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- Merkel secures fourth term in power after SPD backs coalition deal
- Italy goes to the polls after divisive election campaign
- ‘Call it chaos’: Trump adrift after week of White House anarchy
- In a German grand coalition or not, SPD’s survival is at risk
- Nor'easter: eight killed as storm lashes Atlantic coast of US
- Rick Ross fans urged to pray for rapper after he is taken to hospital
- Radical ‘Gigi’ smells power for Five Star Movement as far right waits in wings
- Man shoots himself dead outside White House, Secret Service says
- Dozens of fighters killed in Turkish airstrikes in Afrin
- Police release seven men detained over Slovakian journalist's killing
- Screen teenagers annually for depression, say US doctors
- The kingdom’s women can now drive, join the military, visit sports arenas and cinemas – with other changes planned
- After the freeze: empty shops, lost bookings, but also reunited communities
- Why is the world at war?
- Kidnap, rape, escape… then a family: the tale of Eunice and Bosco
- ‘Tipping point’: Americans organizing more than ever after Florida shooting
- Tiny Canada town defeats oil firm in court fight over drinking water
- Jaguars killed for fangs to supply growing Chinese medicine trade
- Housing report says migration may need to be cut to preserve quality of life
- With Hope Hicks' exit, we can't let Trump's female allies off the hook
- Jarvanka out? Kushner’s business problems add to talk of DC exit
- Nor'easter: powerful storm pounds Massachusetts coastline - video
- Women's Liberation Movement march, 1971 – in pictures
- Sledging, slush and snow: UK and Ireland's wintry weather in pictures
| Merkel secures fourth term in power after SPD backs coalition deal Posted: 04 Mar 2018 01:45 AM PST Social democrats' vote for 'grand coalition' with conservatives ends months of uncertainty Germany's Social Democratic party has agreed to form another "grand coalition" government with the conservative CDU, ending months of political uncertainty in Europe and guaranteeing Chancellor Angela Merkel a fourth term in office. Sunday's announcement by the party's leadership ends almost six months of uncertainty in German politics, the longest the country has been without a government in its postwar history. Continue reading... |
| Italy goes to the polls after divisive election campaign Posted: 04 Mar 2018 12:31 AM PST Poll may confirm rise of populist parties and re-establish Silvio Berlusconi as a dominant force Italians are heading to the polls today to vote in one of the most uncertain elections in years and one that could determine if Italy will succumb to the populist, Eurosceptic and far-right sentiment that has swept through Europe. The campaign was marked by the primetime airing of neofascist rhetoric and anti-migrant violence that culminated in the shooting last month of six Africans. Continue reading... |
| ‘Call it chaos’: Trump adrift after week of White House anarchy Posted: 03 Mar 2018 07:15 AM PST As high winds bore down on Washington, the president lost his closest aide and saw his son-in-law humiliated. Fiercer storms may be round the corner The god of giant metaphors struck on Friday. Winds of 65mph battered Washington, uprooting trees, cutting power to nearly half a million people and forcing the federal government to close. Donald Trump had to change his travel plans and fly via Dulles airport, where one plane had such a bumpy descent that, the pilot said, pretty much everyone on board threw up. Related: Jarvanka out? Kushner's business problems add to talk of DC exit Continue reading... |
| In a German grand coalition or not, SPD’s survival is at risk Posted: 03 Mar 2018 04:05 PM PST Far-right AfD is winning working-class votes and SPD is becoming less relevant among young and middle-class voters When Dietmar Nietan, treasurer of the German Social Democrats, takes the stage at the party's Berlin headquarters at 9am today, the world will be watching closely – but the thoughts of his fellow functionaries will already be wandering to the challenges of the weeks ahead. If Nietan announces that members of Germany's centre-left party have voted against a coalition with Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the country will be plunged into political chaos and questions will arise over the future of a chancellor who can no longer organise political alliances. Continue reading... |
| Nor'easter: eight killed as storm lashes Atlantic coast of US Posted: 03 Mar 2018 01:56 PM PST
