Pair charged with conspiracy ‘to assault and make a violent attack’ on Myanmar’s UN envoy, Kyaw Moe TunTwo Myanmar citizens have been arrested in New York state for plotting with an arms dealer in Thailand – who sells weapons to the Burmese military – …
Declassify Saudi files or stay away from 9/11 memorials, families tell Biden
Families say documents will show Saudi government support‘There is simply no reason to keep this information secret’Family members of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks are opposing Joe Biden’s participation in memorial events next month unl…
The Guardian view on the Taliban’s advance: we still have a responsibility to Afghans | Editorial
The human cost is accumulating with the withdrawal of US and British troops The fears held by many Afghans since Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of all US troops by September have been not only realised but surpassed. Many anticipated steady gains b…
Carlyle ups bid for inhaler firm Vectura, trumping tobacco giant Philip Morris
Offer for UK company from Marlboro cigarettes maker had alarmed medical expertsUS private equity firm Carlyle has made an improved £958m takeover offer for British inhaler maker Vectura, trumping an earlier bid from tobacco company Philip Morris Intern…
‘My heart is crushed’: US’s largest wildfire levels beloved California town
Greenville, a community of about 1,000 in the Sierra Nevada mountains, reduced to ashes by California’s third largest fire ever recorded The US’s largest wildfire raged through a beloved Gold Rush-era California mountain town this week, reducing much o…
Secret buyer nabs Microsoft grandee’s superyacht for £200m
For £1m a week you can rent 126-metre ship built for Paul Allen, with two helicopters, two subs and a recording studioA vast “explorer class” superyacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been sold for almost £200m, and is now available to r…
Trump may be fading away, but Trumpism is now in the American bloodstream | Jonathan Freedland
He left in disgrace, yet all signs point to a third presidential run. And his disdain for facts is now an article of Republican faithWe have so much to worry about, it’s a relief that at least one big source of angst is no longer there to keep us up at…
Senate expected to vote Saturday on passage of bipartisan infrastructure bill – live
If bill passes, it will be sent to the House and ultimately to the desk of Biden, who has wholeheartedly endorsed the legislationTop Republicans move to protect Trump from Capitol attack fallout 2.49pm BST Hugo Lowell reports for the Guardian:Top Repub…
Coronavirus live news: Japan experts urge nationwide state of emergency as Sydney suffers worst pandemic day
Advisers to government in Tokyo say Covid surge requires harsher measures, while Australian state of NSW announces 262 new casesUS disputes WHO call to delay Covid booster shots to help poorer nationsFully vaccinated UK arrivals from France will not ne…
Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds
Thinktank InfluenceMap accuses petroleum giants of gaming Facebook to promote oil and gas as part of climate-crisis solutionFacebook failed to enforce its own rules to curb an oil and gas industry misinformation campaign over the climate crisis during …