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- North Korea: Trump says he will leave Kim summit if it isn't 'fruitful'
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: a dictator in all but name seeks complete control | Simon Tisdall
- Hans Asperger aided and supported Nazi programme, study says
- 'Taste the difference': Farm-to-fork movement takes off in urban Flanders
- Southwest explosion: aviation authority orders mass engine inspections
- Man believed to be the world's oldest dies in Chile aged 121
- Last caribou to roam lower 48 US states all but extinct: 'The herd is functionally lost'
- EU politicians demand broader inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia murder
- Rodrigo Duterte says he personally ordered arrest of Australian nun
- Chemical weapons inspectors' security team fired on in Douma
- Trump contradicts himself, claiming Russia inquiry not behind Comey firing
- Trump of the tropics: the 'dangerous' candidate leading Brazil's presidential race
- 'Haifa is essentially segregated': cracks appear in Israel's capital of coexistence
- May's immigration policy seen as 'almost reminiscent of Nazi Germany'
- How Europe's 'breakthrough' privacy law takes on Facebook and Google
- Chetan Singh Marwaha obituary
- Island of no return: Vanuatu evacuates entire population of volcanic Ambae
- Westpac advice cost couple dream retirement, banking royal commission hears
- 'Alarming' lack of diversity among charity trustees in England and Wales
- Only Brexit could inspire this cynical, lost empire vision of Commonwealth | Peter Beaumont
- North Korea: can Trump succeed where so many others have failed?
- Trump: Mueller and Rosenstein are 'still here' – video
- Jacinda Ardern and Justin Trudeau talk to young Londoners – video
- A political selfie and a Syrian bear cub: Wednesday's best photos
- Southwest Airlines jet to air traffic control: 'There's a hole and someone went out' – audio
| North Korea: Trump says he will leave Kim summit if it isn't 'fruitful' Posted: 18 Apr 2018 11:43 PM PDT
Donald Trump has pledged to meet the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, "in the coming weeks" but warned that he was prepared to walk away if the talks were not "fruitful". "As you know, I will be meeting with Kim Jong-un in the coming weeks to discuss the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula," the US president told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. "Hopefully that meeting will be a great success and we're looking forward to it." Continue reading... |
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: a dictator in all but name seeks complete control | Simon Tisdall Posted: 18 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT Turkey's president is unlikely to lose an election that will make him more powerful than Atatürk Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is one of a crop of present-day political leaders who value the respectability an ostensibly democratic election confers but don't want to risk actually losing the vote. In this respect, Turkey's president is no different from Russia's Vladimir Putin and Egypt's Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. Their shared idea of democracy can be summed up by the motto: "You vote, I win." Continue reading... |
| Hans Asperger aided and supported Nazi programme, study says Posted: 18 Apr 2018 05:00 PM PDT Eight-year study finds pioneer of paediatrics assisted in Third Reich's euthanasia programme The Austrian doctor after whom Asperger syndrome is named was an active participant in the Nazi regime, assisting in the Third Reich's euthanasia programme and supporting the concept of racial hygiene by deeming certain children unworthy to live, according to a study by a medical historian. Herwig Czech, from Vienna's Medical University, has made the claim in an academic paper published in the open access journal Molecular Autism, following eight years of research into the paediatrician Hans Asperger. Continue reading... |
| 'Taste the difference': Farm-to-fork movement takes off in urban Flanders Posted: 18 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT The densely populated area of Belgium is seeing a mini-boom in model of farming where growers sell direct to consumers Continue reading... |
| Southwest explosion: aviation authority orders mass engine inspections Posted: 18 Apr 2018 11:40 PM PDT Directive requires ultrasonic inspection of fan blades on CFM56-7B engines that accrued certain number of flights The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the inspection of 220 jet engines after investigators said a broken fan blade touched off an engine explosion on a Southwest Airlines flight, shattering a window and killing a passenger. The order, called an air-worthiness directive, would require an ultrasonic inspection within the next six months of the fan blades on all CFM56-7B engines that have accrued a certain number of flights. |
| Man believed to be the world's oldest dies in Chile aged 121 Posted: 18 Apr 2018 10:29 PM PDT Celino Villanueva Jaramillo, thought to have been born in 1896, died in hospital after puncturing his lung falling out of bed A Chilean man believed to be the world's oldest person has died in hospital at the age of 121. Celino Villanueva Jaramillo, whom the Guardian met and interviewed last year, passed away on Wednesday in the southern Chilean town of San José de Mariquina. Continue reading... |
| Last caribou to roam lower 48 US states all but extinct: 'The herd is functionally lost' Posted: 19 Apr 2018 12:00 AM PDT Experts fear only three of South Selkirk herd, which moves from Canada into Idaho and Washington, survived winter – all female The last remaining herd of caribou to roam the contiguous United States is believed to be on the brink of disappearing, after an aerial count suggested that only three members survived the winter – all of them female. The South Selkirk herd were once part of a larger population of southern mountain caribou whose habitat spanned much of the Pacific Northwest. But human activity – from hunting to logging and snowmobiling – has forced the population to break off into small herds. Continue reading... |