Authorities confirmed an eighth death in the nor'easter that swept across the US north-east on Friday. A 37-year-old Massachusetts man was killed on Friday afternoon when a tree fell on his pickup truck. Related: Nor'easter: relentless winds and rain hammer US east coast Continue reading... |
| Rick Ross fans urged to pray for rapper after he is taken to hospital Posted: 03 Mar 2018 09:17 AM PST
Missy Elliott, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Snoop Dogg are among stars urging fans to "pray" for the rapper Rick Ross, who has reportedly been hospitalised. According to reports from outlets including TMZ and People magazine, Ross, 42, was found "unresponsive" when emergency services were called to his Miami home on Thursday morning. Continue reading... |
| Radical ‘Gigi’ smells power for Five Star Movement as far right waits in wings Posted: 03 Mar 2018 11:23 PM PST The anti-establishment leader Luigi di Maio is bullish as Italy goes to the polls, but a Berlusconi-led coalition is poised to spoil his celebrations Luigi Di Maio is so confident his populist Five Star Movement (M5S) will triumph in today's Italian elections that he has already presented his would-be cabinet. In what he called an "act of transparency", the impeccably groomed 31-year-old politician named his dream team, which includes an economist, a criminologist, a doctor and an Olympic gold medallist, three days before the election. Continue reading... |
| Man shoots himself dead outside White House, Secret Service says Posted: 03 Mar 2018 12:49 PM PST
A man shot himself dead in front of the White House on Saturday, the Secret Service said, adding that no other injuries were reported. In a statement, the Secret Service said: "At approximately 11.46am, a white male suffered a self-inflicted gun-shot wound to the head outside the North White House fence line. The subject is deceased. Continue reading... |
| Dozens of fighters killed in Turkish airstrikes in Afrin Posted: 03 Mar 2018 09:25 AM PST Pro-regime fighters backing Kurdish militia in north-western Syria killed in latest attacks by Turkish aircraft Turkish airstrikes killed at least 36 pro-regime fighters backing Kurdish militia in Syria's north-west Kurdish enclave of Afrin on Saturday, a monitoring group said. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces alliance said the Turkish raids targeted pro-regime positions, but gave no death toll. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes on Kafr Janna were the third such raid on loyalist fighters in the enclave bordering Turkey in less than 48 hours. They came after Turkish raids on other parts of the enclave killed 14 pro-regime fighters on Thursday and four more on Friday, the monitor said. Continue reading... |
| Police release seven men detained over Slovakian journalist's killing Posted: 03 Mar 2018 05:45 AM PST Ján Kuciak was investigating the mafia when he and his partner, Martina Kušnírová, were killed Police in Slovakia have released seven Italians who were detained as suspects in the killing of an investigative journalist and his girlfriend. The seven men had been taken into custody on Thursday when police raided houses allegedly linked to members of an Italian crime syndicate. Continue reading... |
| Screen teenagers annually for depression, say US doctors Posted: 02 Mar 2018 11:30 PM PST In both the US and UK, new guidelines and advice focus on early detection and intervention to support adolescent mental health Should teenagers face annual screenings for depression? Under new guidelines from an American doctors' group, all children aged 12 and above would be questioned about their mental health every year. On Monday the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published new guidance that adolescents should be examined every year from the age of 12 to ensure those with depression can get timely help. |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2018 12:59 PM PST The kingdom's women can now drive, join the military, visit sports arenas and cinemas – with other changes planned Nada Qahtani and the seven women with her gathered expectantly in the atrium of the National Museum. Draped in black abayas, their faces shielded by masks that left only their eyes exposed, the group had not seen the building before and knew little about what was inside. A giant new poster of one of Saudi Arabia's ancient sites covered most of a wall ahead. And a collection of artefacts, predating the Islamic era, took pride of place inside the entrance. "There are two idols there," said a museum attendant, pointing to an exhibition that would have been unthinkable in recent decades, when the country's archaeological past was at best ignored, and often disavowed. "The rest are now being displayed in Japan." Continue reading... |
