Ageing population is putting strain on system that is a point of national pride for manyThe churned-up garden of the clubhouse for pensioners is preoccupying Peter Klotsche. “It’s the raccoons,” he says. “They come at night and toss up the earth lookin…
CIA officer suffers ‘Havana Syndrome’ symptoms in India
Officer was travelling with CIA director William Burns when he experienced symptoms consistent with being exposed to directed energyA US intelligence officer suffered symptoms linked to a series of suspected directed-energy attacks known as “Havana syn…
‘Earth looks fragile from space’: Jeff Bezos pledges $1bn to conservation
Donation from $10bn Bezos Earth Fund will go towards biodiversity hotspots in Congo Basin and AndesJeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has said he realised just how fragile the Earth was when he looked back down at it from space, while committing $1bn t…
Row erupts in Italy over boxer with neo-Nazi tattoos
Italian Boxing Federation criticised for not acting sooner over Michele Broili, who has numerous Nazi tattoos A boxing title match has sparked a row in Italy after it emerged that one of the contenders had several neo-Nazi tattoos.The boxer, Michele Br…
A full moon and a rare croc: Tuesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
Xi’s army: from ‘hiding and biding’ to building China’s dream
The combat capability of the People’s Liberation Army may still be a ‘work in progress’ but it is catching up through influence and trainingWhen Covid-19 swept across Iran last March, killing more than 1,000 people including the senior commander of the…
Urgent climate action is getting lost in the heat of Germany’s election campaign | Hanna Gersmann
Despite the summer’s floods, frontrunner Olaf Scholz’s ‘moderate’ climate message is holding out against the GreensForty years ago, Germans loved to make fun of eco-types who ate muesli, wore shapeless knitted sweaters and packed their groceries in jut…
Coronavirus live news: UK welcomes end of US travel ban; American Covid death toll passes 1918-19 flu pandemic
US lifts ban for vaccinated UK and EU passengers; Covid has killed more than 675,000 Americans as average daily deaths reach levels last seen in MarchCovid-19 has now killed as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu pandemicUS to lift travel ban for vaccina…
Aukus: French minister bemoans lack of trust in British alliance
Clément Beaune says Brexit fallout and secret defence pact have undermined Franco-British relationsThe British-French alliance lacks trust, France’s EU affairs minister has said, citing Downing Street’s approach to the post-Brexit arrangements for Nort…
Russia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko death, European court rules
ECHR also finds ex-KGB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoy and another Russian, Dmitry Kovtun, carried out assassinationThe European court of human rights has ruled that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of Alexander Litvinenko, who died an agonising de…