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- Dying dissident Liu Xiaobo must be allowed to travel, UK and EU urge China
- Iraq announces 'victory' over Islamic State in Mosul
- Trump backs away from working with Russia on cybersecurity
- Turks stage largest show of opposition against Erdoğan government in years
- Meet the women helping Filipino women to access family planning
- Shock as Bolshoi cancels world premiere of Nureyev ballet
- Japanese sacred island where women are banned gets Unesco world heritage listing
- Cardinal George Pell arrives in Australia to fight sexual abuse charges
- Environmentalists in Brazil blame government for Amazon land violence
- KKK rally over Confederate statue stirs deep-rooted tensions in Charlottesville
- Qatar seeks compensation over Arab blockade
- Facebook village? Social media giant to build 'social housing'
- Brazil's indigenous affairs agency barely functioning after drain of resources
- Charlie Gard: pope and Trump biggest help in keeping him alive, says mother
- Will the cliche of the 'Russian baddie' ever leave our screens?
- America's other Austin: City celebrates Spam's 80th birthday
- Gaza electricity crisis: 'It is the worst I can remember – but we expect it to get worse'
- Trump abortion crackdown risks stoking Nigeria's population boom
- There are multiple Coalition agendas in play on marriage equality – and multiple endings
- Monday briefing: Mayday! PM calls on Corbyn for help
- ‘Destroyed by his celebrity’ – are Germans right about Boris Becker?
- Anglican church set to offer special services for transgender people
- Good news from Mosul does not signal the end of Islamic State
- Victory declared over Isis in Mosul – in pictures
- Guns, political turmoil and hummingbirds in the living room – my farewell to Latin America
- ‘Most of the time they put you in a scarf’ – why black actors struggle in the hair-and-makeup chair
- California wildfires – in pictures
- 'Liu Xiaobo should be a free man': Ai Weiwei joins calls to release dying dissident
- US-Russia ceasefire holding in southwest Syria, say rebel sources
- 2017: the year we lost control of world population surge?
- 'Make America Great Again': Trump tweets G20 montage set to stirring anthem – video
| Dying dissident Liu Xiaobo must be allowed to travel, UK and EU urge China Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:16 PM PDT Beijing asked to lift restrictions on medical treatment and location as Nobel laureate suffers from late-stage cancer in hospital Britain and the European Union have joined a growing chorus of voices calling for China to completely free its most famous political prisoner, the dying Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo. A spokesperson for the British embassy in Beijing said Britain had "repeatedly expressed serious concern at the treatment of Liu Xiaobo by the Chinese authorities". Continue reading... |
| Iraq announces 'victory' over Islamic State in Mosul Posted: 09 Jul 2017 05:47 AM PDT Prime minister Haider al-Abadi congratulates 'heroic fighters and Iraqi people' as forces drive last militants from northern city Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has declared victory over Islamic State forces in Mosul after nearly nine months of bitter fighting to displace the extremist group from the city where it proclaimed its "caliphate". Abadi, dressed in black military uniform, travelled to Mosul on Sunday to formally reclaim the devastated city, now a shadow of the thriving hub seized by extremists in 2014. Continue reading... |
| Trump backs away from working with Russia on cybersecurity Posted: 10 Jul 2017 01:21 AM PDT US president says Russian involvement in cybersecurity unit may not happen after Republican senator calls it close to 'the dumbest idea I have ever heard' Donald Trump appears to have backed away from working with Russia to create a cybersecurity unit to guard against election hacking following widespread criticism of the idea. The US president had said in a Sunday morning tweet that he and Vladimir Putin had discussed "forming an impenetrable Cyber Security unit so that election hacking, & many other negative things, will be guarded and safe," following their talks at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Continue reading... |