| After the freeze: empty shops, lost bookings, but also reunited communities Posted: 03 Mar 2018 12:00 PM PST Farmers, hoteliers and publicans are counting the cost after the grimmest weather for years but some are also counting the 'beast's' blessings Lennoxtown lies 12 miles north-east of Glasgow but for much of last week it might well have been on a different planet. Blizzards enveloped the little settlement and brought it to a freezing standstill. The shelves of the Co-op rapidly emptied as deliveries dried up because roads surrounding the village and others in the Campsie Glen had become impassable in snow drifts more than two metres deep. The local bus operator cancelled services linking the villages to major roads. The people of Lennoxtown suddenly found themselves isolated and dependent on each other as the "beast from the east" blasted Britain with Arctic ferocity and triggered some of the grimmest winter conditions of recent years. And this chilling tale was repeated across the country, from the Cotswolds to Coventry and from Cornwall to Cardiff. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 03 Mar 2018 04:05 PM PST Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Afghanistan, Ukraine – the globe is scarred by violence We live in a world of trouble. Conflicts today may be much less lethal than those that scarred the last century, but this brings little comfort. We remain deeply anxious. We can blame terrorism and the fear it inspires despite the statistically unimportant number of casualties it inflicts, or the contemporary media and the breathless cycle of "breaking news", but the truth remains that the wars that seem to inspire the fanatics or have produced so many headlines in recent years prompt deep anxiety. One reason is that these wars appear to have no end in sight. To explain these conflicts we reach for easy binary schema – Islam v the west; haves against have-nots; nations that "play by the rules" of the international system against "rogues". We also look to grand geopolitical theories – the end of the Westphalian system, the west faced by "the rise of the rest" – or even just attribute the violence to "geography". None of these explanations seems to adequately allay our concerns. Continue reading... |
| Kidnap, rape, escape… then a family: the tale of Eunice and Bosco Posted: 04 Mar 2018 01:30 AM PST In an extract from her book A Moonless, Starless Sky, Alexis Okeowo tells the story of a child soldier and a kidnapped schoolgirl in Uganda – and, below, talks about changing perceptions of Africa The moonless, starless sky was bright the evening Eunice met Bosco in the forests of southern Sudan. The year was 1996, and Eunice had been kidnapped two weeks earlier from a school in a town called Aboke, in northern Uganda, by men who called themselves the Lord's Resistance Army. Founded by a young man named Joseph Kony in 1987, the LRA was raiding villages in Uganda's north and abducting children while routing the Ugandan army. Eunice was a thoughtful girl of 15 with inquisitive eyes and closely cropped hair, and she had been visiting her older sister at a girls' boarding school when rebels surrounded the building. The men, who were really boys if you looked at them closely, tied the girls together with rope and forced them to trek through the forests of northern Uganda, on the way to Sudan, for over a week while they cooked, did laundry, and fetched water for them. Eunice was frightened and exhausted. She was still wearing the blue cotton skirt, her best one, and the matching blouse that she had thought would impress her sister's friends. Eunice wanted to attend their school one day, too, be among these accomplished girls, and she had hoped to show them that she could fit in, be smart and interesting, dress like they did. The girls eventually crossed into Sudan and stopped in an area of tall grass and thick, looming trees. More men emerged, including Kony. Rebels began plucking girls from the group, choosing the prettiest ones first. Eunice watched with a swelling sense of dread. There was nowhere to run. They were everywhere. A boy named Bosco, who looked like he was no older than 17, appeared in front of her. He was wearing rain boots, a green military uniform that slouched on his thin frame, and a matching cap over bushy hair. Another rebel, who seemed like he was one of the men in charge, nudged Bosco closer toward Eunice and told him, "This will be your wife." Continue reading... |
