The Guardian

Gaza celebrates World Cup victory of Spanish team they took into their hearts

People gather at cafes and outdoor screenings to support team after Spain’s backing for Palestinian rights The Spanish football team’s World Cup win has been celebrated in the streets of Gaza, where Spain’s support for Palestinian rights and Israel’s backing for the Argentinian team turned the competition into more than a football showdown.Gathered at cafes and outdoor screenings, Palestinians defied the risk of Israeli attacks to cheer on a team they had taken to their hearts. Continue reading.

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned

Vertical Aerospace says government has given £10m backing, taking its total investment in the project to £48mBritish flying taxi startup Vertical Aerospace has said the UK government has expressed interest in buying a military variant of its aircraft as it races to gain approval for flights with paying passengers.Vertical also welcomed another £10m grant from the government, taking its total UK state funding to £48m. Continue reading...

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

‘Disturbing parallels’: Holocaust survivors president says exclusion of Jews from public life similar to Nazi Germany

George Foster tells royal commision Australia’s democratic institutions fundamentally different ‘but I can’t ignore certain disturbing parallels in the social atmosphere’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA rise in antisemitism across Australia has “disturbing parallels” with the social climate of Nazi Germany, the president of the Australian Holocaust survivors association says.George Foster, the president of Australi

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: Inside Andy Burnham’s first day

In today’s newsletter: As the new prime minister enters No 10, our journalists take you through what it was like covering his first hours in powerGood morning, and let’s abandon all conditional tenses because finally Andy Burnham is UK prime minister and, on a day of ceremony and celebration, he pledged his government would be “a circuit breaker for Britain”.A defining characteristic of Team Burnham thus far has been the concentrated silence at its heart – a vacuum filled by increasingly frenzie

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

Iran claims attacks in strait of Hormuz; Houthis announce blockade of Red Sea shipping route – Middle East crisis live

Revolutionary Guard claims attack on oil tanker and two other ships; Houthis in Yemen say they are imposing an immediate maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia in the Red SeaFull report: Almost 100 troops injured in recent weeks, Pentagon admits, as Iran launches reprisals on US alliesWelcome to our live coverage of the latest developments in the Middle East crisis.Iran attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz early on Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis ann

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

UK surrogacy law ‘creaking at seams’ as demand rises sharply

Experts urge ministers to update legislation to prevent intended parents resorting to riskier arrangements abroadSurrogates, parents and children are being failed by the UK’s archaic laws, which are “creaking at the seams” as demand for surrogacy grows rapidly, experts have said.Figures obtained by the Guardian show there were just under 1,000 children born to surrogates in 2025, double the number in 2015. The rise has been driven by a rise in the number of gay couples seeking to be parents, inc

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

Election voting advice from AI chatbots ‘inaccurate and unreliable’

Research during Hungary election shows AI recommended parties not running and gave highly volatile answers to identical promptsAI chatbots provide inaccurate, inconsistent and unreliable guidance to voters asking which party they should back, a study suggests, often recommending the wrong party, not mentioning the right one, or listing parties not even running.“The results raise serious concerns about the reliability of general-purpose AI systems in electoral contexts,” the study, published by t

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

Gruel and graft: museum asks if you could survive a Victorian workhouse

Revamped Ripon attraction reopens as a more immersive experience telling ‘national story’ of poverty and welfareVisitors to one of Britain’s most complete surviving Victorian workhouses won’t have to strip and bathe in someone else’s bath water. But they might get some gruel, they can sweep the yard and there are “schoolmaster” volunteers happy to tell children how to behave.“You are literally going to walk in the footsteps of people who have experienced this place,” said the director of the Rip

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could raise £10bn a year, Andy Burnham told

New prime minister urged to introduce 2% minimum charge on households with more than £100m in wealthA wealth tax on the UK’s super-rich households could raise £10bn a year, according to academics who urged Andy Burnham to include the measure in his plans to “make tax fairer” and pay for better public services.The sum could be raised through a 2% minimum charge on households with more than £100m in wealth and would affect fewer than 1,000 of the richest UK households, according to the study by Ga

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds

Interim report not able to draw ‘nexus’ between matters referred to child protection and circumstances leading to five-year-old’s alleged murder•Warning: This story contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was “effectively” left alone to protect her children while also experiencing domestic violence, because child protection authorities

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

Climate and rock art advocates take on Woodside’s ‘carbon bomb’ WA gas project in federal court

Albanese government’s approval of North West Shelf gas extension being challenged by the Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock ArtThe Albanese government’s decision to approve one of the world’s largest gas projects in Western Australia is being challenged in the federal court, setting up a significant test of how Australia’s environment law deals with the threat of climate change.The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and Friends of Australian Rock Art (Fara) a

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

Almost 100 troops injured in recent weeks, Pentagon admits, as Iran launches reprisals on US allies

Iran has attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, after the US launched a tenth consecutive night of strikesMiddle East crisis live: follow latest updatesNearly 100 US service members have been injured over the last two weeks of escalating strikes on Iran, the Pentagon has said, as Tehran launched a wave of reprisals to the tenth consecutive night of attacks.Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they had targeted US military sites including air defen

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

NSW land-clearing up 16% in 2024 as conservation groups say Minns government failing to rein in habitat loss

Decline in clearing of trees and shrubs offset by sharp jump in clearing of non-woody vegetationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost 90 rugby league fields’ worth of woody habitat were bulldozed in New South Wales every day in 2024, according to new government data which shows the state has failed to rein in high rates of clearing.Clearing of vegetation across the state increased by 16% in 2024, reaching 81,293 he

general  Jul 21, 2026

The Guardian

Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’The UK will not have enough water for future datacentres, the water industry has said in stark criticism of the government’s AI growth plans.Datacentres rely on large amounts of water to manage the heat generated by densely packed servers. Cooling towers, chillers and humidification systems make direct use of this water, with large volumes also consumed indirectly through high electrical power

general  Jul 21, 2026

BBC World

'Anti-ICE' Army veteran set fire outside Manhattan federal building, say officials

Andrew Arrabaca, 43, was armed with two axes, a machete, three knives and fireworks, says the FBI.

general  Jul 21, 2026

WSJ World News

The U.S. Puts Once-Unthinkable Ideas on the Table to Disarm Hezbollah

Proposals such as enlisting Syria, vetting Lebanese troops or relying on Israel alone face steep hurdles.

general  Jul 21, 2026

WSJ World News

The Ukrainian General at the Root of the Latest Protests Against Zelensky

Ukraine’s outgoing defense minister blamed Oleksandr Syrskiy for hindering military reforms in a fiery, public challenge.

general  Jul 21, 2026

NY Times World

At Least 27 Dead in Guyana After Ferry Capsizes

Dozens of others are feared dead as crews scour for bodies after the vessel sank on its way to a gold-mining outpost in the South American country.

general  Jul 21, 2026

WSJ World News

Israel Believes Iran Moved Nuclear Centrifuges Into Pickaxe Mountain

The U.S. has reviewed the assessment, and President Trump has threatened to attack the site.

general  Jul 21, 2026

NY Times World

Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, Says He Plans to Abolish Elections

Daniel Ortega has been accused of rigging recent elections in Nicaragua. Now, the authoritarian leader says the nation won’t even hold a vote.

general  Jul 21, 2026