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‘Our neighbours are daring to choose fascism again’: Germany’s election leaves many fearing what lies ahead
Flanked by market stalls selling everything from Turkish borëk pastries to bedazzled iPhone cases, Lina, 53, confessed that she was racked with worry about what may lie ahead for her three children once Sunday night’s election is over.
She has lived in Germany for decades, carving out a life for …
‘Drones are above our heads’: Kurdish-led SDF fights for survival in Syria
Thirty meters under the city of Kobani, north-east Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) kept a watchful eye on the Turkish border. A plasma screen TV displayed 16 surveillance feeds to officers in a room in one of the Kurdish-led militia’s tunnels, where Kalashnikovs and SDF flags adorned the walls.
…Tens of thousands could be held in illegal scam compounds in Myanmar, Thai police general says
Melbourne activist can’t rely on evidence from climate experts to defend protest charges, court finds
A climate activist cannot rely on evidence from experts in global heating and civil disobedience to beat charges after a protest outside a Melbourne fuel depot, a magistrate has found.
Brad Homewood, 52, was charged with four offences relating to a 2021 Extinction Rebellion protest at an Exxon/Mobil depot in …
Taiwan holds its breath as Trump turns on Ukraine and upends US foreign policy
It’s a bustling morning at the Dongmen wet market, in inner-city Taipei. Mr Yu is shouting at passersby, trying to offload his boxes of freshly steamed dumplings. In between customers, the self-professed “dumpling king” and his wife, Ms Liao, discuss Donald Trump.
“He’s very positive, energetic,” says Yu, handing flour-covered …
UK hiring on the rise as confidence lifts, research suggests
Companies have ramped up hiring in recent weeks while consumer confidence has started to rise, research suggests, in a boost for Rachel Reeves as the government looks for signs of economic growth.
The chancellor has received a fillip after the market research company GfK’s consumer index improved from -22 in …
Champions Trophy 2025: Australia’s second tier up against it in absence of bowling big three | Geoff Lemon
For a long time, a strange situation continued in Australian cricket. Through a one-day World Cup in 2023, through a T20 World Cup in 2024, through a Test summer that sat between them, and through the lead-ups and warm-ups before all of the above, the same three fast bowlers showed …
Upgraded Wakefield back in big time hoping to emulate victors Hull KR
The Super League landscape is changing for the better in so many areas since IMG’s arrival into the game: and few places encapsulate the boom the sport has experienced lately quite like Wakefield Trinity.
Even the most ardent Trinity supporter would tell you one of rugby league’s grand old clubs …
Finn Russell fit to face England but Scotland decide against risking Graham
Scotland will have the one player they could not afford to lose for their Calcutta Cup match against England, after their medical team confirmed that Finn Russell has recovered from his concussion in good time to play for them tomorrow.
Russell suffered the injury in the first half of their …
Man dies at Manchester airport after arrest by Border Force officers
A 27-year-old man has died at Manchester airport after being arrested by Border Force officers.
The man had been stopped while going through security in Terminal 2 on Wednesday after “displaying unusual behaviour”, the police watchdog said.
It is understood he was later detained in connection with alleged drug offences, …