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Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Hezbollah spokesperson killed in Israeli strike The first Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in over a month has killed Mohammed Afif, the main spokesperson for Hezbollah, an official from the group has confirmed to the Guardian and Associated Press. AP reports: […]

Franca Gherardini used to cherish the sublime views from her home in Caldes, a village surrounded by forests on the slopes of the Brenta Dolomites in northern Italy’s Trentino province. But now she tries to shut out the scene as much as possible, rolling down the window canopy in the morning to avoid looking towards […]

Kemi Badenoch’s second go at prime minister’s questions last Wednesday was judged a flop at Westminster but she did draw attention to one genuine issue: the impact of the national insurance rise for social care. It is 14 years since the Tories sank Andy Burnham’s plan for a “death tax” to fund social care. Over […]

Russia launches ‘massive’ strike on Ukraine, says Zelenskyy Russia has launched a “massive” air strike on Ukraine’s energy system in the early hours of Sunday morning, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. Vladimir Putin’s forces have fired about 120 missiles and 90 drones, Reuters reported. Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s air defences had downed about 140 of […]

‘Global emissions continue to increase, carbon sinks are being degraded and we can no longer exclude the possibility of surpassing 2.9C of warming by 2100.” It is a bleak assessment of our planet’s future and could have been made by just about any environmental organisation on Earth. In fact, they are the views of an […]

Blasts rang out across Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other cities early on Sunday, as Russia staged its biggest missile attack since August and targeted power facilities with the winter setting in, officials said. Ukrainians have been bracing for a major attack on the hobbled power system for weeks, fearing crippling damage to the grid that […]

Charles Falconer: The current law has been abandoned. The director of public prosecutions (DPP) will not prosecute those motivated by compassion as long as they are not healthcare professionals, despite the fact they are committing a crime to which they have no defence, with a maximum of 14 years in prison. This half-law brings unnecessary […]

It’s exhausting being a pioneer. You forge ahead, chart new territory and then watch as others follow in the path you have so hard won. You remain visionary but time alters your reputation and relevance. The past week’s dance brought three contrasting cases for consideration and review. For more than 40 years, Belgian choreographer Anne […]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said he is ready to work with the incoming US administration of Donald Trump as he met with outgoing president Joe Biden for what is expected to be the final time. “China is ready to work with the new US administration to maintain communication, expand cooperation and manage differences, so […]

US president Joe Biden has urged China’s leader Xi Jinping to dissuade North Korea from deepening its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine, after Pyongyang’s deployment of troops in Moscow’s war with Ukraine have raised concerns in Washington, Beijing and European capitals. In their final meeting before the Trump administration takes over, the two leaders […]