It’s boom time for world’s billionaires
The number of billionaires worldwide continues to rise and their wealth is growing at an astounding pace. A report published by Oxfam ahead of the start of the World Economic…
Venus Williams sets Australian Open record at age of 45 but falters with win in sight
American becomes oldest singles player at tournament Williams led 4-0 in deciding set before stumbling Venus Williams set a record just by starting her first-round match at the Australian Open,…
Pape Gueye fires Senegal to Afcon glory against Morocco after walk-off chaos
This had been, by general agreement, the most predictable, least dramatic Cup of Nations in living memory. And that was true, until injury time in the final, when a video…
Institutional Dilemmas and Long-Standing Problems: A Case Study and Reflection on the Tibetan Exile Electoral System
In recent years, controversies surrounding the electoral system of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) have ceased to be isolated incidents, but rather reveal long-standing, recurring institutional problems. A review of…
The Guardian view on Trump and Greenland: get real! Bullying is not strength | Editorial
Tariff threats over the Arctic island expose the limits of coercive diplomacy. Europe’s united response and pushback shows fear is fading For all Donald Trump’s bluster about restoring American strength,…
Why America needs a new antiwar movement – and how it can win | Jeremy Varon
Demonstrations against the Iraq war proved protest works. Now we must halt destruction before it more powerfully starts In spring 2004, Gen Anthony Zinni uttered about Iraq the dreaded words…
Iran cannot be bombed into democracy. But it can be helped to find its way there | Simon Tisdall
Independent media, civil society, the rule of law – these are the things that Iranians truly need. And there are ways for the west to help secure them Soon after…
Roger Allers, Disney film-maker and co-director of The Lion King, dies aged 76
With Rob Minkoff, Allers directed 1994’s The Lion King, which remains the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time Roger Allers, the Disney film-maker who co-directed The Lion King and…
Ohio man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver faces sentencing
William Brock fatally shot Lo-Letha Toland-Hall in 2024 after wrongly assuming she was involved in plot to rob him An 83-year-old Ohio man faces sentencing on Tuesday after being convicted…
Parents of Matilda, victim of Bondi terror attack, would like footbridge to be painted yellow in daughter’s honour
Valentyna Poltavchenko and Michael Britvan warn against rushing new legislation in response to attack, and thank woman who saved their younger daughter Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…