord, signed in 2015. Continue reading... |
| 'This is not OK': Navratilova renews call to rename Margaret Court Arena Posted: 01 Jun 2017 01:36 AM PDT Tennis great pens open letter over former world No1's anti-gay rights stance, accusing her of stigmatising LGBT community Martina Navratilova has stepped up her call to rename Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne in an escalating row with her fellow former world No1, who said this week that tennis is "full of lesbians" and that transgender children were the work of "the devil". Court, the 74-year-old Australian tennis champion turned pastor, also claimed that an Australian programme tackling homophobic bullying in schools was the work of a "gay lobby" that was trying to "get [into] the minds of children". Continue reading... |
| French prosecutors open inquiry into Macron ally Posted: 01 Jun 2017 01:28 AM PDT Investigation into property deal involving Richard Ferrand comes as government unveils draft law on cleaning up politics French prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into a property deal involving one of Emmanuel Macron's ministers. On Wednesday Macron defended Richard Ferrand over allegations he favoured his wife in a lucrative deal while he was head of a public health insurance fund. Continue reading... |
| Why deadly Kabul bombing is crisis for all of Afghanistan | Emma Graham-Harrison Posted: 31 May 2017 08:00 PM PDT Rise in attacks on Kabul after years of city's relative security a huge threat to the government, economy and civil society For years the Afghan capital was an island of relative security in a country battered by a rising tide of violence. The devastating bombing this Wednesday morning was confirmation that it has now become one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan, and is another heavy blow to a weak and fractured government. The rising tempo of attacks in Kabul pose an outsize threat to the government, the fragile economy, to the foreign support that keeps Afghanistan running, to education, media and civil society, that all cluster in the capital. Continue reading... |
| Indian soap tackles taboos to become one of world's most watched Posted: 31 May 2017 10:00 PM PDT Over 400m people watch show, with storyline including acid attacks, domestic violence and abortion of female foetuses An Indian soap opera whose themes include acid attacks, domestic violence and high rates of abortion of female foetuses has quietly become one of the most-watched programmes on the planet. India's public broadcaster announced in April that the audience for Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon – I, a woman, can achieve anything – had, in two seasons, exceeded 400 million viewers "and counting". Continue reading... |
| Posthumous wedding for police officer killed in Champs-Élysées attack Posted: 31 May 2017 06:21 AM PDT Etienne Cardiles' marriage to the late Xavier Jugelé is attended by Paris mayor Hidalgo and former president Hollande The partner of a police officer killed by a gunman on Champs-Élysées in Paris in April has married him posthumously, Le Parisien has reported. The city's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, and the former French president François Hollande attended the wedding on Tuesday of Etienne Cardiles to the late Xavier Jugelé. Continue reading... |
| Florence mayor aims to keep picnicking tourists at bay with hosepipes Posted: 31 May 2017 05:01 AM PDT Dario Nardella to discourage people from 'camping out' by hosing down steps of Basilica of Santa Croce and other sites The mayor of Florence has told tourists they will "get wet" if they settle down for lunch on the steps of some of the city's prized churches as he is turning to hosepipes to restore "decorum" among visitors to the Renaissance city. The steps of the Basilica of Santa Croce, the burial place of Michelangelo, will be the first to be hosed down, taking place at about lunchtime, in order to stop visitors from eating on them, followed by the Chiesa di Santo Spirito. |
| 'They came while we were asleep': Lagos residents tell of brutal evictions Posted: 31 May 2017 09:00 AM PDT Three times in the past six months, the waterfront slums of Lagos have been forcibly – and often violently – evicted by the government. Thousands have been displaced and some killed. Here, eight former residents tell their story The Otodo Gbame and Itedo communities of two of the largest informal fishing settlements in Lagos, with an estimated population of 40,000 people living on the waterside. On 17 March, in the early hours, the Itedo community was forced to flee when government bulldozers arrived to destroy their neighbourhood. Officials have variously cited environmental concerns as well as security against "militants" as the reason for the demolitions, which have now evicted at least 35,000 people and have continued despite a January court injunction ordering they be halted. Few Nigerians doubt that the appropriated lands, located on choice waterfront property, will be used to build luxury enclaves. Continue reading... |
| Parents lose appeal over access to dead girl's Facebook account Posted: 31 May 2017 07:28 AM PDT Berlin court rules parents of 15-year-old, who want to know if she was being bullied, cannot see her chat history The parents of a dead 15-year-old who appealed to Facebook to allow them access to her account to see if she was being bullied before her death have lost their claim in court. Berlin's court of appeal ruled on Wednesday that the parents of the teenager, who died in 2012 after falling in front of an underground train, had no claim to access her details or chat history. Continue reading... |
