Doha: The United States hailed a “promising start” to Gaza ceasefire talks Thursday, as pressure mounted for a deal to halt the spread of a war that the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry said has killed 40,000. The conflict sparked by Hamas’s unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel has devastated Gaza, displaced nearly all of its … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the Red Fort on 78th Independence Day, in New Delhi on Thursday (PHOTO: PTI) 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 15 2024 | 11:58 PM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged states to carry out necessary policy reforms, create land banks, and ensure … Read more
When Lloyd Kelly and Eddie Howe were reunited the conversation soon turned to tying up loose ends. “It definitely feels like we’ve got some unfinished business,” says Kelly. “That’s what we said when we first met up after I signed for Newcastle. It’s a mutual thing – we’re on the same page.” The left-back or … Read more
A new round of negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and preventing the fighting from escalating into a region-wide conflict has begun, as the death toll in the Palestinian territory reached a grim milestone of 40,000 people, according to local health authorities. Mediators from the US, Qatar and Egypt met … Read more
Being 18 isn’t easy at the best of times. But this cohort of school leavers have encountered more turbulent times than most, which is why today’s A-level results are such a pleasant surprise – even to those of us in education. These students have had their most crucial school years overshadowed by Covid, catastrophic cuts … Read more
The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has made clear he does not yet accept Nicolás Maduro’s claim to have been re-elected as Venezuela’s president, and has suggested fresh elections or a coalition government as potential solutions to the country’s intensifying political crisis. Maduro’s claim to have won Venezuela’s 28 July vote – despite … Read more
Throughout 2024, the Guardian aims to report on every woman allegedly killed by a man, drawing on the work of campaigns such as Counting Dead Women, the Femicide Census and Killed Women. In recent years in the UK, a woman has been killed by a man every three days on average, yet most of their … Read more
‘Hands up everyone who loves Jesus,” commands George Marage from the stage of London venue 229. The audience dutifully raise them. Marage nods thanks and the Harlem Gospel Travelers (otherwise known as HGT) start singing God’s Love. The young trio’s fervent voices are astounding, making them one of the most exciting new acts in US … Read more
Hundreds of student protesters and political activists armed with bamboo sticks, iron rods and pipes have assaulted supporters of the ousted Bangladeshi prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and prevented them from reaching the previous house of her father and assassinated independence leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Dhaka. The house in the Dhanmondi area of the capital … Read more
A 15-year-old boy has become the first person to be charged with riot over the recent disorder that swept towns and cities across England. Almost all those involved have so far been charged with violent disorder, which carries a shorter maximum sentence than the offence of rioting. On Wednesday a judge, the recorder of Hull, … Read more