The Guardian

Democrats split on Israel parade as Schumer attends and Mamdani skips out

New York mayor refused to attend as other Democrats drew rebukes for marching with Israel’s far-right finance ministerAs they’ve done for decades, prominent members of the Democratic party establishment marched on Sunday in New York City’s annual Israel Day parade. Perhaps more noteworthy, however, was who was missing.Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City, refused to attend, citing his opposition to the Israeli government, which he has accused of committing genocide in Gaza. Continue readin

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

New Mexico identifies remains of nuclear lab employee missing for a year

Remains of Los Alamos employee Melissa Casias found alongside handgun in case that stirred online speculationAuthorities in New Mexico have identified human remains which they recently discovered as those of a Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) employee who had been missing for more than a year.In a statement released over the weekend, state police said the remains belonged to Melissa Casias, a 53-year-old resident of Taos, New Mexico, who was last seen walking eastbound along a state highway

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

Early portrait denied by Lucian Freud shown for first time after authentication

Artist said Man in a Black Scarf was not his but evidence has emerged to show he painted it when a student in SuffolkAn early portrait by Lucian Freud, which the artist denied was his for years, is to be exhibited for the first time after experts proved it was painted by him.Man in a Black Scarf was created in 1939 by the British artist when he was still a student at the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing in Hadleigh, Suffolk. The sitter is thought to be John Jameson, a friend of Freud’

general  Jun 1, 2026

Washington Post World

Kenyans protest U.S. plan for Ebola field hospital to treat Americans

Angry residents, who said their lives were in danger, set fires and clashed with police as they protested the facility intended to treat Americans.

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

‘Utter disaster’: Alan Bates attacks schemes compensating post office operators

Government should not be involved in providing redress to victims of Horizon IT scandal, campaigner tells MPsSir Alan Bates has said that the schemes set up to compensate post office operators over the Horizon IT scandal have been an “utter disaster” and that the government should not be involved in running them.Bates, who led a two-decade fight for justice for thousands of subpostmasters falsely accused and wrongfully convicted for theft and false accounting, has previously accused the governme

general  Jun 1, 2026

WSJ World News

Soccer Glory in France Spurs Violence Again—and Political Backlash

President Emmanuel Macron says the country has had enough, as mass celebrations repeatedly spiral into chaos..

general  Jun 1, 2026

WSJ World News

Opinion | If 1977 England Could Hold a Jubilee, So Can America Today

Our situation is far less dire. Unlike the U.K. then, the U.S. is still the world’s envy and its beacon.

general  Jun 1, 2026

BBC World

Iran warns Israeli attacks in Lebanon threaten ceasefire with US

Earlier Israel's PM ordered strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs in response to Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel.

general  Jun 1, 2026

WSJ World News

Opinion | South Korea Takes a Hard Left Turn Against America

The radicals in charge in Seoul are pushing constitutional revisions to permit their own indefinite rule.

general  Jun 1, 2026

BBC World

Hungarian PM threatens to oust Orbán-era president

Hungary's president has refused Prime Minister Péter Magyar's demands to step aside, setting up a constitutional clash.

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

Family of woman murdered by her partner launch legal challenge

Michaela Hall’s family bring claim against Devon and Cornwall police and Probation ServiceThe family of Michaela Hall, who was murdered by her partner five years ago, has launched a legal challenge over failings by the police and probation service that could have prevented her death.Lee Kendall, a serial violent offender, is serving a 21-year minimum sentence for stabbing Hall through the eye at her home in Truro, Cornwall on 1 June 2021. An inquest and a police watchdog investigation into the h

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley lays into CBS leadership over cuts

Pelley reportedly rebuked ousting of show’s executive producer, executive editor and two top correspondentsScott Pelley, a veteran 60 Minutes correspondent, called out CBS News management in a heated meeting on Monday morning, attacking the network’s decision on Thursday to fire the show’s executive producer, executive editor, and two fellow correspondents, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega, as part of a broader overhaul of the show, sources tell the Guardian.During a meeting of the show’s staff a

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

London tube strike to go ahead after 11th-hour talks fail to find resolution

About half of drivers will take action on Tuesday as RMT blames TfL’s ‘refusal to engage meaningfully’ Strikes on the London Underground will go ahead on Tuesday after a day of talks failed to avert industrial action.About half of London’s tube drivers will go on strike, bringing widespread transport disruption to the capital. A second strike is planned for Thursday. Continue reading...

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian

Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their summer encounters with natureOnce again, the Young Country Diary series is open for submissions! Every three months we ask you to send us an article written by a child aged 8-14.The article needs to be about a recent encounter they’ve had with nature – whether it’s a nesting bird, a beetle on the move, a field full of flowers. Continue reading...

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

Windrush compensation scheme needs significant overhaul, MPs told

Victims should be given legal support to help slash number of claimants denied payouts, says Windrush commissioner The Windrush compensation scheme has failed to repair a grave injustice and needs a significant overhaul, a Westminster inquiry into government compensation schemes heard on Monday.Survivors of the Windrush scandal should be given legal support in making claims for compensation to help slash the number of claimants who are denied payouts and to bring the scheme in line with compensa

general  Jun 1, 2026

NY Times World

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner Get Married at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall

The Old Marylebone Town Hall, among the busiest wedding venues in Britain, has hosted nuptials for A-listers, including Sylvester Stallone, Paul McCartney and Lena Dunham.

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

Minnesota Republicans rebuked for Derek Chauvin moment of silence

Attorney general Keith Ellison says gesture at convention was an ‘act of profound cruelty’ to George Floyd’s familyThe Minnesota Republican party’s decision to hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has angered the state’s attorney general – who was the lead prosecutor in the case.Keith Ellison, a Democrat, said Saturday’s gesture at the state Republicans’ annual convention in Duluth was “an act of profound cruelty” to Floyd’s f

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters released from prison after sentence commuted

Peters, a conspiracy theorist convicted after 2020 election, served less than a quarter of her nine-year sentenceTina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by Donald Trump, was released from prison on Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence.Peters’ release was confirmed by the Colorado corrections department. The state agency said it would have no more

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

‘A shock to all Lebanese’: Israel sends a message as it takes ancient fort

Conquering of Beaufort Castle for first time in 26 years bring back memories of occupation of southMiddle East crisis – live updatesWhen Hussain Alawieh used to take tourists to Beaufort Castle, they would marvel at the view. The ancient hilltop fort, captured nearly 1,000 years earlier by Crusaders, still offered the same sweeping panoramic views of south Lebanon and the Litani River that empires fought over for a millennia.On Sunday, the view from the castle was obscured by white phosphorus sm

general  Jun 1, 2026

The Guardian

Ofcom ex-chair: broadcasters embarrassed by GB News following ‘majority agenda’

Michael Grade dismisses impartiality concerns, saying rightwing channel faces same rules as BBC, Sky and ITNMichael Grade, the recently departed chair of Britain’s media watchdog, has accused broadcasters of being “embarrassed” by GB News because it covers the “agenda of the majority”.Grade, who has recently retaken the Conservative whip in the House of Lords after stepping down from Ofcom, said he was now able to give his real view on the rightwing broadcaster, which has faced repeated accusati

general  Jun 1, 2026