| Turks stage largest show of opposition against Erdoğan government in years Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:48 AM PDT Istanbul rally is final stop in 280-mile 'justice march' from Ankara protesting against arbitrary arrests and dismissals after coup attempt Hundreds of thousands of Turks took to the streets of Istanbul on Sunday in the largest opposition rally in years, in a serious rebuke to the government's large-scale crackdown on opponents since last year's attempted coup. The rally in the Maltepe parade ground was the final stop in a 280-mile (450km) march from the capital, Ankara, led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the Republican People's party – the main opposition party – and appeared to draw citizens from across the political spectrum to protest against what they see as widespread injustice and oppression by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Continue reading... |
| Meet the women helping Filipino women to access family planning Posted: 10 Jul 2017 01:17 AM PDT Such is the stigma around sex education and family planning in the Philippines that 65% of women there still do not use contraceptives. Five years ago the Philippine Congress passed a reproductive health law guaranteeing universal access to family planning, but misinformation is still rife. We follow three campaigners working in communities to challenge the myths, and help girls and women plan their families and take control of their future Continue reading... |
| Shock as Bolshoi cancels world premiere of Nureyev ballet Posted: 08 Jul 2017 05:47 PM PDT Outspoken director has been questioned in a criminal investigation that his supporters claim is politically motivated Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre has shocked the ballet world by cancelling the premiere of a biographical show about the dancer Rudolf Nureyev at the last minute. Related: Bolshoi Ballet dancer jailed for acid attack released on parole Continue reading... |
| Japanese sacred island where women are banned gets Unesco world heritage listing Posted: 09 Jul 2017 08:42 PM PDT Okinoshima, located midway between the south-western main island of Kyushu and the Korean peninsula, is home to a 17th century shrine A sacred island in south-west Japan that bans women and where male visitors must strip naked before going ashore has been declared a Unesco world heritage site. Okinoshima, located midway between the south-western main island of Kyushu and the Korean peninsula, was once the site of rituals to pray for maritime safety and a centre for relations with China and Korea that stretch back as far as the fourth century. Continue reading... |
| Cardinal George Pell arrives in Australia to fight sexual abuse charges Posted: 09 Jul 2017 02:01 PM PDT Pell flies in from the Vatican to face charges in Melbourne, having said he is looking forward to clearing his name Cardinal George Pell has returned to Australia to face historical sexual abuse charges in Melbourne at the end of the month. The 76-year-old was pictured early on Monday morning leaving Sydney airport after flying in from the Vatican via Singapore. Continue reading... |
| Environmentalists in Brazil blame government for Amazon land violence Posted: 09 Jul 2017 12:32 PM PDT Plans to reduce forest protections linked to attacks on inspectors and campaigners, environmental groups said after two land rights activists murdered Environmental campaigners have blamed the Brazilian government for intensifying violence in the lawless Amazon after two land activists were murdered and a transporter carrying vehicles for Brazil's environment agency was torched last week. Related: Brazil's archaeologists join fight to preserve country's ancient lands Continue reading... |
| KKK rally over Confederate statue stirs deep-rooted tensions in Charlottesville Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:33 AM PDT As the liberal Virginia city attempts to 'tell the truth about race in our history', the Ku Klux Klan, counter-protesters and Confederate loyalists clash over what that means to them When roughly 50 members of the Ku Klux Klan rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, they were met with roaring crowd of more than 1,000 counter-protesters who shouted "Shame! Shame!" and "Black lives matter!" The counter-protesters beat drums and waved posters with slogans, such as "KKK Sashay Away", "Y'all SUKKK!" and "Stop Pretending that Your Racism is Patriotism". About 500 protesters, led by a coalition of local clergy-members, marched through town singing "We Shall Overcome". Other protesters wore Ghostbusters stickers and referred to the Klan members as sad phantoms from the past who needed to be exorcised. Continue reading... |
| Qatar seeks compensation over Arab blockade Posted: 09 Jul 2017 11:56 AM PDT Qatari attorney general says country would pursue compensation claims against rivals Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates Qatar sought to apply pressure to the four states laying siege to its economy on Sunday by saying it had set up a special committee to pursue multi-billion compensation claims against them. The announcement by Qatar's attorney general threatens to add a further costly legal dimension to the battle between Qatar and its rivals Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt. Continue reading... |
| Facebook village? Social media giant to build 'social housing' Posted: 09 Jul 2017 11:51 PM PDT The tech giant aims to build 1,500 apartments at Menlo Park after being criticised for helping to deepen the Silicon Valley housing crisis Facebook is to build its own "village" of 1,500 homes for workers struggling to pay soaring rents as the housing crisis in Silicon Valley deepens. Related: 'We will be torn apart': the battle to save Silicon Valley's oldest trailer park Continue reading... |
| Brazil's indigenous affairs agency barely functioning after drain of resources Posted: 10 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT Amid budget cuts and threats from conservative lawmakers, the National Indian Foundation, or Funai, is barely able to protect indigenous people and their land The Brazilian agency charged with protecting nearly a million indigenous people and their extensive reserves is barely functioning after a debilitating assault from a powerful group of conservative politicians and a cost-cutting government. The concerted campaign against the National Indian Foundation, known as Funai, could endanger some of Brazil's most vulnerable tribes – and compromise the country's ability to meet international commitments on climate change, said indigenous leaders, campaigners and scientists. Continue reading... |
| Charlie Gard: pope and Trump biggest help in keeping him alive, says mother Posted: 10 Jul 2017 01:50 AM PDT Pontiff and president's remarks turned case of terminally ill baby into 'international issue' and ensured life-sustaining care, says Connie Yates The interventions of the pope and the US president have been the biggest help in keeping 11-month-old Charlie Gard alive, the critically ill baby's mother has said. Connie Yates acknowledged that although the probability was slight, she said Charlie had a "chance to get better", adding: "I would not be able to sit there and watch my son suffer and be in pain." She said Charlie, who has a rare mitochondrial disease, was able to derive pleasure from life and still "enjoyed his tickles". Continue reading... |
| Will the cliche of the 'Russian baddie' ever leave our screens? Posted: 10 Jul 2017 01:00 AM PDT With James Norton starring in McMafia, an upcoming BBC drama about a mob family, the country's criminal image shows no sign of disappearing In reality, very few Russians are sinister mobsters who poison their foes with polonium or dangle them from skyscraper balconies. But western TV and cinema are very different from reality. In the 21st century, their on-screen representations rarely break out of that sinisterly psychotic stereotype. When are TV Russians going to be the good guys? Never is the Guide's guess. There's too much popular cultural investment in depicting them as evil mobsters, as the implacably butch Other to relatively mimsy westerners. In the centenary year of the Russian revolution, the west is still bewitched by this threat – specifically the mob, which seems bent on exporting its criminal values over here. And the fact that Russia is currently led by an ex-KGB demagogue who burnishes his masculinity issues by hunting half-naked and, according to the news media, may or may not have had a role in hacking the US presidential election, doesn't help either. Continue reading... |
| America's other Austin: City celebrates Spam's 80th birthday Posted: 09 Jul 2017 11:15 PM PDT Austin in the spotlight: George A Hormel introduced spiced meat in a can to post-depression America in July 1937. The smell of slaughtered pigs still pervades this Minnesota city America's other Austin isn't an artistic hub, but a meat-processing one. This small midwest city of 25,000, around 100 miles south of Minneapolis, is famous as the home of Spam. Eighty years ago this week, George A Hormel & Company – whose plant still hulks on the river's east side – introduced its spiced meat in a can for a post-depression American eager to eat on the cheap. "The meat of many uses" went on to sell to roughly 30% of all US households, keep GIs on their feet and allegedly help win the second world war, as well as being immortalised by a certain British comedy sketch troupe. Continue reading... |
