Month: October 2020

Read More Warring parties say ceasefire over disputed territory to take effect from midnight local time Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced a new attempt to establish a ceasefire in their conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh starting from midnight local time (8pm GMT). It comes a week after a Russia-brokered truce frayed immediately after it took force. The…

Read More In a time of Trumpian chaos the biographer says the 39th president, now 96, should be celebrated for his intelligence “It is difficult,” wrote David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, “to overstate the psychological overload that the drama of the Trump presidency presents.” Related: American Crisis review: Andrew Cuomo on Covid, Trump…

Read More David Rothkopf has all a good Trump reporter requires. Sixteen days out from the election, his book is a bracing read One of the most important qualities a good reporter can have is a very low threshold for outrage. Useful, critical coverage of your subject becomes impossible once nonchalance or indifference has inured…

Read More As coronavirus restrictions ease in Victoria, here are the current hotspots and what to do if you’ve visited them Vic cases map; NSW cases map; Full Australian stats interactive Melbourne stage 4 restrictions; Vic ‘step 3’ restrictions NSW hotspots list; Queensland hotspots list Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email; download the free…

Read More Rallies expected across country in defiant reaction to beheading of Samuel Paty after showing pupils controversial Charlie Hebdo cartoons Shocked French teachers vowed to continue encouraging their pupils’ “critical spirit” by raising contested subjects after an Islamic terrorist beheaded a secondary school teacher who showed his students caricatures of the Prophet as part…

Read More Prime minister says she will be ready to form a government in two to three weeks as New Zealanders enjoy return to normal life • New Zealand Greens on the rise after voters return to the fold • Opinion: New Zealanders have recognised their good luck Jacinda Ardern has held out the possibility…

Read MoreA 13-year conventional arms embargo on Iran has ended, but the implications for Iran and the region remain uncertain.A 13-year conventional arms embargo on Iran has ended, but the implications for Iran and the region remain uncertain.

Read More Nine French cities now under month-long curfew; European cases rise 44% in a week; resistance to lockdowns in UK Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Millions of Europeans faced tough new coronavirus restrictions as governments stepped up efforts to slow the surge in infections, after the World Health Organization reported…

Read MoreThe overnight curfew in nine cities is aimed at curbing the soaring Covid infection rate in France.The overnight curfew in nine cities is aimed at curbing the soaring Covid infection rate in France.

Read More Jacinda Ardern says case is an example of the system working, as Dr Ashley Bloomfield urges continued vigilance Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage After 22 days of no new Covid-19 cases in the community, a port worker in New Zealand has tested positive for the coronavirus. The case is…

Read More Melbourne to resume real estate auctions and reopen hairdressers and outdoor sporting facilities as state records two new cases • Follow the live blog • Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications Melbourne’s 5km travel radius will expand to 25km from midnight under eased restrictions announced by the…

Read More Bolivians vote Sunday a year after the resignation of President Evo Morales. Morales remains in exile, but his socialist party leads in polls. Bolivians vote Sunday a year after the resignation of President Evo Morales. Morales remains in exile, but his socialist party leads in polls.

Read More Supporters jubilant after defying poor early polls and gaining first electorate win since 1999 The mood at the election headquarters of New Zealand’s Green party was triumphal, almost as though the party had won the election outright. The election result was everything they hoped for and perhaps more than they expected. Just a…

Read More An Afghan refugee-turned-famous Swedish expert on education and integration, Hamid Zafar, has had his perfect public image ruined after a local newspaper discovered hateful comments he had been posting online under a pseudonym. Zafar arrived in Sweden as a refugee child and rose to prominence as a symbol of successful integration. Brought up…

Read MoreArmenia says Azerbaijan violated a humanitarian ceasefire within minutes early on Sunday.Armenia says Azerbaijan violated a humanitarian ceasefire within minutes early on Sunday.

