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Read MoreVideos shared on social media appear to show officers extorting money and even shooting people. Videos shared on social media appear to show officers extorting money and even shooting people. 

Read More Lukashenka’s presidency will most likely survive in a state of stagnation as he and his inner-circle hold onto power at all costs.Lukashenka’s presidency will most likely survive in a state of stagnation as he and his inner-circle hold onto power at all costs.

Read More New Caledonia has voted against breaking away from France, according to full provisional results. Support for independence in the South Pacific island territory is growing but is still not strong enough to secure full autonomy. Read more ‘We voted, we won’: Activists rally & clash with police in Barcelona on anniversary of 2017…

Read MoreThe US presidential election is just around the corner but there’s a lot more at stake than just the White House.The US presidential election is just around the corner but there’s a lot more at stake than just the White House.

Read MoreWorld record holder Eliud Kipchoge is beaten in the London Marathon as Shura Kitata wins a thrilling sprint finish to claim an unexpected victory.World record holder Eliud Kipchoge is beaten in the London Marathon as Shura Kitata wins a thrilling sprint finish to claim an unexpected victory.

Read More “So John Brown is crazy?” It’s Frederick Douglass who utters these particular words, in the third episode of Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird. But the question permeates the funny, tragic and profound miniseries based on James McBride’s National Book Award-winning 2013 novel, which debuts on Oct. 4. Brown—the white abolitionist who led an…

Read More One person was killed after massive shelves in a Brazilian supermarket came crashing down, burying customers and staff under mountains of products. The horrific accident, which took place in the northeastern city of Sao Luis on Friday night, was caught on surveillance film. Eyewitnesses also took videos and posted them on social media. …

Read More Under Trump, the US has taken a back seat on many major international issues, compared to previous administrations Headlines last week that the presidents of Russia and France were jointly calling for a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh were “heartbreaking” to Carey Cavanaugh, a former US ambassador charged with helping to resolve the conflict between…

Read More Tory MPs argued a tweet on a trade bill amendment in July broke impartiality rules The House of Commons Twitter account has been banned from tweeting the results of votes after Tory MPs complained it was breaking impartiality rules when one tweet went viral, the Guardian has learned. Set up in 2012, the…

Read More As the Belt and Road Initiative unfolds, illusions underlying prevailing ideologies must be bridged by moving towards a global governance based on human values.As the Belt and Road Initiative unfolds, illusions underlying prevailing ideologies must be bridged by moving towards a global governance based on human values.

Read More Antwerp exhibition tells of the lives and deaths of Congolese shipped over to be put on show in cities from 1885 to 1958 Two names stand out from the yellowing cemetery register: Sabo and Bitio, 24 and 20 years old, Described as “Congolanders” and buried in row 13, plot K of Kiel cemetery…

Read More<p>Gatherings with hundreds of attendees come as Mr Trump says he is ‘feeling better’ in video from hospital</p><p>Gatherings with hundreds of attendees come as Mr Trump says he is ‘feeling better’ in video from hospital</p>

Read More Live update of the elite-only men’s and women’s races Get in touch! Drop Niall an email or tweet @niallmcveigh Meet the runners who have never missed the Marathon 10.17am BST The airhorn sounds, and we’re off. Eliud Kipchoge, the world-record holder and winner in four of the last five marathons, is the hot…

Read MorePremier calls on state to ‘stay the course’ after large groups of people head outside to celebrate relaxed regulations.Premier calls on state to ‘stay the course’ after large groups of people head outside to celebrate relaxed regulations.

Read MoreBoth Azerbaijan’s second city and the capital of the breakaway region come under heavy fire.Both Azerbaijan’s second city and the capital of the breakaway region come under heavy fire.

Read More US president addresses world from hospital; medical team says Donald Trump is ‘not out of the woods’; Joe Biden’s campaign to release results of his future tests President says ‘I think I’ll be back soon’ in four-minute video Panic and confusion permeate White House Can Johnson and Bolsonaro offer lessons for Trump? Amy…

Read MorePhysicians looking after Donald Trump said they were “cautiously optimistic, but he’s doing great”.Physicians looking after Donald Trump said they were “cautiously optimistic, but he’s doing great”.

Read More Echoing a similar incident a month ago, Victoria police have been caught on camera forcibly arresting a pregnant woman for allegedly breaching the 5km radius rule being heavy-handedly enforced throughout the Australian state. Footage of the dramatic arrest circulated online, showing a handful of armed police officers towering over a woman – described…

Read More Russia’s coronavirus crisis centre reports 10,499 new infections, biggest daily tally since 15 May; cases continue to surge across Europe US coronavirus – latest news on Donald Trump after positive test Panic and confusion following Donald Trump’s Covid diagnosis New Zealand refuses quarantine-free trips from Australia Scientists study whether immune response wards off…

Read MoreThe government says it restricted attendance at the Oromo group’s Irreecha festival to prevent the spread of COVID-19.The government says it restricted attendance at the Oromo group’s Irreecha festival to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Read MoreI could not fathom failing at the most basic measure of good motherhood. But some things cannot be fixed.I could not fathom failing at the most basic measure of good motherhood. But some things cannot be fixed.

Read MoreAfter conflicting reports over his health, Trump spoke from the hospital where he is under treatment for COVID-19.After conflicting reports over his health, Trump spoke from the hospital where he is under treatment for COVID-19.

Read More Why did the White House allow a fundraising event to go on after one of Trump’s closest aides tested positive for Covid? On Thursday afternoon Donald Trump held a roundtable of 19 top Republican donors at Bedminster, his 36-hole golf course in New Jersey, where he vented his frustrations about how his push…

Read More Protesters took to the streets of Berlin’s Friedrichshain district to demonstrate against the planned eviction of a left-wing housing project. Police made several arrests, local media reported. Demonstrators held flares and shot firecrackers as they marched through the district to defend the building currently occupied by left-wing squatters. Around 1,500 people participated in…

Read MoreBeluga whales and a very greedy snake – here are some of the stories you may have missed this week.Beluga whales and a very greedy snake – here are some of the stories you may have missed this week.

Read More Concerns mount over spread of the virus within the building, and whether it could disrupt the functioning of government Golden autumn sunshine shone down on Washington on Saturday to illuminate a US capital upended as Donald Trump began his first full day in hospital battling coronavirus amid a presidential election thrown into chaos.…

Read More A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for months. The kingdom had taken the rare step of suspending the smaller “umrah” pilgrimage that draws…

Read More Reductions in government support as the original furlough scheme ends point towards a brutal round of redundancies The UK economy continued its rapid rebound from the depths of the coronavirus lockdown in August, the latest official data on growth is expected to show on Friday, but many economists are braced for a grim…

Read More Delivering migrants to an offshore location is more about spectacle than solution Dump them on Ascension Island. Or in Moldova. Imprison them in disused ferries. Build “marine fences” across the Channel. Deploy water cannons to make huge waves to swamp their boats. And so it goes on. All apparently ideas from Home Office…

Read More As virtual party conference gets under way, Tories rebel on both wings and PM’s popularity plunges to a record low Boris Johnson’s reputation among Conservative members has plunged to a record low, it has emerged, as the party enters its annual conference facing accusations of a “chumocracy” at the top of government. With…

Read More As the US election looms, the former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination discusses the threat of technology, how positive change could be round the corner – and what Hilary Mantel’s Henry VIII taught him about political life Pete Buttigieg’s short, powerful new book is about the necessity of trust, “personal, social and…

Read More Dozens have been detained and fined as anti-government protesters held numerous smaller rallies in Israel in defiance of coronavirus lockdown measures that ban people from gathering more than 1km from home. At least 38 activists were detained in Tel Aviv alone for “violating public order” and allegedly “attacking police officers,” according to the Times…

Read More<p>Comedian did not avoid ‘the elephant in the room’</p><p>Comedian did not avoid ‘the elephant in the room’</p>

Read More The former national security adviser’s critical study of US foreign policy goals can seem remote from political reality“Strategic narcissism” is the term of reference for HR McMaster’s latest book. Coined by the late Hans Morgenthau, it refers to a tendency “to view the world only in relation to the US”. Instead, McMaster argues…