| EU politicians demand broader inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia murder Posted: 18 Apr 2018 11:36 AM PDT Malta police chief urged to pursue those 'with a motivation for silencing' journalist Politicians across Europe have demanded that Malta's chief of police broaden the investigation into the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia so that it pursues more aggressively those "with a motivation for silencing" the anti-corruption journalist. Their intervention comes following Tuesday's launch of the Daphne Project, a collaboration between international media organisations, including the Guardian, that came together in response to her murder and have pledged to continue her work. Continue reading... |
| Rodrigo Duterte says he personally ordered arrest of Australian nun Posted: 18 Apr 2018 04:59 PM PDT Philippine president tells soldiers he had Sister Patricia Fox, 71, detained after she insulted him • Sign up to receive the top stories every morning The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has said that he personally ordered the detention of an Australian Catholic nun, warning that any foreign critics of his government face deportation. Sister Patricia Fox, 71, a longtime resident of the Philippines, was detained by the immigration bureau on Monday on suspicion of engaging in political activities. She was released without charges the next day. Continue reading... |
| Chemical weapons inspectors' security team fired on in Douma Posted: 18 Apr 2018 08:22 AM PDT OPCW chief says UN team came under small-arms fire and an explosive was detonated A UN security team doing reconnaissance at the site of an attack in the Syrian town of Douma has come under gunfire, the head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has said, further delaying the arrival of chemical weapons inspectors. The OPCW director general, Ahmet Üzümcü , told a meeting at the organisation's headquarters in The Hague on Wednesday that the security team had been forced to withdraw. Continue reading... |
| Trump contradicts himself, claiming Russia inquiry not behind Comey firing Posted: 18 Apr 2018 08:47 AM PDT
Donald Trump said the former FBI director James Comey was not fired because of the Russia investigation in a tweet early on Wednesday, in a direct contradiction of statements he had made previously. Related: James Comey has issued a plea for decency. When will Republicans listen? | Jill Abramson Continue reading... |
| Trump of the tropics: the 'dangerous' candidate leading Brazil's presidential race Posted: 19 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT Jair Bolsonaro has openly cheered dictatorship and publicly insulted women. Now he's deploying Trump-like tactics in his race for the presidency Jair Bolsonaro's disciples had packed the arrivals hall of this far-flung Amazonian airport, united by their contempt for the left and an unbreakable determination to score a selfie with the man they call "the Myth". "He's Brazil's hope! A light at the end of the tunnel! A new horizon!" gushed Fernando Vieira, one of hundreds of fans there to greet a far-right firebrand who cheerleads for dictatorship but could soon become leader of the world's fourth-largest democracy. |
| 'Haifa is essentially segregated': cracks appear in Israel's capital of coexistence Posted: 18 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT For decades, Haifa has been Israel's model of what a 'mixed' Jewish-Arab city could be. But as the country's 70th anniversary nears, the strain is showing Ben-Gurion Boulevard climbs from the bustling port on Haifa's Mediterranean shore up Mount Carmel towards the famous Bahai shrine, its gleaming golden dome surrounded by lush terraced gardens. On the south side of the palm-lined road, on a spring lunchtime, the Fattoush restaurant is packed with customers chatting noisily in Arabic and Hebrew over Levantine and fusion salads, cardamom-flavoured coffee and exquisite Palestinian knafeh desserts. Fashionable eateries like Fattoush are one reason why Israel's third largest city and its biggest "mixed" one, as officially classified, is held up as a model of Jewish-Arab coexistence. Not everyone agrees with the concept, of course, and the "c" word is often qualified, placed in inverted commas, or simply dismissed as propaganda. Official figures say Arabs make up 14% of Haifa's 280,000-strong population; unofficial estimates are closer to 18%, swelled by students and commuters from nearby Galilee. Public spaces, at least, are open to all. And the ever-present Israeli-Palestinian conflict is, usually, softer-edged than elsewhere in the country. Continue reading... |
| May's immigration policy seen as 'almost reminiscent of Nazi Germany' Posted: 19 Apr 2018 01:53 AM PDT Comments from ex-civil service chief Sir Bob Kerslake increase pressure on PM as row over Windrush-era citizens continues The hostile immigration environment Theresa May set out to create when she was at the Home Office was regarded by some ministers as "almost reminiscent of Nazi Germany" in the way it is working, the former head of the civil service, Lord Kerslake, has said. Who are the Windrush generation? Continue reading... |
| How Europe's 'breakthrough' privacy law takes on Facebook and Google Posted: 19 Apr 2018 12:01 AM PDT Europe's General Data Protection Regulation is forcing big changes at tech's biggest firms – even if the US isn't likely to follow suit Despite the political theatre of Mark Zuckerberg's congressional interrogations last week, Facebook's business model isn't at any real risk from regulators in the US. In Europe, however, the looming General Data Protection Regulation will give people better privacy protections and force companies including Facebook to make sweeping changes to the way they collect data and consent from users – with huge fines for those who don't comply. "It's changing the balance of power from the giant digital marketing companies to focus on the needs of individuals and democratic society," said Jeffrey Chester, founder of the Center for Digital Democracy. "That's an incredible breakthrough." Continue reading... |
