The US may send thousands of troops to Iran. Have we learned nothing from the past? | Moustafa Bayoumi
In 2003, the US claimed its Iraq incursion would be brief. Now there’s competition for the title of worst-planned war in American history The US-Israel war on Iran is a…
Jon Stewart on Trump: less war leader, more ‘grandpa who’s lost his filter’
Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s refusal to focus on the war while the country suffers, and the No Kings protests Late-night hosts checked in on Donald Trump’s costly “improv” war in…
Smiley Face: finally, a stoner comedy for the girls who get overstimulated at the supermarket
Gregg Araki’s comedy-of-errors film stars Anna Faris trying to complete everyday tasks in an astronomical state of high. It’s downright terrifying Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email It’s hard…
The language of termites: Liss Fenwick’s The Colony – in pictures
Liss Fenwick’s photobook The Colony, available through Perimeter Editions, is a book about books – and what happens when their authority is quietly and actively undone Continue reading…
Capital gains discount and negative gearing turbocharged property speculation and pushed up prices, analysis finds
Exclusive: Landlords ‘leveraging up’ by exploiting property tax rules are fuelling Australia’s housing affordability crisis, e61 Institute finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
As Bondi’s Jewish community celebrates Passover, freedom and fear are front of mind
For many bereaved families the holiday – which commemorates their ancestors’ liberation from slavery 3,000 years ago – is going to be ‘very, very confronting’ Rabbi Mendy Ulman’s family is…
Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea
Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coast Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email,…
Italy miss out on World Cup again after Bosnia and Herzegovina’s shootout triumph
The story will be of another Italian apocalypse, yet another infamous occasion for a nation that has won four men’s World Cups but is starting to believe it may never…
American journalist kidnapped in Iraq, officials say
The journalist was identified as Shelly Kittleson by media advocacy groups as well as Al-Monitor, one of the news outlets for which she worked An American journalist has been kidnapped…
Japan allows divorced couples to negotiate joint custody of children for first time
The new rules are the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a century Divorced couples in Japan will be able to negotiate joint custody…