Pair likely to beat Hollywood project announced by Tom Cruise, Nasa and Elon Musk’s SpaceXA Russian actor and director have arrived at the International Space Station in an attempt to beat the US and film the first movie in orbit.The Russian crew are l…
The global corporate tax deal doesn’t add up – we’re about to be ripped off again | George Turner
The G7 package isn’t a ‘huge prize for UK taxpayers’, and Rishi Sunak should admit it. Big tech firms still won’t pay their fair shareGeorge Turner is director of TaxWatchAs revelations continue to emerge from the Pandora papers, it would be easy to fo…
Former British embassy driver badly beaten in Kabul
Man, one of 150 staff who applied to be evacuated to UK, suffers fractured skull and hand in attackA former employee of the British embassy in Kabul has been badly beaten at his home by five armed men, in an attack linked to his 11 years working with U…
Global deal on 15% minimum tax rate for multinationals edges closer
Almost 140 countries understood to be in final OECD talks on measures to stop firms moving profits to tax havensAlmost 140 countries are edging closer to a global deal on the taxation of multinationals, with agreement on a minimum 15% rate of corporati…
UK officials return to Afghanistan to meet Taliban for first time since takeover
Diplomats visit Kabul to raise issue of ‘safe passage’ for Britons leaving Afghanistan and rights of womenBritish officials have gone to Afghanistan for the first time since the country fell to the Taliban, meeting the group’s senior leaders in Kabul t…
Skipper recalls ‘evasive’ submarine off Cornwall as trawler sank in 2004
Inquest in London hears crew who went to assist French trawler Bugaled Breizh tell of sub’s movements at scene where five diedA trawler skipper who rushed to the aid of another fishing boat after it capsized off the Cornish coast reported seeing a subm…
The west sees China as a ‘threat’, not as a real place, with real people | Yangyang Cheng
The worst abuses of my birth country’s government are used to advance domestic agendasYangyang Cheng is a postdoctoral fellow at Yale Law SchoolI was at dinner with a friend, and she asked about my work. “Name one thing you wish Americans knew about Ch…
IMF cuts global economic forecast as pandemic ‘hobbles’ growth
Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva says most serious obstacle to full recovery remains Covid vaccine divide between rich and poor statesThe head of the International Monetary Fund has warned the world economy remains “hobbled” by the Covid-19 pandemic as …
A space hallucination and Chanel in Paris: Tuesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
French Catholic church expresses ‘shame’ after report finds 330,000 children were abused
Church asks for forgiveness as it accepts findings of ‘appalling’ abuse by clergy and lay members over 70 yearsThe French Catholic church has expressed “shame” and pleaded for forgiveness, after a devastating report found that at least 330,000 children…