| Gaza electricity crisis: 'It is the worst I can remember – but we expect it to get worse' Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:00 PM PDT Move by Mahmoud Abbas to cut electricity to 2-4 hours a day in escalation of row with Hamas is affecting quality of life for Gazans In Imad Shlayl's electronics shop in Gaza City, the customers crowding his store are interested in only two products: LED lights and the batteries to power them. In the already impoverished Gaza Strip, residents have learned to adapt to the fact that electricity is only available for between two and four hours a day. Continue reading... |
| Trump abortion crackdown risks stoking Nigeria's population boom Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:00 AM PDT Cuts to US foreign aid enacted by the US administration mean that supplies of contraception are dwindling in Nigerian family planning clinics A Nigerian nurse-midwife allows herself a small smile as she injects a tiny piece of plastic into a young woman's arm. In a way, Zainab Malut is doing herself out of a job through this intervention at a family planning clinic in northern Nigeria. The contraceptive implant she persuaded her patient to get will mean she won't need to deliver the woman's babies for the next four years. But for the many women she sees each day, it means fewer mouths to feed and a degree of freedom. Continue reading... |
| There are multiple Coalition agendas in play on marriage equality – and multiple endings Posted: 10 Jul 2017 01:56 AM PDT A complicated and vexed issue requires Malcolm Turnbull to deploy some conduct considered near extinct in Australian politics – leadership It's not always a sensible strategy to deploy logic when it comes to fathoming what the Coalition may be up to on any given issue, but in this case, logic helps, even when the subject in question is marriage equality. Over the past couple of weeks, we've seen Christopher Pyne overshare in a bar, then Malcolm Turnbull try to contain the subsequent fallout by publicly recommitting to a plebiscite, then a short period of radio silence, followed by the Liberal senator Dean Smith clearing his throat meaningfully in a Sunday paper. Continue reading... |
| Monday briefing: Mayday! PM calls on Corbyn for help Posted: 09 Jul 2017 09:57 PM PDT PM to ask Labour for policy ideas amid leadership relaunch … Huge blaze at Camden market in London … and more intrigue over Trump's Russia links Good morning. I'm Martin Farrer with the best of the news this Monday morning ... Continue reading... |
| ‘Destroyed by his celebrity’ – are Germans right about Boris Becker? Posted: 09 Jul 2017 09:45 PM PDT His divorces, business ventures and jokey punditry are scorned in his country of birth. Yet, for the erstwhile darling of Wimbledon, bankruptcy is unlikely to be game, set and match Three decades ago, Boris Becker was wooing the world with his flamboyant tennis, which involved flinging himself dangerously around the court, diving headlong for volleys and delivering killer serves that earned him the nickname "Boom Boom". But the erstwhile darling of Wimbledon, who, as an unseeded 17-year-old in 1985 became its youngest-ever champion, has suffered a spectacular fall from grace after being declared bankrupt. Continue reading... |
| Anglican church set to offer special services for transgender people Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:53 AM PDT General Synod voted in favour of motion saying the often marginalised community should be 'welcomed and affirmed' The Church of England is set to offer special services to welcome transgender people to the Anglican faith after its ruling body backed a motion seen as a symbol of acceptance of an often marginalised community. The General Synod, meeting in York, voted in favour of the move by 284 votes to 78. It was the second time in two days that it gave overwhelming support to motions seen as positive towards LGBT people, suggesting to some a significant change of mood. Continue reading... |
| Good news from Mosul does not signal the end of Islamic State Posted: 09 Jul 2017 09:52 AM PDT Trump will crow about imminent victory but overcoming sectarian fault lines and the jihadists' warped ideology will be more difficult It is almost exactly three years since Islamic State's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, proclaimed a caliphate from the pulpit of the medieval Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, following a stunning Isis sweep through large areas of Iraq and Syria. Three years later, Iraq's second city is mostly back under the control of government forces, Isis has been largely confined to the Syrian city of Raqqa and desert areas of western Iraq, and Baghdadi is missing, reported killed. Continue reading... |
