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Luxor review - beautifully sparse character study amid Egypt's ancient glory

Andrea Riseborough stars as a war-zone medic going through a low-key mid-life crisis as she tries to recover by visiting the famous archaeological site

2 US citizens released by Iran-backed militants in Yemen

Two Americans and the remains of a third held captive by Iranian-backed militants in Yemen were released on Wednesday in exchange for the return of about 250 of the Houthi rebels from Oman, according to the White House and sources in the region.

US military increasingly using drone missile with flying blades in Syria

‘Ninja bomb’, which uses 100lb of dense material and six attached blades, has been deployed in targeted assassinations The US military is making increasing use in Syria of a gruesome and secretive non-explosive drone missile that deploys flying blades to kill its targets.

Judge Grounds Charter Flight Due To Take Asylum Seekers To Madrid

A charter flight due to take asylum seekers to Madrid has been grounded by a judge after lawyers raised concerns that passengers could end up destitute in Spain.

In searing new ad, father of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen accuses Trump of 'playing big man going to war'

In searing new ad, father of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen accuses Trump of 'playing big man going to war'

History Keeps Proving John Kerry Wrong

It took approximately 20 seconds for former secretary of state John Kerry to drop the first flagrant lie in his Democratic National Convention speech on Tuesday, when he claimed that the Obama administration’s so-called Iran deal had “eliminated the threat of an Iran with a nuclear weapon.

Former Saudi official accuses Mohammad bin Salman of 'sending hit squad' to kill him

A former senior Saudi intelligence official has claimed that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman sent a hit squad to Canada in an attempt to kill him.

Abu Dhabi crown prince targeted by French torture probe: sources

French authorities are opening an investigation into accusations of complicity in acts of torture against the powerful crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, sources said Friday.

UN official: Catastrophe looming from oil tanker off Yemen

The U.N. environment chief said Wednesday that “time is running out” to avert an environmental, economic and humanitarian catastrophe from a deteriorating oil tanker loaded with 1.1 million barrels of crude oil that is moored off the coast of Yemen.

Yemen asks for help as seawater seeps into abandoned tanker

The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive environmental damage to Red Sea marine life, desalination factories and international shipping routes.

UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic

Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across war-torn Yemen amid a "huge" drop in humanitarian aid funding, the U.N. children’s agency warned Friday.

Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast

The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive environmental damage to Red Sea marine life, desalination factories and international shipping routes.

Sandhurst Earns Millions Training Cadets From Nations With 'Terrible' Human Rights Records

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UN forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as virus increases need

Aid organizations are making an urgent plea for funding to shore up their operations in war-torn Yemen, saying they have already been forced to stop some of their work even as the coronavirus rips through the country.

Iran says 10K medics infected as virus fears rise in Mideast

The coronavirus has infected more than 10,000 health care workers in hard-hit Iran, news outlets reported Thursday, as health officials in war-ravaged Yemen and Gaza expressed mounting concern about waves of new cases.

How To Help Others Affected By The Pandemic, Both Here And Abroad

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Ramadan During Lockdown: ‘We Might Not Be In The Same House But We Can Still Eat Together'

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Saudi cease-fire takes effect in Yemen, rebels suspect ploy

A cease-fire proposed by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen went into effect Thursday, potentially paving the way for peace talks to end the more than 5-year-old conflict.

Revealed: food bank shortages expected to hit Washington state by mid-April

Report obtained by Guardian projects acute demand and supply problem, meaning agencies will struggle to provide for the hungry * Coronavirus – live US updates * Live global updates * See all our coronavirus coverageAgencies and organisations tasked with feeding children, the poor and the elderly in Washington state during the coronavirus crisis will experience shortages of food and supplies as early as mid-April, according to state government emergency planning documents obtained by the Guardian.

Air strikes hit Houthi-held Yemeni capital Sanaa: witnesses

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen carried out several air strikes on Monday on the capital Sanaa, witnesses and media said, killing dozens of horses at a military school.

Iran's army sets up hospital in capital as virus toll climbs

Iran announced another 144 deaths from the coronavirus on Friday and said thousands more were in critical condition as the military completed work on a 2,000-bed field hospital in an exhibition center in the capital.

Locusts Could be the Next Plague to Hit China

HONG KONG—Swarms of desert locusts have devastated crops in East Africa, hit the Middle East and moved into South Asia.

Celebrities Get Treated So Badly By The Media Because You Keep Reading The Stories

Decades on from Princess Diana’s death, the public is once again discussing how the British press destroys the young women it exploits for its stories.

Questions over fate of Saudi crew in Yemen jet crash

The fate of the crew of a Saudi warplane that crashed in Yemen remained uncertain Sunday after Iran-linked Huthi rebels claimed to have shot down the aircraft.

Air strikes on Yemen kill 31 civilians after Saudi jet crash

Thirty-one people were killed in air strikes on Yemen Saturday, the United Nations said, the victims of an apparent Saudi-led retaliation after Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed to have shot down one of its jets.

