Venezuela Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro confirms months of secret US talksThe Guardian - Tom Phillips Latin America correspondentNicolás Maduro has confirmed top Venezuelan officials have been talking to members of Donald Trump’s White House, after reports his second-in-command had been negotiating his downfall with the United “I
Myanmar 'Not without our rights': Rohingya refugees refuse to return to MyanmarThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseMuslim Rohingyas housed in sprawling refugee camps in Bangladesh are refusing to return to Myanmar, United Nations and local officials have said. Bangladesh’s refugee commissioner, Abul Kalam, said on
trump news update Trump accuses Jewish Americans of ‘disloyalty’ for voting Democratic, in antisemitic tropeGuardian US - Edward HelmoreDonald Trump used an apparently antisemitic trope when accusing Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats as showing “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty”. The remarks came as part of a
News Police thwarted six mass shootings and white supremacist attacks since El PasoThe Guardian - Sam Levin in Los AngelesIn the two weeks since a gunman killed 22 people in El Paso, law enforcement officials say they have thwarted six separate mass shootings or white supremacist attacks across the US. At least four of the
Deliveroo UK tech firms secure record amount of foreign investmentThe Guardian - PA MediaFast-growing UK tech companies secured a record £5.5bn in foreign investment in the first seven months of this year, according to research for the government’s digital economy council. The study for the
Sports US Olympic officials reprimand but don't punish Pan-Am Games protestersThe Guardian - Associated PressThe letter went to the two protesters. The message was meant for a much wider audience. The CEO of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee sent letters of reprimand to hammer thrower Gwen Berry and fencer
The Theatre Civilisation review – an audacious study of everyday heartbreakThe Guardian - Kate WyverComplex, raw and insensibly smart, Civilisation is a charged study of the absurdity of grief and intrusion. Quietly audacious in form and timing, this strange and beautiful piece produced by Antler refuses
Environment Two tigers seized from traffickers every week, report findsThe Guardian - Damian Carrington in GenevaTwo illegally smuggled tigers per week are being seized by officials, according to a report, but this represents only a tiny fraction of those being killed. The report, by the wildlife trade experts Traffic,
Executive Compensation Greene King sale isn’t one for pubgoers to drink toThe Guardian - Larry ElliottThe number of pubs in Britain has been falling for many years. Changing consumer habits and the availability of cheap supermarket offers has resulted in boarded-up and demolished boozers all over the In
Science Practice does not always make perfect, finds study of violinistsThe Guardian - Ian Sample Science editorWith blatant disregard for the public benefits of motivational idioms, researchers have concluded that practice does not, necessarily, make perfect. A study of violinists found that merely good players
Social Issues Homeless children put up in shipping containers, report saysThe Guardian - Patrick Butler Social policy editorThousands of homeless children are growing up in cheaply converted shipping containers and cramped rooms in former office blocks, putting their health and wellbeing at serious risk, according to the children’s
GCSEs Poorer pupils twice as likely to fail key GCSEsThe Guardian - Sally Weale Education correspondentAnalysis shows reversal in attainment gap between poor pupils and wealthy classmates Disadvantaged pupils are almost twice as likely to fail GCSE maths as their wealthier classmates, according to research
Horse Racing Talking Horses: Gosden worried Enable may be undone by tactical raceThe Guardian - Chris CookJohn Gosden is concerned about a potentially tactical race after only four runners were declared for the Yorkshire Oaks on Thursday, expected to be the final race in Britain for his star mare Enable. five-year-old
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AFC Ajax Champions League roundup: Ajax hopes in balance after Apoel scareThe Guardian - ReteursAjax face a fight to qualify for the Champions League group stage after they clung on for a tense 0-0 draw in searing heat away to Apoel Nicosia in the first leg of their play-off tie. Last year’s semi-finalists
