Myers May 10, 2026 Kendall Myers, American Spy for Cuba, Dies at 88 While working for the State Department, he delivered top secret information to his Cuban handlers for 30 years. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Kendall Myers, American Spy for Cuba, Dies at 88 While working for the State Department, he delivered top secret information to his Cuban handlers for 30 years. He was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. See more
Victorian politics Jul 31, 2026 ‘Nobody from the Labor party has contacted me’ about $15bn CFMEU corruption claim, expert says Geoffrey Watson criticises Victorian government as union administrator warns of ongoing criminality on construction sitesFollow our Australia news live blog... ‘Nobody from the Labor party has contacted me’ about $15bn CFMEU corruption claim, expert says Geoffrey Watson criticises Victorian government as union administrator warns of ongoing criminality on construction sitesFollow our Australia news live blog... Share
Western Australia Jul 31, 2026 British YouTuber Yung Filly acquitted of raping fan in Perth but could face retrial with jury hung on three charges Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos found guilty of two counts of assault and not guilty of three of six counts of rapeA British musician and YouTube personali... British YouTuber Yung Filly acquitted of raping fan in Perth but could face retrial with jury hung on three charges Andrés Felipe Valencia Barrientos found guilty of two counts of assault and not guilty of three of six counts of rapeA British musician and YouTube personali... Share
HSBC Jul 31, 2026 HSBC to pull out of Australian retail banking market London-based company to sell local loan portfolio to Blackstone, but will continue private and institutional banking servicesFollow our Australia news live b... HSBC to pull out of Australian retail banking market London-based company to sell local loan portfolio to Blackstone, but will continue private and institutional banking servicesFollow our Australia news live b... Share
Demonstrations Jul 31, 2026 Indian Democracy Isn’t Dead After All This summer’s youth-led revolt punctured Modi’s aura and showed that Indian democracy may still be able to renew itself from below. Indian Democracy Isn’t Dead After All This summer’s youth-led revolt punctured Modi’s aura and showed that Indian democracy may still be able to renew itself from below. Share
Rewilding Jul 31, 2026 ‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works? – podcast Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show the... ‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works? – podcast Intensive farming has all but destroyed England’s ancient woodlands and freshwater wetlands. On a farm in Lincolnshire a radical aristocrat hopes to show the... Share
Turkey Jul 31, 2026 After teargas, protests and legal strife, Turkey has a new opposition party. Is this the man who can oust Erdo?an? | Kaya Genç Under Özgür Özel, the CHP became Turkey’s most popular party. Now his Yeni (New) movement is growing fastIn May this year, police in Ankara stormed the headq... After teargas, protests and legal strife, Turkey has a new opposition party. Is this the man who can oust Erdo?an? | Kaya Genç Under Özgür Özel, the CHP became Turkey’s most popular party. Now his Yeni (New) movement is growing fastIn May this year, police in Ankara stormed the headq... Share
Life and style Jul 31, 2026 Experience: I drive a bus for dogs I worked with children for years, so the noise doesn’t bother me. You know you’ve done a good job if they’re quiet on the way homeI’ve been a bus driver for... Experience: I drive a bus for dogs I worked with children for years, so the noise doesn’t bother me. You know you’ve done a good job if they’re quiet on the way homeI’ve been a bus driver for... Share
Waste Jul 31, 2026 Soy sauce refills and reused jars: can Philippines’ tingi culture hold back deluge of plastic waste? A zero-waste shop set up by a district council provides plastic-free products at affordable prices in a country that gets through 164m sachets a dayJust afte... Soy sauce refills and reused jars: can Philippines’ tingi culture hold back deluge of plastic waste? A zero-waste shop set up by a district council provides plastic-free products at affordable prices in a country that gets through 164m sachets a dayJust afte... Share
Rachel Chinouriri Jul 31, 2026 ‘I was so self-assured in my early 20s. Then my frontal lobe hit’: Rachel Chinouriri, every pop star’s favourite UK pop star ?She faced racist bullying as a child – then pigeonholing as an artist. Now following up a hit debut album championed by the A-list, the Croydon singer-songw... ‘I was so self-assured in my early 20s. Then my frontal lobe hit’: Rachel Chinouriri, every pop star’s favourite UK pop star ?She faced racist bullying as a child – then pigeonholing as an artist. Now following up a hit debut album championed by the A-list, the Croydon singer-songw... Share
US politics Jul 31, 2026 AOC 2028: Could the US elect its first female president? – podcast Leftwing Democrats are having their moment in the sun, with Zohran Mamdani in New York, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and endless calls for Alexandria Ocasio-Co... AOC 2028: Could the US elect its first female president? – podcast Leftwing Democrats are having their moment in the sun, with Zohran Mamdani in New York, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and endless calls for Alexandria Ocasio-Co... Share
France Jul 31, 2026 Will brutal wildfires force French leaders to take climate crisis seriously? Campaigners worry politicians will have moved on by time of elections in which Marine Le Pen is expected to challengeAs dozens of forest wildfires burned acr... Will brutal wildfires force French leaders to take climate crisis seriously? Campaigners worry politicians will have moved on by time of elections in which Marine Le Pen is expected to challengeAs dozens of forest wildfires burned acr... Share
Avalanches Jul 31, 2026 10 Climbers, Including Nims Purja, Missing After Avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan Nirmal Purja, an influential mountaineer, was part of a group struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak, an alpine organization said. A search effort was being mo... 10 Climbers, Including Nims Purja, Missing After Avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan Nirmal Purja, an influential mountaineer, was part of a group struck by an avalanche on Broad Peak, an alpine organization said. A search effort was being mo... Share
