Alar Karis is the only candidate on the ballot after current president Kersti Kaljulaid lost favour with lawmakersEstonia is gearing up for an unusual presidential election in parliament. There will be only one candidate in Monday’s vote, a situation u…
Palestinian boy shot by Israeli soldiers during clashes on Gaza border dies
Omar Hassan Abu al-Nile was hit on the sidelines of a demonstration near the fence separating the Gaza StripA 12-year-old Palestinian boy shot last week by Israeli soldiers during clashes along the border with Gaza has died of his injuries, the territo…
Sirhan Sirhan: six Kennedy children condemn decision to grant killer parole
Two children of assassinated Senator Robert F Kennedy support California decision which may be reversedSix children of Robert F Kennedy have condemned the decision to grant parole to Sirhan Sirhan, the man who shot and killed the New York senator as he…
Afghanistan live news: British troops will end Kabul evacuation operation today, says armed forces chief
General Sir Nick Carter, the chief of defence staff, says very few civilian flights remaining; US drone strike killed Islamic State member, no civiliansUK councils ‘ready to assist’ Afghan refugees but lack housingFear and fury in Kabul as thousands fa…
Coronavirus live news: larger risk of hospitalisation with Delta variant, study says; Australia records 1,035 cases
Delta Covid cases likely to put strain on health services in areas with low vaccination rates, experts say; Australia suffers its worst daily totalNew Zealand records 82 new cases as outbreak worsensHow the decision not to get the shot is tearing loved…
Fran Lebowitz: ‘If people disagree with me, so what?’
With a hit Netflix series and The Fran Lebowitz Reader now published in the UK, the American wit talks about failing to write, her dislike of Andy Warhol and her best friend Toni MorrisonFran Lebowitz is a famous writer who famously doesn’t write. “I’m…
‘I feel helpless, useless and hopeless’: diary of an Afghan evacuee
Student, English teacher and journalist Mursal Rasa Jamili, 23, was evacuated to the UK from Kabul with her two sistersMursal Rasa Jamili, a 23-year-old final-year university student, English teacher and journalist in Kabul, was evacuated to the UK wit…
Vaccine wars: how the decision not to get the shot is tearing loved ones apart
When friends and family disagree about getting vaccinated, close ties can fray. Some siblings have even stopped talking to each otherMegan, a 30-year-old from rural Nebraska, feels torn. She hasn’t been vaccinated against Covid-19, but if left to her o…
Afghans reach Europe and buying burqas in Kabul: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Afghanistan to Greece Continue reading…
An oral history of Oxford/AstraZeneca: ‘Making a vaccine in a year is like landing a human on the moon’
It has shipped more than a billion doses, saved countless lives – and faced controversy over its safety and supply. Here, some of those who created the vaccine tell the story of their epic race against the virusIn December 2019, hospitals in Wuhan, Chi…