| Victory declared over Isis in Mosul – in pictures Posted: 09 Jul 2017 09:19 AM PDT Iraqi officials claim victory over Islamic State in Mosul after months of intense urban combat, ending three years of jihadist rule in the city Continue reading... |
| Guns, political turmoil and hummingbirds in the living room – my farewell to Latin America Posted: 09 Jul 2017 09:15 AM PDT Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez took one look at the Guardian's correspondent and yelled out: 'Hey, Gringo!' But if he could never quite fit in, Jonathan Watts has come to love the continent he is now leaving after five years It was the merest of glimpses, but no less thrilling for that. A dark, sleek body, roughly the size of a person, arched elegantly out of the Tapajós river as we approached the São Luis rapids deep in the Amazon. A fraction of a second later, it plunged back below the swirling waters, leaving me wondering if my imagination or the morning mist were playing tricks. But no, it was real. It had been close enough to the boat to be sure of that. But what was it? Continue reading... |
| ‘Most of the time they put you in a scarf’ – why black actors struggle in the hair-and-makeup chair Posted: 09 Jul 2017 09:00 AM PDT A new campaign aims to tackle the lack of experience among beauticians on set, which sees black actors frequently asked to do their own hair and makeup As if the scarcity of roles for black actors in Britain wasn't bad enough, those who are cast in TV productions often find their hair and makeup needs are being ignored or at worst abused. A new campaign to tackle inequality in behind-the-camera treatment has been launched by Peggy-Ann Fraser, a black actor. She is aiming to expose the mistreatment of black actors, and calling for better hair and makeup training, as well as greater employment for black hair and makeup artists. Continue reading... |
| California wildfires – in pictures Posted: 09 Jul 2017 07:51 AM PDT Thousands of people have been evacuated as wildfires threaten homes in Santa Barbara county in the south of California and Butte county in the north Continue reading... |
| 'Liu Xiaobo should be a free man': Ai Weiwei joins calls to release dying dissident Posted: 09 Jul 2017 07:07 AM PDT Artist says China must release prisoner after foreign doctors cleared him for travel, as 'this is going to be remembered by the whole world' The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has added his voice to growing calls for China to release its most famous political prisoner, the critically ill Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo. Speaking for the first time about the plight of his longtime friend, who was recently diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer while serving an 11-year jail term, Ai urged Beijing to immediately free Liu, who was jailed in 2009 for his role in a pro-democracy manifesto called Charter 08. Continue reading... |
| US-Russia ceasefire holding in southwest Syria, say rebel sources Posted: 09 Jul 2017 05:11 AM PDT No airstrikes or clashes since truce took effect on Sunday after US, Russia and Jordan reached 'de-escalation agreement' A US-Russia-brokered ceasefire for southwest Syria is still in place hours after it took effect on Sunday, according to a monitor and two rebel officials. The US, Russia and Jordan reached a ceasefire and "de-escalation agreement" this week with the aim of paving the way for a broader, more robust truce to end the six-year war. Continue reading... |
| 2017: the year we lost control of world population surge? Posted: 09 Jul 2017 10:00 AM PDT On the eve of London's family planning summit, global contraception efforts are faltering – and Trump's reinstated 'gag rule' makes matters worse, say experts Global efforts to help millions of women plan their families – and address unsustainable population growth – are falling woefully short, with looming cuts in funding threatening to hamper progress further, campaigners warn. Related: Why we need to get contraceptives to teenagers – podcast Continue reading... |
| 'Make America Great Again': Trump tweets G20 montage set to stirring anthem – video Posted: 09 Jul 2017 05:51 PM PDT 'Make America great again/ Make America great again / Lift the torch of freedom/ All across the land', the song begins, as pictures of Trump greeting Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, Narendra Modi and other world leaders fly past in a flurry of cross dissolves and zooms Continue reading... |
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