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Read MoreBest picture favourite Oppenheimer has 13 nominations and could become one of the biggest winners of all time.Best picture favourite Oppenheimer has 13 nominations and could become one of the biggest winners of all time.

Read More Arrests come after concerns raised about ‘storage and management processes relating to care of the deceased’ A man and woman have been arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial after police removed 34 bodies from a funeral parlour in Hull. The 46-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were also…

Read More PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave. The aircraft flew to the embassy compound, the U.S. Southern Command said, meaning that the effort involved helicopters. It was careful to point…

Read More PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave. The aircraft flew to the embassy compound, the U.S. Southern Command said, meaning that the effort involved helicopters. It was careful to point…

Read MoreThe military said U.S. embassy personnel in Haiti were evacuated overnight as gang violence explodes in Port-au-Prince and across the country.The military said U.S. embassy personnel in Haiti were evacuated overnight as gang violence explodes in Port-au-Prince and across the country.

Read More Former prime minister will tell thinktank the Treasury is in danger of retreating into ‘comfort zone’ Britain needs to be put on an economic “war footing” if it is to break out of a vicious cycle of low growth, the former prime minister Gordon Brown will say on Monday. In a speech to…

Read MoreThe US operation comes amid gang violence that threatens to bring down the government and has led thousands to flee.The US operation comes amid gang violence that threatens to bring down the government and has led thousands to flee.

Read More Vessel carrying provisions intended to alleviate looming famine in territory scheduled to leave Larnaca on Sunday An aid ship docked in Cyprus carrying 200 tonnes of food to alleviate looming famine in the Gaza Strip will leave as planned on Sunday, a government official said. After hours of speculation, the Cyprus government spokesperson,…

Read More Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar

Read More The US president was apparently unaware that he was on a “hot mic” when he made the remark US President Joe Biden was overheard this week stating that he’d told Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu that the pair would have “a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting.” Biden insisted that Netanyahu “knew what I meant” by…

Read More Comments come amid voters’ views on president’s age continue to be a growing liability for his re-election campaign Top Democrats came to Joe Biden’s defense on Sunday, emphasizing the president’s viability for re-election amid his colleagues’ worries that voters see him as too old – concerns compounded by Donald Trump’s lead over him…

Read MoreCatholic leader, 87, told Swiss broadcaster that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia and raised idea of surrender.Catholic leader, 87, told Swiss broadcaster that Ukraine should negotiate with Russia and raised idea of surrender.

Read More Members of Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group raise concerns over Michael Gove not restarting body that last met in 2020 The government’s Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group (AMHWG) has been “on pause” for more than four years, despite repeated promises from officials and a sharp rise in hate crime. The Guardian understands members of the…

Read More Metropolitan police say man has been released on bail and force is not treating incident as terror-related A man has been arrested after crashing a car into the gates of Buckingham Palace in the early hours of Saturday morning. Armed police detained the man on suspicion of criminal damage and he was taken…

Read More Mr Biden said an Israeli invasion of Rafah would be a ‘red line’ for him Mr Biden said an Israeli invasion of Rafah would be a ‘red line’ for him

Read More Republican denied hiding fact that the abuse she referred to in her State of the Union rebuttal had actually occurred during Bush era In her first interview since delivering her widely ridiculed rebuttal to Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech, Republican senator Katie Britt refused to apologize for invoking a story about…

Read More The US president has again confused Washington’s Eastern European ally with Iraq In another of his gaffes, Joe Biden has said that Washington made a mistake by going into Ukraine. The US president was actually talking about a different country in another part of the world.In the course of an interview with MSNBC…

Read MoreThousands of protesters demonstrate in Amsterdam against Israel’s war on Gaza.Thousands of protesters demonstrate in Amsterdam against Israel’s war on Gaza.

Read MoreThousands take to the city’s streets on International Women’s Day to protest rampant violence.Thousands take to the city’s streets on International Women’s Day to protest rampant violence.

Read MoreThe move follows attacks by gangs on the airport, police stations and prisons this week.The move follows attacks by gangs on the airport, police stations and prisons this week.

Read More Helen Mountfield, principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, hopes to raise £100m to help improve outcomes Oxbridge colleges need to actively help their state school-educated pupils succeed, rather than hope a “magical sorting hat” will uncover their talent, according to the head of an Oxford college who is looking to raise £100m to do…

Read More Up to 27 Gaelic development officers based on Hebridean islands and in rural counties and cities to be laid off Gaelic-language campaigners and MSPs have protested furiously about plans to axe a network of Gaelic community workers, raising fresh fears about the survival of the language. Up to 27 Gaelic development workers based…

Read More As the holiest month of the year for Muslims, Ramadan—which begins on the evening of March 10 in 2024—is a time of spirituality, self-discipline, and compassion. For many who observe, that focus on compassion also translates into an increased focus on social justice and activism. “If Ramadan isn’t a month of activism, I…

Read More King Charles III awarded his younger brother, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Order of the Thistle to mark the prince’s 60th birthday on Sunday, March 10. The appointment is Scotland’s highest royal honor, named after the country’s national flower, the thistle. The appointment is given to 16 distinguished Scots and any…

Read MoreA roundup of some of last week’s events.A roundup of some of last week’s events.

Read MoreHollywood films entertain but don’t uplift, film scholars say.Hollywood films entertain but don’t uplift, film scholars say.

Read MoreHere is how to wish someone Ramadan Mubarak in various languages around the world.Here is how to wish someone Ramadan Mubarak in various languages around the world.

Read MoreDemonstrators have thrown fireworks and eggs at riot police in protest of his visit, Dutch media says.Demonstrators have thrown fireworks and eggs at riot police in protest of his visit, Dutch media says.

Read More Displaced families prepare to spend holy month in Rafah amid food shortages and fear of attack Middle East crisis – live updates Seventy days after they were forced to leave their house in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Hanaa al-Masry, her husband and their six children are preparing for Ramadan in…

Read MoreAttention focuses on a flashpoint holy site where violence has erupted in previous years.Attention focuses on a flashpoint holy site where violence has erupted in previous years.

Read MoreGroup of survivors says such language fuels anti-Muslim sentiments in the UK.Group of survivors says such language fuels anti-Muslim sentiments in the UK.

Read MoreWith the month of Ramadan starting and no cease-fire reached in Gaza, tensions in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories are high. The Israeli government is restricting worshippers from attending prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem — mainly those from the Israeli-occupied West Bank.With the month of Ramadan starting and no cease-fire…

Read More CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements that have long been held up as among the most strict in the country. The bill was approved despite the objections of Republican Senate Health and…

Read More Taoiseach bungled attempt to change wording of Irish constitution, politicians and commentators say Ireland’s referendums: what went wrong, and what happens now? Critics have rounded on the Irish taoiseach after the government’s crushing defeat in a dual referendum, accusing him of overseeing a lacklustre campaign that was rushed out of a “gimmicky” desire…

Read More Eden Golan’s original song, titled “October Rain,” has been renamed “Hurricane” after objections that it was not politically neutral. Israel’s public broadcaster will reveal the amended song Sunday. (Image credit: Fredrik Persson) Eden Golan’s original song, titled “October Rain,” has been renamed “Hurricane” after objections that it was not politically neutral. Israel’s public…