| ‘Tipping point’: Americans organizing more than ever after Florida shooting Posted: 03 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PST Outraged by their country's mass shooting epidemic, gun reform groups say they have seen a leap in members and in activity Americans outraged by their country's mass shooting epidemic appear to be organizing at an unprecedented rate, following the 14 February shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 people were killed. Related: Is Trump moving to the centre on guns? Don't hold your breath Continue reading... |
| Tiny Canada town defeats oil firm in court fight over drinking water Posted: 03 Mar 2018 03:30 AM PST Company sued Quebec township of 157 people after it created a no-drill zone, fearing for its water supply A small municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec that was facing a million-dollar lawsuit from an oil and gas exploration company has won its court battle, bringing an end to a four-year ordeal that began when residents took steps to protect their water supply. "Reason and law prevailed today," François Boulay, the mayor of Ristigouche Sud-Est, a township of 157 people on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, said in a statement. "We are relieved that our right to protect our drinking water is finally recognised." Continue reading... |
| Jaguars killed for fangs to supply growing Chinese medicine trade Posted: 03 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PST Demand from Chinese workers raises demand for skin and body parts of endangered species Conservationists who have uncovered a growing illegal trade in jaguar fangs in South America are linking it to Chinese construction projects that could be threatening wildlife globally. Experts say major Chinese power plant, road and rail works in developing nations are key stimulants of illicit trade in the skins, bones and horns of endangered animals. Continue reading... |
| Housing report says migration may need to be cut to preserve quality of life Posted: 04 Mar 2018 02:00 AM PST Grattan Institute says population policy needed that will set 'appropriate' level of migration One of Australia's most respected thinktanks has weighed into the population growth debate, saying the federal government needs to develop an explicit population policy that defines the "appropriate" level of migration, and it may need to reduce the migrant intake to improve wellbeing. The Grattan Institute says it is wading into the debate cautiously and it has deliberately not identified an optimum level of migration. Continue reading... |
| With Hope Hicks' exit, we can't let Trump's female allies off the hook Posted: 03 Mar 2018 07:45 AM PST Hicks, like Ivanka Trump, will paint herself as an unwitting victim – but she's as guilty of fueling hatred as anyone else The Week in Patriarchy is a weekly roundup of what's happening in the world of feminism and sexism. If you're not already receiving it by email, make sure to subscribe. Continue reading... |
| Jarvanka out? Kushner’s business problems add to talk of DC exit Posted: 03 Mar 2018 05:49 AM PST As conflict of interest claims mount against them, the president is said to be cooling on the couple's role in the administration
Related: 'Call it chaos': Trump adrift after week of White House anarchy Continue reading... |
| Nor'easter: powerful storm pounds Massachusetts coastline - video Posted: 03 Mar 2018 09:33 AM PST A fierce nor'easter that flooded streets, snapped trees and knocked out power to more than 1.8m homes and businesses continued to lash the US Atlantic coast as the weekend began. At least five people were killed by falling trees or branches, with one forecaster saying Massachusetts could experience 'a significant coastal flood event'. Winds were expected to remain breezy from Washington to Boston a day after they toppled tractor trailers and exceeded 50mph, with gusts of 80mph to 90mph on Cape Cod. Ohio and upstate New York got a foot or more of snow. Boston and Rhode Island expected to get 2in to 5in Continue reading... |
| Women's Liberation Movement march, 1971 – in pictures Posted: 03 Mar 2018 09:30 AM PST On Saturday 6 March 1971, women from across the UK gathered in central London to join the first national demonstration by the newly formed Women's Liberation Movement. Observer photographers Jane Bown and Tony McGrath documented the event for the following day's paper. Continue reading... |
| Sledging, slush and snow: UK and Ireland's wintry weather in pictures Posted: 03 Mar 2018 05:24 AM PST After heavy snowfall, freezing water is set to bring a whole new series of problems Continue reading... |
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