First Thing: leaders’ financial secrets exposed in biggest ever offshore leak
Good morning. The secret deals and hidden assets of some of the world’s richest and…
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Two books assess the impact of September 11th on America
Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury. By Evan Osnos. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 480 pages;…
Palestinians vow to fight Israeli forces if they raid Jenin camp
Palestinian gunmen say they will repel Israeli troops if they enter the refugee camp in…
Éric Zemmour: The far-right pundit who threatens to outflank Le Pen
Marine Le Pen has said that she would never treat him as an adversary. But…
Mismatch of mindsets: why the Taliban won in Afghanistan
Show caption Taliban acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi speaks at a press conference in…
10 great city projects for nature – from vertical forests to a ‘gangsta garden’
Many readers have noticed wildflowers thriving in urban areas as city councils decide to let…
Palestinians hold ‘day of rage’ solidarity protests for escapees
Palestinians in occupied territories hold protests in solidarity with the six escaped prisoners, as well…
Third man arrested after council leader’s car set on fire
A third man has been arrested after a council leader’s car was set alight. The…
The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden review – how the son of a brickie became the leader of al-Qaida
Show caption Global ambitions: Bin Laden in Afghanistan in 1998. Photograph: AP Biography books The…
Tacit approval for the Taliban? How Islamic scholars see Afghanistan’s new-old rulers
Ali Mohieddin al-Qaradagh, the Doha-based Islamic scholar, was among the first to congratulate the Taliban…