Analysis: tangible gains were hard to come by but PM will have enjoyed the up close and personal politicsBoris Johnson has flown back to the UK after his transatlantic jaunt reassured about his personal relationship with Joe Biden after the pair sought…
Betye Saar: the brilliant artist who reversed and radicalised racist stereotypes
In the 1970s, her art was so influential that Angela Davis credited it with launching the Black women’s movement. At 95, Saar is still creating work – and it is as arresting as everWhen the artist Betye Saar learned the Aunt Jemima brand was removing t…
Biden administration to reopen migrant detention camp near Guantánamo Bay prison
Immigration authorities seek bids for contractors to run migrant operations center on naval baseThe Biden administration is preparing to reopen a migrant detention camp on Guantánamo Bay in the wake of a surge of migrants and asylum seekers on the sout…
Melvin Van Peebles, groundbreaking playwright and director, dies at age 89
The ‘godfather of modern Black cinema’ is best known for the film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song!Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenc…
Hawaii to remove forbidden staircase due to ‘rampant trespassing’
The Haiku Stairs, a nearly 4,000-step trail across Oahu’s Ko’olau mountain range, has drawn tourists despite being prohibited from useHawaii officials have announced plans to spend $1m removing a popular mountain trail known as the Stairway to Heaven, …
Britney Spears says she agrees with father that conservatorship should end
Singer’s lawyer says in court filing that she consents to move but the first step should be her father’s removal from arrangementBritney Spears has said that she agrees with her father that the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money sin…
‘Donnez-moi un break’: Johnson deepens rift with France over defence deal
UK prime minister hits out after Paris reacted with fury to announcement of defence pactBoris Johnson has reopened the rift with Paris over the Aukus defence and security deal, urging the French to “prenez un grip about this and donnez-moi un break”, a…
Is China stepping up its ambition to supplant US as top superpower?
Analysis: Joe Biden has cleared the decks to focus on China. But how imminent is the danger?It may have been an inelegantly, even ineptly, executed pivot, gratuitously alienating key allies, but by leaving Afghanistan and forming the Australian, US and…
The Guardian view on Biden’s UN speech: cooperation not competition | Editorial
The US president is right to say he does not want a cold war with China“We’re not seeking – say it again, we are not seeking – a new cold war or a world divided into rigid blocs,” President Joe Biden told the United Nations general assembly on Tuesday….
Joe’s reality check: sure you’re World King, Boris – but only of England
Prime minister’s bluster meets real world as promised post-Brexit trade deal fails to materialiseWhen the highlight of your first trip to the US as prime minister is an awkward minute-long conversation with the president about a shared interest in trai…