Freshly Acquitted Trump Will Now Face GOP Defiance on Iran

Just a week removed from their acquittal of President Trump, U.

Al-Qaida in Yemen claims deadly Florida naval base shooting

Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility Sunday for last year's deadly shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia.

Trump appears to confirm killing of al-Qaida leader in Yemen

* New York Times reports Qassim al-Rimi of AQAP believed dead * President retweets intelligence analyst and reporterDonald Trump appeared on Saturday to confirm the death of Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of an al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen, through a series of tweets.

Yemen's Huthi rebels in possession of new arms: UN report

Yemen's Huthi rebels are in possession of new weapons similar to those produced in Iran, according to a UN report obtained by AFP on Friday, in potential violation of a UN arms embargo.

The Spin | England’s first Test tour: death, brawling, betting and cross-dressing

The team’s trip for a 1-1 draw with Australia involved an arduous trek across the globe and came with scandal and drama aplenty

Confused, Iran Scrambles to Figure Out Trump

Confused, Iran Scrambles to Figure Out Trump

Meet the General Who Ran Soleimani’s Spies, Guns and Assassins

They're the Quds Force officers who tracked and killed Iraqis working with the U.

The Spin | England’s first Test tour: death, brawling, betting and cross-dressing

The team’s trip for a 1-1 draw with Australia involved an arduous trek across the globe and came with scandal and drama aplenty

Iran Could Still Strike Back at the U.S

How might Iran respond to the death of Qasem Soleimani? Ever since the Trump administration’s January 3 killing of Soleimani, the Islamic Republic’s top military commander, that question has been on the mind of policymakers in Washington and the American public at large.

Houthi rebels kill at least 70 soldiers in Yemen after attack on mosque

Yemen's president condemned on Sunday an attack by Houthi rebels on a government military camp, as authorities said fatalities had risen to at least 79 troops.

More than 100 killed in Yemen missile, drone attack

More than 100 people were killed and dozens wounded in a missile and drone attack blamed on Huthi rebels in central Yemen, officials said Sunday.

Clare Balding pulls out of arms trade dinner

Campaign group urged broadcaster to rethink over companies’ role in Yemen civil warThe broadcaster Clare Balding, who fronted an emergency appeal for victims of the Yemen crisis, has pulled out of speaking at an arms industry annual dinner attended by many of the companies whose weapons are fuelling the country’s civil war.

Senator Predicts a Dozen GOPers Might Break with Trump over Iran

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s briefing to legislators last week went so badly that it may have galvanized Republican support to restrain President Trump from war with Iran, Sen.

Trump Authorized Soleimani Strike in June As Potential Response to Killing of Americans: Report

President Trump in June authorized the option of killing senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani if Iranian aggression led to the death of Americans, NBC reported on Monday.

British ambassador to Iran arrested and held for several hours in Tehran after attending vigil

Britain’s ambassador to Iran, Rob Macaire, has been arrested and held for several hours after attending a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine plane crash which turned into demonstration.

US unsuccessfully tried to kill second Iranian commander in Yemen on same day as Soleimani assassination, officals say

The US tried to take out another top Iranian military figure on the same day as Qassem Soleimani was killed, according to officials.

Analysis: Iran regime could pay a heavy domestic price for Ukraine Airlines jet disaster

Most democratic governments would fall immediately if they were found to have shot down a civilian airliner and then tried to cover it up.

Soleimani’s Daughter Warns Families of U.S. Troops: ‘Waiting for the Death of Their Children’

Soleimani’s Daughter Warns Families of U.S. Troops: ‘Waiting for the Death of Their Children’

The hawks were wrong about everything

On Iraq and Iran — and in the Middle East generally — America's hawkish establishment has gotten just about all the important questions wrong.

Trump Killed Qassem Soleimani the Man, but Can He Kill the Myth?

Trump Killed Qassem Soleimani the Man, but Can He Kill the Myth?

Nuclear power plant in UAE risks sparking arms race, expert warns

Four nuclear reactors being built in the United Arab Emirates could spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and leave the Persian Gulf at risk of a Chernobyl-style disaster, a leading nuclear scientist has claimed.

Al Shabaab shoot locusts with machine guns as Somalia battles biggest swarms in 25 years

Farmers in southern Somalia are shooting at huge swarms of locusts with heavy machine guns in a desperate attempt to save their crops, according to media affiliated to the jihadist group Al-Shabaab.

Why Are Academics Ignoring Iran’s Colonialism?

Academics today are obsessed with colonization, empire, and cultural hegemony, along with postcolonialism, ethnic studies, and intersectionality.

Aid groups halt work in south Yemen after targeted bombings

A dozen humanitarian organizations in war-torn southern Yemen suspended their operations following a string of targeted attacks, the United Nations said, while the country's rebel-led health ministry announced on Tuesday that severe outbreaks of swine flu and dengue fever have killed close to 200 people since October.

