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Can Biden break the US gun lobby?

Can Biden break the US gun lobby?
Fresh calls for tighter firearms control following second-deadliest school shooting in US history
25 May 2022
France rocked by government disability rape scandal 

France rocked by government disability rape scandal
Minister in Emmanuel Macron’s new government accused of raping two women
25 May 2022
‘PM seeks to throw off Partygate with windfall tax’

‘PM seeks to throw off Partygate with windfall tax’
A round-up of the headlines from the UK front pages
25 May 2022
Jaws actor becomes police chief on island where movie was filmed

Jaws actor becomes police chief on island where movie was filmed
And other stories from the stranger side of life
25 May 2022
Is Russian President Vladimir Putin seriously ill?

Is Russian President Vladimir Putin seriously ill?
Former MI6 chief suggests Russian leader may be forced into a sanatorium
24 May 2022
Why is China cracking down on Uighur Muslims?

Why is China cracking down on Uighur Muslims?
Police leak provides new insight into Beijing’s mass incarceration system
24 May 2022
Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard: what has happened so far

Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard: what has happened so far
Hollywood stars back in court after break in second libel case
24 May 2022

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A look back at Johnny Depp’s wives and partners

A look back at Johnny Depp’s wives and partners
Supermodel Kate Moss is due to testify in court about her relationship with the Hollywood actor
24 May 2022
Are assassins trying to kill Putin?

Are assassins trying to kill Putin?
Ukraine’s head of intelligence claims Russian president has been target of hit
24 May 2022
Will West Bank evictions trigger Israeli-Palestinian clashes?

Will West Bank evictions trigger Israeli-Palestinian clashes?
Palestinians in Masafer Yatta – or Firing Zone 918 to the Israelis – have lost a decade-long legal battle
24 May 2022
The ‘wet bulb’ temperatures behind unprecedented heatwaves

The ‘wet bulb’ temperatures behind unprecedented heatwaves
Heat and humidity combine to create deadly conditions that will only get more common
24 May 2022
‘Dream-enactment’ soars during pandemic

‘Dream-enactment’ soars during pandemic
And other stories from the stranger side of life
24 May 2022
What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?

What would happen if China invaded Taiwan?
US would defend Taipei if attacked by Beijing
23 May 2022
The religious leader providing ‘spiritual cover’ for Putin’s war

The religious leader providing ‘spiritual cover’ for Putin’s war
Patriarch Kirill I facing EU sanctions over support for Ukraine invasion
23 May 2022
Rowan Atkinson fireworks made locals think Cotswolds was under attack 

Rowan Atkinson fireworks made locals think Cotswolds was under attack
And other stories from the stranger side of life
23 May 2022
SIDS, Tasers and Alabaman rights

SIDS, Tasers and Alabaman rights
Are we closer to understanding sudden infant death syndrome? Has a Trump-appointed judge given hope to trans Americans? And do too many British police…
20 May 2022
Quiz of The Week: 14 - 20 May

Quiz of The Week: 14 - 20 May
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20 May 2022
Why the US is facing a baby milk shortage 

Why the US is facing a baby milk shortage
Supply chains went into crisis after major supplier shut down factory following two infant deaths
20 May 2022
Nato’s renaissance: how the world’s most powerful military alliance has taken centre stage

Nato’s renaissance: how the world’s most powerful military alliance has taken centre stage
While avoiding direct involvement, Nato has played a crucial role in the Ukraine war
20 May 2022
Curtailing abortion rights: will Republicans rue their victory? 

Curtailing abortion rights: will Republicans rue their victory?
The next few years are likely to be ‘chaotic or worse’, predicts the Los Angeles Times
20 May 2022
Will Russia’s ‘Terminator’ tanks break Ukraine’s resistance? 

Will Russia’s ‘Terminator’ tanks break Ukraine’s resistance?
Moscow deploys armoured fighting vehicles in ‘sign of increasing frustration’
20 May 2022
How the Taliban is rolling back the freedoms of the past 20 years 

How the Taliban is rolling back the freedoms of the past 20 years
Supreme leader has now announced that all women must cover their faces in public
20 May 2022
George W Bush performs ‘history’s greatest Freudian slip’

George W Bush performs ‘history’s greatest Freudian slip’
And other stories from the stranger side of life
20 May 2022
What is the ‘great replacement’ theory?

What is the ‘great replacement’ theory?
Manifesto linked to Buffalo shooting suspect Payton Gendron described black Americans and immigrants as ‘replacers’
19 May 2022
Will Ukraine invasion trigger a global food security crisis?

Will Ukraine invasion trigger a global food security crisis?
Shortages of grain and fertiliser could last years, UN warns
19 May 2022
Why Turkey is threatening to block Nato’s Nordic expansion

Why Turkey is threatening to block Nato’s Nordic expansion
Ankara delays early vote on Sweden and Finland joining military alliance
19 May 2022
Russian roulette for McDonald’s, Unilever and Renault

Russian roulette for McDonald’s, Unilever and Renault
McDonald’s exit from Russia will put pressure on other big companies
19 May 2022
Inside Cairo’s City of the Dead

Inside Cairo’s City of the Dead
Authorities planning to demolish historic graves in bid to ease traffic congestion
19 May 2022
Women ‘benefit more from hugs than men’

Women ‘benefit more from hugs than men’
And other stories from the stranger side of life
19 May 2022
Can North Korea control a major Covid outbreak?

Can North Korea control a major Covid outbreak?
Notoriously secretive state ‘on verge of catastrophe’
18 May 2022
Inside the first public US hearing on UFOs in half a century

Inside the first public US hearing on UFOs in half a century
Reports of unidentified aerial phenomena have doubled in the last year, say intelligence officials
18 May 2022
Can Ukraine beat Russia in the battle for Donbas?

Can Ukraine beat Russia in the battle for Donbas?
Azovstal steel works ‘heroic hold-out’ could prove decisive
18 May 2022
What will happen to Ukraine’s captured Mariupol troops?

What will happen to Ukraine’s captured Mariupol troops?
Russian MPs call for fighters evacuated from Azovstal steelworks to be put to death
18 May 2022
Why the US is deploying troops to Somalia

Why the US is deploying troops to Somalia
Joe Biden overturns Trump-era decision to withdraw from African terrorism battle
18 May 2022