| Posted: 18 Apr 2018 10:34 AM PDT My father, Chetan Singh Marwaha, who has died aged 88, twice during his lifetime suffered great upheavals during which he lost everything. But he never allowed himself to be deflected from his duty to his family and community. As a Sikh Indian subject in 1947 he found himself on the wrong side of the dividing line when the nation was partitioned at independence, trying to flee from newly formed Pakistan into India. Like many others he had become a refugee in his own country, witnessing terrible sights on the journey to safety that in later years he talked about with great emotion. He survived only because the train he and his family were travelling on was protected by Gurkhas. People on other trains were massacred wholesale. Continue reading... |
| Island of no return: Vanuatu evacuates entire population of volcanic Ambae Posted: 18 Apr 2018 09:41 PM PDT Thousands of south Pacific islanders will leave for permanent resettlement, government says, as Manaro spews ash 30cm deep Thousands of south Pacific islanders at the mercy of an active volcano will be permanently resettled by the end of May, the Vanuatu government has said. Ambae Island is home to 11,000 people, and for the second time in six months Ambae's Manaro volcano on top of Mount Lombenben has started rumbling, spewing torrents of ash and gas from its crater and burying vegetable plots and crops, causing breathing and health problems for locals, and threatening their lives and livelihoods. Continue reading... |
| Westpac advice cost couple dream retirement, banking royal commission hears Posted: 19 Apr 2018 12:10 AM PDT Bank admits advice was poor after customer reveals she and her husband were 'led up the garden path' and ended up losing their home Westpac admits a senior financial planner gave poor advice to a couple that cost them their dream retirement. Jacqueline McDowall and her husband ended up losing their home after trying to use superannuation funds to buy a bed and breakfast. Continue reading... |
| 'Alarming' lack of diversity among charity trustees in England and Wales Posted: 18 Apr 2018 11:53 PM PDT Study shows senior leadership of organisations such as Oxfam and Save the Children is significantly less diverse than FTSE 100 firms The largest charities in England and Wales have less diverse boards than FTSE 100 firms, research has found. An analysis of board members across the biggest charities in terms of income in the two countries, including Oxfam and Save the Children, showed that only 6.3% were from black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, compared with 8.2% among FTSE 100 companies. Women of colour were the least likely group to be on a board or a senior leadership team. Continue reading... |
| Only Brexit could inspire this cynical, lost empire vision of Commonwealth | Peter Beaumont Posted: 18 Apr 2018 05:09 AM PDT As its leaders meet for their biennial junket, the institution itself is floundering, used to advance a glib view of trade as the answer to poverty Surveying the paucity of mentions of the Commonwealth in British political party manifestos in 2015, Philip Murphy, the professor of British and Commonwealth history at the School of Advanced Study, identified two trends to explain what he believed was its looming irrelevance. "All in all," he mused in an essay for the Conversation, "it is difficult to think of a single major achievement of the Commonwealth since 2010. Continue reading... |
| North Korea: can Trump succeed where so many others have failed? Posted: 18 Apr 2018 02:06 AM PDT South Korea is talking about a peace treaty with Kim Jong-un but US president's participation is a huge wild card On the same day that the White House confirmed that secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo met the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, South Korea suggested that its president, Moon Jae-in, would seek a peace treaty with North Korea when he meets Kim later the month. That would replace the armistice that has been in place on the peninsula since the end of the 1950-53 Korean war. Events are moving rapidly. Given that barely four months ago we were debating war on the Korean peninsula, this is in equal parts a baffling and promising turn of events. Continue reading... |
| Trump: Mueller and Rosenstein are 'still here' – video Posted: 18 Apr 2018 05:35 PM PDT Speaking to the media in Florida, Donald Trump passes up a chance to say whether he will fire special counsel Robert Mueller and deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein. Trump says there's been speculation that he would get rid of the two men for months but that 'they are still here' Continue reading... |
| Jacinda Ardern and Justin Trudeau talk to young Londoners – video Posted: 18 Apr 2018 01:06 PM PDT Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand and Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada, join London mayor Sadiq Khan to take questions on gender equality from young Londoners. In a Q&A session, the two heads of states touched on gender equality, feminism and how to bring about change in society Continue reading... |
| A political selfie and a Syrian bear cub: Wednesday's best photos Posted: 18 Apr 2018 05:49 AM PDT The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world Continue reading... |
| Southwest Airlines jet to air traffic control: 'There's a hole and someone went out' – audio Posted: 18 Apr 2018 02:34 AM PDT In an audio recording of the exchange between air traffic controllers and a Southwest Airlines flight, a crew member is heard to say the plane needs to slow down and reports that there is a hole in the plane and 'someone went out'. A woman died after debris from a blown jet engine smashed a window at 32,000ft and passengers scrambled to save her from being sucked out Continue reading... |
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