Saudis Put Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Behind Them With Death Sentences and a Three-Day Rave

PARIS—It looks like heads will roll in Saudi Arabia, literally, for the murder last year of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn is now on TV championing Neanderthals

GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn is now on TV championing Neanderthals

China's Communist party ran campaign to discredit BBC, thinktank finds

Australian study finds a ‘coordinated effort by CCP’s propaganda apparatus’ to distract from critical BBC reports and redirect narrative

Khashoggi: statement clarifying US stance on Saudi Arabia due on Monday

Biden’s announcement comes after Saudi exiles express shock over lack of sanctions against Mohammed bin Salman over killing of journalist

Dissidents 'shocked' Saudi heir avoids sanctions over Khashoggi murder

Saudi exiles say crown prince Mohammed bin Salman should have been punished after US declared he ‘approved’ killing of journalist

Saudi crown prince approved killing of Jamal Khashoggi, US report says

New sanctions expected as a declassified intelligence assessment says Mohammed bin Salman had hand in journalist’s death

Joe Biden speaks to Saudi Arabia's King Salman before release of Khashoggi murder report

White House says president ‘affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law’

Jamal Khashoggi: Biden faces calls to 'strike a blow' for Saudi human rights

President Biden to call King Salman as his administration prepare to release intelligence report expected to implicate crown prince

Boris Johnson says he feels guilty about his journalism

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Minari director Lee Isaac Chung: 'My friends back in Arkansas are the audience I wanted to connect with'

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Young film-maker finds love and laughter amid the tragedy in Afghanistan’s first romcom

Movie about an affair between a woman and an older man aims to challenge stereotype of Afghan women as weak and repressed

Shaken, not deterred: the latest film delays are proof cinema is plotting a comeback | Peter Bradshaw

Not long ago, huge films were cast off to streaming services. Now studios are holding fire with a grand reopening in sight

52 perfect romcoms for Valentine's day in lockdown

For Richard Curtis it’s Gregory’s Girl, Gurinder Chadha prefers Tootsie and Katy Brand goes for Dirty Dancing. Whatever your relationship status, here are the film and TV romances to curl up with

US fans of The Crown are loving the Harry and Meghan royal soap opera

Even before it airs Sunday, the Oprah two-hour extravaganza has already produced fireworks on both sides of the Atlantic

'Magic happens, often': Christine and the Queens, Haim, Nile Rodgers and more on the joy of live music

'Magic happens, often': Christine and the Queens, Haim, Nile Rodgers and more on the joy of live music

Bicep: Live Global Stream II review – 90 minutes of pure throwback pleasure

Saatchi Gallery, London; live streamMarking the release of their acclaimed second album, Isles, the duo transmit a steady stream of rapturous, 21st-century rave nostalgia into living rooms around the world

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Title beckons for Rangers after beating St Mirren as fans descend on Ibrox

Mar 06, 2021 11:13

Rangers stand on the verge of finally putting a decade of hurt and anguish behind them after a 3-0 win over St Mirren moved Steven Gerrard’s team within touching distance of the title.

Damage of Gordon Elliott's 'moment of madness' will take years to erase

Mar 06, 2021 10:48

British Horseracing Authority has been right to accentuate the positive, but stain of trainer’s actions will remain for a long time

Che Adams helps Southampton end 10-match winless run at Sheffield United

Mar 06, 2021 11:21

Goals from James Ward-Prowse and Che Adams gave Southampton a long-awaited victory and put Sheffield United a step closer to relegation.

Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund: Bundesliga – live!

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'Not a perfect scenario': Root regrets rotation but admits it may continue

Mar 06, 2021 10:09

Tourists made four changes after victory in first Test‘It’s important we learn lessons,’ says England captainJoe Root has said England’s rest and rotation policy could rumble on through to next winter’s Ashes series and urged the team management and his players to learn key lessons from the heavy defeat suffered in India.

Exeter thump Bath as England flanker Sam Underhill returns from injury

Mar 06, 2021 11:32

Bath 16-38 ExeterChiefs score six tries to fight back from 13-0 down Exeter’s biggest victory here looked at one point as unlikely as Worcester mounting a title challenge.

Granit Xhaka blunder and late VAR drama cost Arsenal in draw at Burnley

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For connoisseurs of modern-day Arsenal’s foibles, this came close to a full house.

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Ofcom proposes radical shake-up of UK broadcasting

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End the beef: why Burger King wants people to eat at McDonald's

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Tech

Facebook faces US investigation for 'systemic' racial bias in hiring

Taking on the tech giants: the lawyer fighting the power of algorithmic systems

Facebook's Australian news wipeout showed it can delete our history at any time | Siobhan Ryan

Judge approves $650m settlement of privacy lawsuit against Facebook

Beware of social media: warning for UK dog owners as thefts rise

What Facebook's Australia news ban could mean for its future in the US

Science & Health

Survey shows UK parents’ concern over Covid effect on children’s activity

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