Airlines Airline under fire for allegedly refusing to accommodate passenger with autismThe Guardian - Erum Salam in New YorkDelta and their connection partner airline, SkyWest, are the latest airlines to come under fire for discrimination, over an incident involving a passenger with autism. Ayo Isola said he was traveling Detroit
World News British child dies on the Costa del Sol amid reports of balcony fallThe Guardian - Kevin RawlinsonA British child has died in a holiday town on the Costa del Sol in Spain, the Foreign Office has confirmed. According to reports, the child was a 13-year-old boy who fell from an apartment block. Paramedics
Solar Panels Walmart sues Tesla over solar panels it says caused multiple firesThe Guardian - ReutersWalmart has sued Tesla, saying solar panels supplied by the electric carmaker were responsible for fires at about seven of its stores. The fires destroyed significant amounts of store merchandise and substantial
trump news update Trump flips stance on gun background checks, citing ‘very strong’ laws in placeGuardian US - Lauren Gambino in WashingtonDonald Trump has again walked back his support for legislation that would tighten background checks on gun sales after a pair of mass shootings left 31 people dead earlier this month. In the immediate
Jewish Culture Trump: Jewish people who vote Democrat show 'great disloyalty' - videoGuardian US - US News US president criticizes Jewish Americans who support the Democratic party and also defended Israel’s decision to bar representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country
Amanda Anisimova American teen Amanda Anisimova out of US Open after father's sudden deathThe Guardian - Associated PressAmerican teenager Amanda Anisimova withdrew from the US Open on Tuesday because of the recent death of her father and coach, Konstantin. A statement from family members, released by Anisimova’s representatives,
Jonathan Woodgate Football League: Woodgate gets first Middlesbrough win while Derby loseThe Guardian - PA MediaJonathan Woodgate said Middlesbrough remain “a work in progress” despite his first win as head coach against Wigan. Britt Assombalonga’s 23rd-minute header was enough to seal Woodgate’s first three points
Rugby Union Lean Mako Vunipola hungry to return for England against IrelandThe Guardian - Robert KitsonNo England player is keener to run around a rugby field this bank holiday weekend than Mako Vunipola, who is set to make his long-awaited comeback from injury against Ireland on Saturday. The Saracens
The Matrix Keanu Reeves set to return for The Matrix 4The Guardian - Benjamin LeeKeanu Reeves is set to return to the world of The Matrix with a fourth chapter now officially confirmed. Lana Wachowski, who created the franchise with her sister Lilly, will also return as director, with
Science Plantwatch: life on the verge for Britain's roadside wildflowersThe Guardian - Paul SimonsSome of the last refuges of our wildflower meadows are now squeezed into many roadside verges. Since the 1930s, 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows have been destroyed, but many road verges have become
Dogs Train Your Baby Like a Dog review – dehumanising and indefensibleThe Guardian - Chitra RamaswamySouthern Spain. A rural location we will call, to use the correct overblown reality TV lingo, “an oasis of canine calm”. “Sit!” instructs Jo-Rosie Haffenden, an animal trainer, behaviourist and owner a
Dinosaurs New species of stegosaurus uncovered in Moroccan digThe Guardian - PA MediaA new species of one of the most recognisable types of dinosaur is also the oldest of its kind ever discovered, British scientists believe. Remains of a stegosaurus, an armoured dinosaur instantly recognisable
Jair Bolsonaro Brazil's Bolsonaro may drop plans to make son US ambassador amid backlashThe Guardian - Anna Jean Kaiser in Rio de JaneiroBrazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has signalled he may abandon controversial plans to make his son ambassador to the United States, amid a fierce political backlash and growing signs Congress
Natural Resources Canada French musician killed by bear in CanadaThe Guardian - Leyland Cecco in TorontoA French artist who used sounds of nature in his music has been killed by a bear in Canada. Friends said Julien Gauthier, 44, was the victim of an attack after a bear entered a camp near the village of
World News Italian officials order migrant ship evacuated amid health fearsThe Guardian - Lorenzo Tondo in PalermoItalian prosecutors have ordered that 83 migrants onboard a charity vessel that has been anchored off the island of Lampedusa for 19 days must be immediately disembarked, citing the “explosive’’ psychological