| Plane forced to turn back to Melbourne after passenger threatens to blow it up Posted: 01 Jun 2017 12:31 AM PDT Armed security remove passenger from Malaysia Airlines flight diverted back to Melbourne airport shortly after takeoff Heavily armed Australian security personnel boarded a Malaysia Airlines flight that was forced to turn back to Melbourne after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit and threatened the safety of those on board. Flight MH128 departed from Melbourne airport at 11.11pm local time and was scheduled to arrive at Kuala Lumpur at 5.28am. The plane turned back shortly after takeoff when the cabin crew reported a passenger attempting to enter the cockpit. Continue reading... |
| Julian Assange considers offer to guest host Sean Hannity radio show Posted: 31 May 2017 11:43 PM PDT WikiLeaks founder looking into filling in for Hannity on his conservative talkshow from inside Ecuadorian embassy Julian Assange has indicated he may guest host a US radio show from the Ecuadorian embassy in London. The WikiLeaks founder said he was "looking into" filling in for Sean Hannity after the presenter offered him a one-off chance to host his conservative talkshow. Continue reading... |
| Barnaby Joyce likens Abbott's comments to linking 'testicles and terrorism' – as it happened Posted: 31 May 2017 11:41 PM PDT Question time dominated by tax rate 'fairness' debate, Greens refer allegations donations made to Pauline Hanson's personal bank account for investigation and Coalition leaders respond to Abbott's comments about Islam and terrorism
Thanks to the brains trust, Katharine Murphy, Paul Karp and Gareth Hutchens. Thanks to Mike Bowers who ends the day with a couple of well aimed images.
The Malcolm Roberts question. Continue reading... |
| 'No-go zone' for women: Paris' migrants stigmatised over street harassment Posted: 31 May 2017 11:00 PM PDT Some blame migrants for the harassment of women in the La Chapelle-Pajol neighbourhood, others cry racism. But has all the political mud-slinging distracted from the real issue – of women's safety? Caroline says the harassment occurs on a daily basis. "Being whistled at is almost constant." Walking through the La Chapelle district of Paris, where she lives, Caroline (not her real name) says she has been called names and asked: "What's up your skirt?" After glancing at a man in passing 10 days ago, he told her: "Lower your eyes, slut." Continue reading... |
| Manchester bombing tribute concert tickets to go on sale Posted: 01 Jun 2017 01:25 AM PDT One Love Manchester show, headlined by Ariana Grande, aims to raise £2m for victims of attack Tickets for a concert headlined by Ariana Grande to raise money for the victims of last week's suicide bombing in Manchester go on sale on Thursday morning. The One Love Manchester concert, to be held on Sunday evening at the Old Trafford cricket ground, will feature performances by Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Take That and One Direction's Niall Horan. |
| Zynab Al Harbiya's father says girl killed in Iraq had 'big heart' Posted: 31 May 2017 04:44 PM PDT 'We are Muslims being targeted and these terrorists know no difference,' Melbourne man says. 'We must stand together' The father of a 12-year-old Melbourne girl who died in a car bomb explosion in Baghdad has spoken of his grief upon seeing her body, calling Islamic State attackers "monsters" who had killed a little girl with a "big heart". Zynab Al Harbiya, a year seven student from Melbourne's Sirius College, was killed by a suicide bomber near an ice-cream shop in the Iraqi capital about midnight local time on Tuesday. |
| Hillary Clinton condemns 'terrible' assault on Guardian reporter in Montana Posted: 01 Jun 2017 01:24 AM PDT Clinton's comments on assault by congressman Greg Gianforte, on the eve of his election, were part of wide-ranging discussion at a tech conference
Hillary Clinton condemned the assault on a Guardian reporter by Montana congressman Greg Gianforte on the eve of the election earlier this month, and accused a local news station of initially refusing to cover the encounter. Clinton, the former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic nominee, pointed to the incident as an example of conservative media conglomerates "beginning to call the shots" and intervening to influence a newsroom's editorial coverage. Continue reading... |
| Operation Car Wash: Is this the biggest corruption scandal in history? Posted: 31 May 2017 09:30 PM PDT What began as an investigation into money laundering quickly turned into something much greater, uncovering a vast and intricate web of political and corporate racketeering. By Jonathan Watts The late flight from London on 14 January 2015 was due to land at Rio de Janeiro's Galeão airport at midnight, and police agent Newton Ishii was there waiting for it. His mission was simple. A former executive of Brazil's national oil company, Petrobras, was on the plane. Ishii was to arrest him as soon as he set foot in Brazil and take him for questioning by detectives. No big deal, the veteran cop thought as he ticked off the hours in the shabby Terminal One lounge. This was just one of many anti-bribery operations he had worked on. Usually they made a few headlines, then faded away, leaving the perpetrators to carry on as if nothing had happened. There was a popular expression for this: acabou em pizza (to end up with pizza), which suggested that there was no political row that could not be settled over a meal and a few beers. Continue reading... |
