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UK election
So long UK Conservatives, and thanks for all the memes
The tumultuous Thatcher years were memorialised in song and literature, but this current generation of Tories are probably best forgotten.
- by Rob Harris
British teenager’s disappearance spurs speculation and sleuthing
- by Isabella Kwai and Claire Moses
‘Tell us now’: Zelensky demands Trump say now what his peace plan is for Ukraine
- by Annmarie Hordern and Daryna Krasnolutska
Opinion & Perspectives
Think the Middle East doesn’t affect us? Payman’s exit tells a different story
Senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from the Labor Party is a symptom of the Middle East’s capacity to impose itself on Australian politics, no matter how distant it is.
Rodger Shanahan
Middle East and security analyst
Forcing Biden out would have only one beneficiary
By building a case for Joe Biden’s incapacity, Democrats risk increasing the probability of the thing they most desperately seek to avoid.
Charles M Blow
Journalist and commentator
So long UK Conservatives, and thanks for all the memes
The tumultuous Thatcher years were memorialised in song and literature, but this current generation of Tories are probably best forgotten.
Rob Harris
Europe correspondent
North America
Opinion
US politics
Forcing Biden out would have only one beneficiary
By building a case for Joe Biden’s incapacity, Democrats risk increasing the probability of the thing they most desperately seek to avoid.
- by Charles M Blow
World of photos, July 5, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Europe
British teenager’s disappearance spurs speculation and sleuthing
- by Isabella Kwai and Claire Moses
‘Tell us now’: Zelensky demands Trump say now what his peace plan is for Ukraine
- by Annmarie Hordern and Daryna Krasnolutska
Asia
Stampede at religious event in India kills more than 100 mostly women and children
Initial reports said organisers had permission to host about 5000 people, but more than 15,000 came for the event by the Hindu preacher.
- by Biswajeet Banerjee and Krutika Pathi
Chinese space rocket’s accidental take-off results in fiery conclusion
Falling rocket debris in China after launches is not unheard of, but it is very rare for part of a rocket under development to make an unplanned flight.
Exclusive
Abducted in Japan
‘Heartbreaking’: Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Natalie Clancy
Analysis
Assange saga
The dark footnote in the history of tiny island where Assange was freed
- by Lisa Visentin
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Think the Middle East doesn’t affect us? Payman’s exit tells a different story
Senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from the Labor Party is a symptom of the Middle East’s capacity to impose itself on Australian politics, no matter how distant it is.
- by Rodger Shanahan
Israel signals it will turn on Khan Younis after weeks of hammering Rafah
- by Mohammad Jahjouh, Samy Magdy and Julia Frankel
Prospect of Israel-Lebanon war has diplomats racing to quell tensions
- by Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani
