Iran’s new reformist government has warned Russia against siding with Azerbaijan in a border dispute as concerns in Tehran persist over its relations with Moscow. The Iranian foreign minister, Sayeed Abbas Araghchi, took the unusual step of upbraiding Russia after Moscow sided with Azerbaijan over its calls for a land corridor along the Armenia-Iran border … Read more
For a while I used to play a little game called What Would It Take? What would it take for the Biden administration to do something meaningful in order to put an end to the carnage in Gaza? What would it take for the Biden administration to stop the ethnic cleansing currently taking place in … Read more
The first thing to say about the hate and scorn currently directed at the mainstream US media is that they worked hard to earn it. They’ve done so by failing, repeatedly, determinedly, spectacularly to do their job, which is to maintain their independence, inform the electorate, and speak truth to power. While the left has … Read more
Poignancy is not a word we associate with surrealism, but you feel it when you walk down a corridor of blown-up photobooth pictures and enter the Pompidou’s blockbuster marking the movement’s 100th birthday. Everybody was so young when the first surrealist manifesto was published in October 1924: was it really a century ago? Painter Yves … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Jessica Elgot Our deputy political editor Jessica Elgot has this piece today suggesting there will be a diminished presence from the left of the Labour party at this year’s conference: Senior leftwing Labour figures have said the left will have a … Read more
Elle Macpherson believes, for some reason, that disease thrives in an acidic body. The Australian ex-supermodel swears by the benefits of limiting red meat, wheat, dairy, sugar and processed food, and by something she calls “alkalising greens” (no, me neither). Through her glossy wellness brand, WelleCo, she tirelessly promotes her Super Elixir – a blend … Read more
The prosecution: Helen We trained our dog be gentle. Now we have a baby, why would we take such a huge risk? We got our big white German shepherd, Eddie, almost two years ago. He was a compromise: I wanted a second baby, but Roger said only if we could get a second dog. Roger is an amputee, … Read more
Introduction: UK house prices edge up to hit two-year high Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. UK house prices have risen close to the record high set two years ago, a new survey this morning shows, as confidence in the market picks up. Lender … Read more
Good ingredients beget good food, and where you buy them from is just as important as how you use them. Happily, there are plenty of talented, independent makers and growers in the UK and Ireland, producing everything from pasta and charcuterie to shortbread, tinned fish, apple juice and crumpets. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We … Read more
I’ve been thinking about a famously orange-skinned former presenter of trashy TV programmes, who lives on a luxurious coastal estate. He has a history of racist and Islamophobic remarks, of blaming asylum seekers for bringing disease into the country and ranting about the “supercilious metropolitan elite”. He swept into a rightwing political party and refashioned … Read more