LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA: The latest issue features…
On the connection between books and home Kyle Wyatt
Does healing the world mean abandoning capitalism? Darrell Varga
Where non-sovereign nations dwell George Anderson
Jackie Robinson’s season in Montreal David Marks Shribman
Twenty-five years later, fleeting memories and indelible images still haunt those who lived through the attacks and their aftermath.
Solemn ceremonies will be held at ground zero in New York, and across the U.S. President Trump is scheduled to speak at the Pentagon.
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
The Ukrainian city of Izium still bears the scars of Russian occupation from four years ago. As Moscow’s forces approach, residents are bracing for the worst.
China sees the BRICS group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.
President Trump mostly offered retreads and self-congratulation at the gathering. Then, he offered to pay Americans $5,000 apiece if Republicans kept power.
At the unusual midterm convention, the president and his allies painted Democrats as dangerously un-American.
The Taliban claim that Afghanistan is no longer a sanctuary for terrorist groups, but Al Qaeda and others are still present, reviving old fears.
The Iran-backed militia routed Yemeni government forces in Mokha, putting the group in a stronger position to attack ships in a crucial waterway for global trade.
Embracing positions extolled by the Kremlin, the Alternative for Germany party may govern for the first time in a German state.
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY: The latest issue features ‘A Season In Hell’ – Tourism on a heating planet.
California’s Big Sur coastline is often called a slice of heaven. But this year – beset by wildfires, road closures and disruptions to tourist amenities – it has endured a long summer of hell. Now questions are being asked about how many visitors it can sustain in the face of the climate crisis.
For our big story this week, Andrew Gumbel visits Big Sur, where the tourist industry accounts for about 90% of the local economy, to hear why the community fears its ethos is under threat.
The UN has warned that the El Niño climate phenomenon is “supersizing before our eyes”. Environment editor Damien Carrington reports on the latest forecasts, which predict the event is near certain to shatter temperature records.
Then, the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix write about how their cities are learning from each other on responding to the heat crisis. “How do you protect millions of people,” they ask, “when extreme heat is no longer an exceptional event, but an increasingly familiar part of summer?”
Spotlight | ‘It breaks my heart’
Kate Connolly reports from Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, where voters are digesting the far-right Alternative für Deutschland’s state election triumph
Science | Forbidden planet
Since it was stripped of planetary status, Pluto’s defenders have been fighting the decision – and they’re only getting more passionate, writes Tim Dowling
Feature | Your lying AIs
LLMs have an alarming tendency to deceive and manipulate their users. As they become ever more embedded in society, the race is on to find out why – and stop them doing it. Snigdha Poonam explains
Opinion | The route to a brighter future
The world is being driven to the brink by thugs and dictators, says Simon Tisdall, but ordinary people have more power than we think
Culture | A stitch up
As the Bayeux tapestry goes on show in London, cartoonist Edith Pritchett offers an alternative 21st century take, capturing today’s battles, while art critic Jonathan Jones reviews the British Museum’s blockbuster exhibition of the original masterpiece
Tehran is growing increasingly aggressive as it confronts an economic threat and worries that its grip on the Strait of Hormuz is slipping, analysts say.
An unexpected request from President Volodymyr Zelensky offered a stark reminder that the cost of the war will rise, challenging Europe.
As Republicans face down tough midterm elections, President Trump has appeared out of step with the party on Iran, the economy and other issues.
COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features…
Choices, choices
With a seemingly endless array to select from, Country Life contributors reveal the tulips they will be planting for spring.
Charles Quest-Ritson is hoping for warm days and cool nights to fuel a spectacular display of countryside autumn colour
Who let the dogs out?
Music and Man’s best friend go hand in hand. Harry Pearson collars canines calling the tune
Well, hello Salar!
David Profumo heads for the West Country in the wake of his fishing hero Ted Hughes
Luxury
Jonathan Self is dazzled by Coco Chanel jewellery and Tiffany Daneff is talking trugs
George Saumarez Smith’s favourite painting
The architect chooses a bold graphic linocut of the feline form
Country-house treasure
John Goodall admires the revival of the Tapestry Drawing Room at Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
The legacy
Tiffany Daneff pays tribute to the family who cooked up the secret recipe for Pulhamite rock
Grandstand views
An inspirational outlook makes for a magnificent garden at Mount St John, North Yorkshire. Kendra Wilson surveys the scene
Hot pots
Amelia Thorpe picks standout planters to showcase top tulips
Forever flowers
Blooms of Hydrangea paniculata are a must for every garden, suggests Charles Quest-Ritson
Why build a new country house
George Saumarez Smith weighs up the allure of a new country house in place of an historic pile
A point of prospect
John Goodall finds a striking new memorial tower worth the climb at Doddington Place, Kent
Picture this
Independent rural cinemas will always offer the best big-screen experience for Madeleine Silver
Interiors
A feast of design ideas awaits visitors to key events such as Focus/26, reveals Amelia Thorpe
Back to the future
Harry Pearson meets the art conservators giving historic paintings a new lease of life
Shell we?
The secret to dressed-crab perfection is keeping it simple, as Tom Parker Bowles reveals
Lord of the flies
Fruit flies are more than a mere pest — Ian Morton reveals their critical role in medical research
New series: Countryside mysteries
Otherworldly cramp balls — or King Alfred’s cakes — fire the imagination of John Wright
Travel
Gabriella Le Breton unpacks the winter latest, from new Swiss ski lifts to the high life in Courchevel
Arts & antiques
Benvenuto Cellini’s golden Saliera is a 16th-century cellar worth its salt, as Carla Passino discovers
Hours before the tariffs took effect, President Trump singled out the Canadian plane maker Bombardier, saying it wouldn’t be able to sell in the U.S.
Saudi officials said attacks by the Iran-backed militia had injured 73 civilians in the south of the kingdom and vowed to retaliate.
President Trump has found reprieve from the war in Iran by basking in the momentum of the various projects he has spurred around downtown Washington.
The Trump administration had let the peace process enter such a freeze that a trip to Kyiv was just an initial step. Any new talks will happen alongside escalating fighting.
Israel has stepped up its attacks targeting Hezbollah after capturing a strategic ridge last week, spurring worries that it will prolong its occupation of Lebanese territory.
Jefferson County, Colo., is one of the few school systems to sue the administration over demands that it revoke transgender protections or face funding cuts.
A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year, analysts said.
The U.S. military is helping oil get out of the Persian Gulf on tankers, but Iran is still attacking the ships and scaring operators away.
Gen. Christopher Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career
More than 120 people were arrested last week at a cantina, in one of the biggest immigration operations in Tennessee this year.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Ukraine’s capital, a day after meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste.
Ulrich Siegmund, 35, once sold air fresheners. Now his far-right party is the favorite to win a state election in eastern Germany on Sunday.
While reporting on federal investigations of virus scientists, we learned of a meeting last year at the F.B.I. about allegations that U.S. researchers hid a Covid lab leak.
About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that came after news reports about the war in Iran and the U.S. military’s diminished stocks of munitions.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to meet with the Russian leader. They plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive talks.
As the fear of a possible mobilization becomes a fixture of daily life across Russia, many men are deciding whether to flee, hide or sit tight.
The documents bolster allegations that the Sudanese military developed and used toxic bombs to gain an edge in the country’s devastating civil war.
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