The €38m asylum seeker centre on Samos – the first of five – has restaurants and air-conditioning but it’s like a prison, say criticsIt has eight restaurants, seven basketball courts, three playgrounds, a football pitch, special rooms for vulnerable pe…
Coronavirus live news: UK records a further 164 deaths and 30,144 new cases; anti-vaxxers protest in London
Figure brings the total UK death toll to 135,147; Russia reports 20,329 new cases in 24 hours; anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in MelbourneProve your Covid status if you want to party, UK students toldPeople with chronic conditions most at r…
Ministers told to bar EU from UK trial data in vaccines row
England’s deputy medical chief asked for data to be withheld unless British vaccine guinea pigs allowed to travel abroad• Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverageEngland’s deputy chief medical officer asked ministers to withhold a…
Will she run for president? Duterte’s daughter keeps the Philippines guessing
Sara Duterte ahead in the polls despite refusing to commit to presidential raceIt was a decade ago, before her father had become Philippine president, that Sara Duterte attracted national attention. A local sheriff had ignored orders issued by her, the…
Meet the brave, consensual mayor set to face down Hungary’s autocrat | Nick Cohen
The opposition parties are uniting behind an unlikely hero leading a broad popular frontGergely Karácsony does not have the commanding features of a warrior who can fight Europe’s authoritarian nationalists. The mayor of Budapest is 46, but his mild ma…
Nike and Amazon among brands advertising on Covid conspiracy sites
Household names may have unwittingly helped spread fake news, investigation revealsDozens of the world’s biggest brands, including Nike, Amazon, Ted Baker and Asos, have been advertising on websites that spread Covid-19 misinformation and conspiracy th…
Three killed in explosions in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan
Initial reports suggest a Taliban convoy may have been targeted in the ISKP’s stronghold regionAt least three people have been killed and more than 18 people injured in three explosions in Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.It is rep…
US to fly Haitian migrants back after thousands gather at Texas border
Plan will likely involve five to eight flights a day, with San Antonio potentially among departure citiesHow thousands of Haitians ended up at the Texas borderThe Biden administration on Saturday was working on plans to send many of the thousands of Ha…
California wildfires burn into some groves of ancient giant sequoias
National Weather Service issues weather watch for critical fire conditions in Sequoia national parkCrews continue to battle California wildfires that have burned into some groves of ancient giant sequoias, the world’s largest tree.The National Weather …
Islamic State affiliate leader killed in raid, says Indonesian military
Central Sulawesi province’s military chief says Ali Kalora of East Indonesia Mujahideen shot during gun battle with security forcesIndonesia’s most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in a gun battle with security …