Experts say mandates could be a logical step to contain the spread of the virus as cases of the Delta variant riseMask wars return as communities split over new guidanceAs cases of the Delta coronavirus variant have risen and vaccination rates slowed, …
The Observer view on the Royal Navy’s operation in the South China Sea | Observer editorial
Sailing into imperial delusions is no way to run foreign policyWhat would Jack Aubrey have made of it? When Patrick O’Brian’s fictitious Royal Navy hero sailed HMS Surprise to the far side of the world, the enemy was the USS Norfolk, a lone American fr…
Olympic mixed team events bring the fun – and the golds – back to Britain
GB triumphs in triathlon and swimming throw spotlight on IOC moves towards gender parity with introduction of more mixed team sports in TokyoHaving just secured his third gold medal of Tokyo, British swimmer Adam Peaty said: “It’s a fun event and that’…
Myanmar junta leader declares himself PM as election timeline stalled
Six months after seizing power, Min Aung Hlaing extends coup with promise of elections in 2023Myanmar’s military leader has declared himself prime minister and said he will lead the country under the nation’s state of emergency until elections are held…
Israel: protests against renewed Covid restrictions as cases hit highest in months
Demonstrators in Tel Aviv express anger over reimposed health orders in heavily vaccinated countryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSeveral hundred Israelis have demonstrated in Tel Aviv against new coronavirus restrictions an…
Rudy Giuliani says ‘I committed no crime’ while working for Trump
Former New York mayor makes unprompted assertion to NBCGiuliani under federal investigation over dealings in UkraineRudy Giuliani, under federal investigation over his dealings in Ukraine, has insisted he committed no crime while working as Donald Trum…
Coronavirus live: China facing worst outbreak in months; UK reports 26,144 new infections
Delta variant blamed for rise in cases in 14 provinces; UK records a further 71 deathsUK can expect thousands of Covid deaths every year, warn scientistsUS vaccinations rise but White House frustrated with media ‘alarmism’Bangkok warehouse turned into …
Tulsa race massacre: 19 bodies reinterred as protesters demand criminal investigation
Bullet found with one set of remains that showed traumaAnthropologist tells crowd: ‘We are not done’The bodies of 19 people exhumed from an Oklahoma cemetery during a search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre were reburied in a closed ceremony…
UK can expect thousands of Covid deaths every year, warn scientists
Disease will circulate alongside flu and other seasonal viruses and become part of accepted winter illnessCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain faces the prospect of thousands of annual Covid deaths for years to come, scie…
Trump tries to defend ‘just say the election was corrupt’ demand
Ex-president claims he was not trying to subvert democracyTrump restates election lie that fraud to blame for Biden winGiuliani: ‘I committed no crime’ while working for TrumpWhat did Jim Jordan know about the insurrection and when?Donald Trump insiste…