The Guardian

UK judges begin hearing appeal over Trinidad and Tobago anti-gay law

Activist is challenging ruling last year that restored colonial-era homophobic law against same-sex intimacySome of the UK’s top judges are hearing arguments over whether a Trinidad and Tobago court had the legal right to overturn a 2018 ruling to remove colonial-era homophobic laws that criminalise anal sex between consenting men.The country’s “buggery law”, often referred to as its “sodomy” law, was created in 1925 and was written into Trinidad and Tobago’s 1986 Sexual Offences Act. In 2017 a

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The Guardian

Washington sees this Senate race as a key test for Democrats. Michigan voters just want to get by

Daily realities of healthcare, prices and Gaza driving wave of anti-establishment sentiment among Democratic voters in closely watched contestIn Macomb county, Michigan – a blue-collar Detroit suburb that twice voted for Barack Obama before backing each of Donald Trump’s three runs for the US presidency – residents are exhausted.Time and again, township trustee Shannon King, a Democrat still making up his mind, hears similar complaints. “You’re going backwards in your paycheck. You’re going back

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

Britain’s markets attracting generation of highly educated entrepreneurs

Nearly a quarter of market traders now hold master’s degree, PhD or medical doctorate, research showsOne in five young market traders now holds a master’s degree, PhD or medical doctorate, according to exclusive figures shared with the Guardian, in a sign of how Britain’s markets are attracting an unexpected new generation of highly educated entrepreneurs.Separate data from Kerb, the street food collective behind some of London’s best-known food markets, points in the same direction. Almost thre

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

Austrian court rules ski resort hotel’s burkini ban is discriminatory

Hotel did not allow two Muslim women to wear the full-body bathing suit, which has become bugbear of European far rightAn Austrian court has found an Alpine hotel’s ban on burkinis discriminatory, a politically explosive ruling in a country where the far right is on the rise.The full-body bathing suit worn by some Muslim women has become a bugbear of the European far right, which has campaigned to restrict Muslim dress in public spaces. Continue reading...

general  Jul 8, 2026

NY Times World

Farage’s Resignation Risks Becoming Farce as U.K. Parties Boycott Clacton By-Election

Under investigation over an undisclosed gift, the right-wing leader Nigel Farage may end up in a special election against a candidate dressed as a trash can.

general  Jul 8, 2026

NY Times World

Recall Issued for Pedigree Dog Food Sold Despite Failing Quality Control

Mars Petcare recalled cans of dog food that might contain plastic or metal, which it said were supposed to be destroyed but ended up in stores.

general  Jul 8, 2026

NY Times World

Trump Lashes Out at Spain: ‘Cut Off All Trade.’ Here’s Why That’s Unlikely.

A move against Spain would face political, legal and practical issues and probably provoke a wider trade war with the European Union. It could also roil markets.

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

Nato leaders will not mention World Cup to Donald Trump to avoid irritating him at summit

As alliance gathers in Ankara, European leaders informally agree strategy to try to keep US president on sideEurope live – latest updatesNato leaders have informally agreed not to mention the football World Cup to Donald Trump in case they irritate the US president at a crucial time for the military alliance.Officials said European leaders had discussed in the sidelines of the summit in Ankara how to keep Trump on side amid concerns he could further destabilise Nato with threats over defence spe

general  Jul 8, 2026

BBC World

German doctor jailed for killing 15 of his patients

The German palliative care doctor was found guilty of murdering 12 women and three men between September 2021 and July 2024.

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

IMF upgrades UK growth forecast as fears over impact of Iran war diminish

July update projects GDP growth of 1% this year, making UK the third fastest-growing economy in the G7The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth forecast for the UK, while leaving those for other G7 countries weaker or unchanged, amid hopes the economic impact of the Iran war may be less severe than feared.In a July update of its World Economic Outlook, which was finalised before the latest outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East, the Washington-based organisation projected

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

Marine Le Pen launches France presidential campaign after court decision to shorten ban

France’s far-right leader plans to take part in 2027 vote after court of appeal upholds her conviction for embezzlementThe French far-right leader Marine Le Pen launched her presidential campaign on Wednesday, after a decision by a court of appeal shortened her ban on running for office, allowing her to take part in the 2027 vote.Le Pen said voters would decide her future. Continue reading...

general  Jul 8, 2026

NY Times World

NATO Summit Gives Trump New Chance to Bust Out Old Grievances

President Trump brought his combative side to the meeting of world leaders in Turkey, kicking off a day of diplomacy with a panoply of complaints and insults against U.S. allies.

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

Democrats accuse Graham Platner of trying to put ‘thumb on the scale’ of process to replace him

Maine’s embattled US Senate nominee has faced calls to withdraw after a sexual assault allegation he deniesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailGraham Platner, the embattled Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, has been accused of trying to influence the process of picking his replacement amid a chorus of calls for him to withdraw from the race.Platner has publicly said he is “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward” after an allegation of sexual assault, which he d

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

Police hunting man after wife and two daughters found dead in Bedfordshire

Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, believed to have left UK before bodies of partner and children were discoveredPolice are hunting for a man after the deaths of his wife and two daughters in Bedfordshire.Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, known as Zandile, and Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were found dead in a detached house in Great Denham, near Bedford, on Monday. Continue reading...

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

First Thing: Trump calls Iran’s leaders ‘scum’ and declares fragile ceasefire over

Hostilities between US and Iran resume as US president lashes out at ‘vicious, violent people’. Plus the fall out from the USMNT’s exit from the Fifa World CupGood morning. Hostilities have resumed between the US and Iran. Tehran accused the US of violating the agreement intended to end the war, after the US military launched strikes around the strait of Hormuz and revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Iranian oil exports. The attacks were the latest in a string of ceasefire violations by the

general  Jul 8, 2026

NY Times World

Iran targets sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

Modern forensic analysis leads to arrest in Georgia 1985 murder cold case

Items analyzed were discarded behind a Cracker Barrel and led to charges in the killing of John WarrenItems that were found discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia in 1985 have led to charges against a suspect in an Ohio killing committed at about that time, investigators announced recently.As told by authorities, the case centering on killed traveling salesman John Warren is among the latest in the US criminal justice system to illustrate how the application of modern forensic t

general  Jul 8, 2026

The Guardian

Race discrimination case over child’s swim puts ‘Dutch paradox’ in focus

Father of boy refused entry to pool says case is reminder that some Dutch do not acknowledge reality of racismWhen Henri Duiker went to check whether his 12-year-old son and his friend were enjoying their first “disco” swim evening alone, he was baffled. Instead of being in the water, Henri’s son was standing alone by the desk at the Watergeus pool, in Zoetermeer in the Netherlands.He did not have any ID to prove he was under 13 and pool attendants had told him he could not swim – although his f

general  Jul 8, 2026

NY Times World

Zelensky is to meet with Trump after a brutal week of Russian attacks on Ukraine.

general  Jul 8, 2026

BBC World

Nigeria's president demands to know how fake agency was allegedly set up in his office

Adeniyi Adeyemi allegedly forged a letter of appointment and secured funding for an agency the presidency knew nothing about.

general  Jul 8, 2026