| Rebel Wilson's siblings argue family has tradition of 'unusual' names at trial Posted: 01 Jun 2017 02:00 AM PDT Pitch Perfect star's agent also appears during defamation trial against Bauer Media, the publisher of Woman's Day Rebel Wilson's sister Annaleise often goes under the name Annarchi, and was once called "on the leash" by her siblings, in a tongue-in-cheek reference to their mother's love of dogs, Victoria's supreme court heard on Thursday. And the Hollywood actor's infant niece was nearly named Disney, and her little brother is an online poker player who uses the moniker Ryot, the court heard. Continue reading... |
| Thursday briefing: Climactic moment as Trump decides on Paris accord Posted: 31 May 2017 10:04 PM PDT President to say whether US will quit pact … passenger 'threatened to blow up plane' … and Corbyn catches May out with TV debate appearance Donald Trump is due to declare at 8pm UK time whether the US government will continue to back the Paris agreement on tackling climate change. Following intense speculation, Trump said overnight that he would give his decision in the White House rose garden. Continue reading... |
| Ten Philippine troops killed by friendly fire in battle with Islamists Posted: 31 May 2017 09:42 PM PDT Defence secretary blames 'fog of war' for deaths as clashes with militants in Marawi also claims the lives of foreign fighters At least 10 Philippine troops have been killed by air strikes aimed at taking out Islamist militants who are battling soldiers in the southern city of Marawi, the defence secretary said on Thursday. "A group of our military armed men were hit by our own airstrikes. Ten killed," defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana told reporters in Manila, adding that his forces had been up against 500 extremists who had a "big plan" to occupy Marawi. Continue reading... |
| Cambridgeshire zoo will decide fate of tiger that killed keeper, police say Posted: 31 May 2017 04:20 PM PDT Police say they are now investigating death of 33-year-old Rosa King at Hamerton Zoo Park in conjunction with district council The fate of a tiger that killed a keeper at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire is to be determined by the zoo, police said on Wednesday. The keeper, Rosa King, died at the zoo on Monday after the tiger entered the enclosure where she was working in what the zoo described as a "freak accident". Cambridgeshire police initially referred the case to the local authority that granted the zoo's licence, Huntingdonshire district council, but have now confirmed that the two bodies are carrying out a joint investigation. Continue reading... |
| Thousands enslaved in Australia and companies linked to supply chains, inquiry told Posted: 31 May 2017 01:59 PM PDT Australian parliament is evaluating a modern slavery act, based on the UK's 2015 legislation that led to increase in convictions An estimated 4,300 people are now enslaved in Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has been told, but Australian companies are also linked to slave-like supply chains overseas, where tens of millions work in bondage. Thirty million people are estimated to be held in slavery or slave-like conditions across the Asia-Pacific region: major trading partners and supply countries such as India, China and Bangladesh have some of the largest slave populations in the world. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| A cheeky idea: Mexican businessman rolls out 'Trump' toilet paper Posted: 31 May 2017 12:29 PM PDT Offended by insults to his countrymen, lawyer Antonio Battaglia will begin producing toilet paper under the slogan 'Softness without borders' A Mexican businessman offended by Donald Trump's insults to his countrymen is seizing on a possible oversight in the magnate's branding plans. Corporate lawyer Antonio Battaglia is introducing "Trump" brand toilet paper, marketed under the slogans "Softness without borders" and "This is the wall that, yes, we will pay for". Continue reading... |
| Woman seeking asylum in Canada dies of hypothermia near US border Posted: 31 May 2017 11:35 AM PDT
A woman believed to have been attempting to seek asylum in Canada died of exposure while attempting to cross the US border in a remote part of northern Minnesota, authorities have concluded. Mavis Otuteye, 57, who is thought to have been from Ghana, died from hypothermia near Noyes, Minnesota, on 26 May, according to a preliminary autopsy. Continue reading... |
| Police take away passenger who tried to enter Malaysia Airlines cockpit – video Posted: 31 May 2017 11:28 AM PDT Amateur video shows the moment armed police board a Malaysia Airlines plane to take away a passenger who tried to enter the cockpit in mid-flight. Fight MH128 was forced to turn back to Melbourne after cabin crew reported the passenger. Police say the man failed to gain entry into the cockpit Continue reading... |
| Posted: 31 May 2017 11:04 AM PDT If we have a thousand definitions and it becomes a subjective occurrence we shall never eliminate it, writes Linda Bellos A critique of racism should surely start with a definition of what we think racism is. I for one begin with the legal definition, starting with the 1965 Race Relations Act, which refers to less favourable treatment on grounds of colour, race, or ethnic or national origins. The Equality Act 2010 has a similar definition. It is not reverse discrimination if racism is done by a black person towards a white person, it is racism; the law in Britain has been thankfully consistent, but it has also been largely unknown and ignored. Renni Eddo-Lodge is right to describe what is and has been happening to black people as a consequence of racism (Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race, 30 May) but if neither she nor the Guardian know or understand what the law says we shall make no progress in eliminating it. Racism in the UK has changed significantly since I was a child in the 1950s but it is as ill-understood and consequently unaddressed as it was then. It was not until the Race Relations Amendment Act of 2000, after the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, that police were required, as local authorities had been, to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination. There was, for a few years, activity that trained police officers to understand what "less favourable treatment" looked like and who and why it should be avoided. But as soon as the coalition government came to power almost all equality training was stopped. Continue reading... |
| Copenhagen cycle jams tackled with electronic information panels Posted: 31 May 2017 10:06 AM PDT Danish capital last year saw more bicycles enter city than cars, with almost half of residents cycling to work or school Copenhagen now has so many cyclists that the city is installing electronic information panels along its bike lanes to help prevent two-wheeled traffic jams. In what city hall has called a world first, an initial five screens will be fitted at strategic points on the Danish capital's 390km (240-mile) network of protected bike lanes, the state broadcaster Danmarks Radio reported. Continue reading... |
| Emirates tells cabin crew to swap Taiwanese flag pins for Chinese ones Posted: 31 May 2017 09:59 AM PDT Leaked email to Taiwanese staff says airline has been instructed by Beijing to follow One China policy Emirates airline has waded into a decades-old diplomatic spat after ordering Taiwanese cabin crew to swap flag pins worn on their uniforms for Chinese ones, sparking anger and calls for boycott on social media. The airline sent an email to staff saying Emirates was "instructed by the Chinese government" to "follow the One China policy". Continue reading... |
| Kabul bomb: 'It felt like an earthquake, then everything came down' Posted: 31 May 2017 09:07 AM PDT Civilians in Afghan capital describe horror as huge explosion kills more than 80 and injures at least 461 in embassy district Elias Naser looked shellshocked standing on the side of the road, a few hundred metres from where the car bomb went off, a bloodstained jacket neatly folded over his arm. "It's someone else's blood," he said, eyeing an entrance to the hospital, waiting for news from his colleague who was admitted with severe injuries. Related: Kabul: at least 80 killed by massive car bomb in diplomatic quarter Continue reading... |
| Best photos of the day: World No Tobacco Day and dragon water bathers Posted: 31 May 2017 05:04 AM PDT The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including giant pandas in the Netherlands, protests in Morocco and Ramadan prayers in Gaza Continue reading... |
| Underground water pipe explosion destroys road in Ukraine – video Posted: 31 May 2017 03:15 AM PDT CCTV footage obtained by the Ukrainian TV channel 1+1 shows an underground water pipe exploding in Kiev on Monday. Local media reported that no one was hurt, but several cars were damaged. The cause of the explosion was unclear Continue reading... |
| Fraught White House campaign blamed as US bucks global trend towards peace Posted: 31 May 2017 09:01 PM PDT Public distrust of US government affects harmony in North America, but annual index records first improvement in global peace levels since Syria war began Peace has deteriorated in North America following the turbulent US presidential campaign, claim researchers, with racial tension and murder rates rising even as the rest of the world shows signs of recovering from a period of unprecedented violence and upheaval. The divisive nature of Donald Trump's rise to the White House has increased mistrust of the US government and means social problems are likely to become more entrenched, said the authors of the annual global peace index, in which 163 countries and territories are analysed. |
| Soldiers accused of rape and murder go on trial in South Sudan Posted: 31 May 2017 04:21 AM PDT Men appear before military court in Juba over alleged involvement in hotel attack in which five aid workers were raped and one man murdered South Sudanese soldiers accused of raping five foreign aid workers and killing their local colleague have appeared before a military court in Juba, in a case seen as a test of the government's ability to try war crimes. The attack, one of the worst on aid workers since civil war erupted in South Sudan three and a half years ago, occurred on 11 July 2016, as President Salva Kiir's troops won a three-day battle in the country's capital against opposition forces loyal to Riek Machar, the former vice-president. Continue reading... |
| Hillary Clinton condemns Montana congressman's assault on Guardian reporter – video Posted: 01 Jun 2017 01:23 AM PDT The former presidential candidate says conservative media conglomerates are now 'calling the shots', citing how the assault on Guardian journalist Ben Jacobs by the Montana congressman Greg Gianforte was initially not reported by the local NBC affiliate because the reporter was from a 'liberal paper' Continue reading... |
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