We should have engaged with the Taliban 20 years ago, but we thought the winner takes all. It undermined our own armed forcesJonathan Powell was Tony Blair’s chief of staff from 1995 to 2007The fall of Kabul 20 years after 9/11 represents not just the …
Moulin Rouge gets ready for reopening – in pictures
Moulin Rouge performed a full dress rehearsal two days ahead of the reopening of the cabaret following an 18-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Moulin Rouge and Le Lido, emblems of the crazy Parisian nights since 1889, will open again on 1…
Al Sharpton calls on Biden to fight the filibuster: ‘If we can’t depend on you here, when can we?’
The veteran civil rights leader is determined to dismantle the centuries-old Senate tool in the battle for voting rights – will Biden join him?Earlier this summer, Al Sharpton traveled to Philadelphia to attend Joe Biden’s speech on voting rights. Afte…
Biden announces new US vaccine mandates to ‘turn the tide of Covid-19’
Nearly 100m US workers to be subject to vaccine requirementsPresident expresses frustration with unvaccinated AmericansJoe Biden, striving to restore public confidence in his handling of the pandemic, announced on Thursday new vaccination requirements …
Ex-Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham to release White House book
Grisham, also a former top aide to Melania Trump, to publish memoir containing ‘surprising new scandals’ in October The former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, also a former top aide to former first lady Melania Trump, will release …
Biden says ‘we can and we will turn the tide on Covid-19’ in White House speech – live
Ban went into effect last week after supreme court declined to block lawBlow to US gun control efforts as Biden withdraws ATF nominationBiden to mandate Covid vaccinations for all federal workers – reportsSign up to receive First Thing – our daily brie…
Marseille biodiversity summit adopts motion to ban deep-sea mining
Move sends strong message of global opposition to mining of seabed for valuable metals, say conservationistsA motion calling for a ban on deep-sea mining has been adopted in Marseille at the world’s biggest biodiversity summit since the pandemic, after…
Lennon lyrics, massive murals and rubber masks: Thursday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
Syria cement plant at centre of terror finance investigation ‘used by western spies’
Jordanian intelligence officer tells Guardian Lafarge factory was used by intelligence agencies to gather information on IS hostagesA cement plant in Syria at the centre of a terror financing investigation in France was used by western intelligence age…
Biden administration sues Texas over ‘clearly unconstitutional’ abortion ban
Law bans abortion once embryonic cardiac activity is detectedKamala Harris says reproductive rights are ‘non-negotiable’The Biden administration sued Texas on Thursday over the state’s extreme abortion law, which amounts to a near total ban on abortion…