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‘I’m a soldier. I don’t have a gun, but I have a pen and a camera’: Mahnaz Mohammadi on figh

The director and activist on her fictional drama Roya, drawing on her experience of imprisonment and torture, and why even in Europe she feels unsafeM...

Jun 26, 2026
Tracing one delicious snack around the Mediterranean showed me that modern borders are absurd | Fede

Migration and cultural exchange have always been the norm between coastal European and African nations. We should celebrate this shared historyWe are ...

Jun 26, 2026
‘Make people dream’: how to build an economy for the common good

Economist Prof Mariana Mazzucato says governments must ‘get back their mojo’ and believe they can change the world Good governments have a vision....

Jun 26, 2026
From cheap transport to football geekery: how Zohran Mamdani won the World Cup

The New York City mayor has made his mark on the tournament to cap an extraordinary run of sporting success over the last few monthsA stunning evening...

Jun 26, 2026
‘A beauty pageant in athletic form’: how cheerleading show America’s Sweethearts became a Netf

The film-makers and stars of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders docu-series explain the sisterhood and fights for fair pay behind the pompomsIt’s been ...

Jun 26, 2026
‘I can out-dance Bowie and Jagger!’ Martha Reeves on Motown, Dancing in the Street and smashing

Now 84, the voice of Heat Wave and Jimmy Mack is releasing a new album. She answers your questions on Marvin Gaye, popularising the roundabout and why...

Jun 26, 2026
Venezuela quake death toll reaches 920 as interim president vows to save ‘as many as possible’

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Jun 26, 2026
Fourth toddler dies in France as Europe’s brutal heatwave forecast to shift east

Scientists say hot spell is worst ever, with nearly half of region’s 850 largest cities facing unprecedented heat stress The number of deaths in Fra...

Jun 26, 2026
Norway v France: World Cup 2026 – live

⚽️ World Cup kick-off time: 3pm EDT/8pm BST/5am AEST⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail Scott⚽️ Senegal v Iraq – li...

Jun 26, 2026
OpenAI staggers AI model release after Trump administration request

Sam Altman announces limited preview of GPT 5.6 in move that echoes launch of Anthropic’s MythosBusiness live – latest updatesOpenAI is staggering...

Jun 26, 2026
Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence

Various issues – including a rodent infestation and mould – have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty10 Downing Street has two things:...

Jun 26, 2026
Trump blames Iran for drone strike on cargo ship in strait of Hormuz

US president calls it ‘foolish violation’ of ceasefire agreement after drone damaged ship’s upper deckUS politics live – latest updatesDonald ...

Jun 26, 2026

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