Read More Paris and several other French cities face month of restrictions; numbers soar in Europe amid new lockdowns; in Australia, Victoria is expected ease restrictions after recording just two new cases – follow live Europe’s Covid fight takes a turn for the worse Police disperse drinkers protesting against tier 2 rules in London US…

Read More Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in New South Wales and what to do if you’ve visited them NSW cases map; Covid restrictions state by state Vic hotspots list; Qld hotspots list; Full Australian stats interactive Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email; download the free Guardian app New South Wales health authorities…

Read More<p>Open letter calls for greater role for CDC in fighting Covid-19</p><p>Open letter calls for greater role for CDC in fighting Covid-19</p>

Read More With its most resounding victory since 1946, the weight of expectation on Labour has never been greater The Jacinda Ardern-led New Zealand Labour party has swept to its largest election night victory since 1946, winning 49.1% of the party vote and 64 seats in parliament. While the outcome is, in effect, a little-change…

Read More A divisive new constitution allows Alpha Condé to stand again, amid political and ethnic tensions. A divisive new constitution allows Alpha Condé to stand again, amid political and ethnic tensions.

Read MoreA divisive new constitution allows Alpha Condé to stand again, amid political and ethnic tensions.A divisive new constitution allows Alpha Condé to stand again, amid political and ethnic tensions.

Read MoreLisa Montgomery is due to become the first woman to face federal execution in the US in 67 years.Lisa Montgomery is due to become the first woman to face federal execution in the US in 67 years.

Read More (Bloomberg Opinion) — China’s ambitious pledge to decarbonize by 2060 requires the world’s top polluter to dramatically raise the cost of spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. A long-awaited national carbon market that is finally set to begin trading this year will be less demanding and more limited than initially anticipated, if draft plans are a guide. It’s worth welcoming anyway.Beijing…

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Read More A free speech demonstration staged by conservative activists quickly fell apart in downtown San Francisco on Saturday after several hundred counterprotestors surged the area, outnumbering and attacking those gathered, including knocking one in the mouth. A photographer working for The Associated Press witnessed an activist with Team Save America taken away in an…

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Read MoreThe baseball season may be over for the Boston Red Sox, but people are lining up at Fenway Park to voteThe baseball season may be over for the Boston Red Sox, but people are lining up at Fenway Park to vote

Read More The three men vying to lead German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party took each other on in an online debate Saturday in a bid to revive a race that has been knocked off course by the coronavirus pandemic. The three men vying to lead German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party took each other on…

Read More Residents of the French suburb where history teacher Samuel Paty was brutally slain and beheaded on Friday have been shocked by the incident, with some even saying they are afraid to allow their children back to school. “Our children are not safe, we don’t know what to do. We won’t allow them to…

Read MoreZachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com “Home Improvement,” has been arrested in OregonZachery Ty Bryan, the actor who played the oldest son on the long-running 1990s sit-com “Home Improvement,” has been arrested in Oregon

Read More Iran’s foreign ministry has declared the victory of “multilateralism, peace and security”, as the UN’s conventional arms embargo effectively expired on October 18, despite Washington’s pressure to reimpose sanctions. “As of today, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from The Islamic Republic of Iran, and…

Read MoreThe family flew back from Greece after just a day on holiday there, amid intense criticism.The family flew back from Greece after just a day on holiday there, amid intense criticism.

Read More Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has been one of President Trump’s closest allies, with each of them helping the other’s political fortunes. Now that could be in doubt. Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has been one of President Trump’s closest allies, with each of them helping the other’s political fortunes. Now that could be in doubt.

Read More Even a once bullish PM is now not so optimistic but there are promising signs of a vaccine on the horizon Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In March, Boris Johnson said we would turn the tide in 12 weeks and “send the coronavirus packing” and by May ministers were…

Read More The governor of the south-western Campania region didn’t mince his words as he lashed out at those defying social distancing rules to enjoy nightlife, and vowed to stop Halloween celebrations he called “American stupidity.” Vincenzo de Luca said he plans to “close everything at 22:00” and impose a curfew from the last day…