Striking a deal with Putin isn’t surrender: it could bolster the West
Suggestions that Joe Biden is replaying Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement of Adolph Hitler are hysterical and ahistorical: they misunderstand both the past and the present.
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Djokovic could return in Dubai next month
The world No.1 may resume playing in February in the United Arab Emirates where he can enter unvaccinated.
Xi denies asking Putin to delay invasion until after Olympics
Angry Chinese foreign ministry says reports ‘sheer fabrication’ aimed at sabotaging Games.
Pope urges parents to support gay children
Francis listed difficulties parents face including discovering ‘different sexual orientations in their children’.
To kill a classic: school ditches To Kill a Mockingbird
Board removes Harper Lee classic from reading list, claiming it’s a ‘difficult book’ which ‘reflects a time when racism was tolerated’.
Pfizer set to produce Omicron booster in months
Pfizer has begun the first human trial of a vaccine tailored for Omicron which may give better protection against infection.
Little rocket man is back with bigger, badder weapons
While the world looks elsewhere, Kim Jong-un is undeterred in his quest to challenge the US.
Stand by me, Johnson tells MPs
The British Prime Minister tells Tory MPs he has received ‘bad advice’ and warns that deposing him could result in a general election.
Ukraine’s blacklist: Killers, lawyers, writers and spies
The innocent and the guilty alike – including the Pink Floyd star Roger Waters – are named as pro-Russian collaborators online.
Boris faces police interview over parties
The senior civil servant who is overseeing an inquiry triggered the formal investigation when she handed evidence to detectives.
Fake snow fraught with danger, Beijing told
The threat will increase as more resorts lose natural snow cover due to climate change, according to researchers.
Russia-Ukraine conflict may trigger global famine
If Russia weaponises its energy supples, its victims will be worldwide. There’s nothing quite like the prospect of a European war to get the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse saddled up.
No. 10’s culture problems all stem from Boris
Ministerial accountability is poorly defined in Britain, but sacrificing staff to save your own skin is an evasion of duty.
Shein’s secrets may finally be revealed with $50bn listing
After flying low under the radar, a private Chinese fast-fashion retailer using AI and automated factories has just overtaken Amazon. Now we could be about to get a look under the hood.
Neil Young to quit Spotify in protest against Rogan
Neil Young has asked Spotify to remove all his music in protest over vaccine conspiracy theories broadcast by popular podcaster Joe Rogan.
Beijing changes rules — and ending — of Fight Club
In China, the first rule of Fight Club is censors can change the ending of Fight Club.
Up, up and away…flying supercar earns its wings
The AirCar, a supercar that comes with wings, has been given the green light to take to the skies.
Playboy bunnies describe decades of abuse
A new documentary alleges Hugh Hegner was a coercive abuser who covertly filmed ‘bunnies’ and celebrities having sex at his California mansion.
Black voters ditch Biden as drubbing looms
Growing dissatisfaction points to a disaster in November, notably in the swing states where overwhelming black support helped Joe Biden win in 2020.
NY backtracks on undercover cops
The mayor of New York will set out a new ‘blueprint’ to tackle crime after a police officer was murdered and a baby shot.
Fascist street names return
Madrid’s city council has restored a street name linked to one of the Spanish civil war’s most infamous massacres, stoking outrage.
Student gunman’s uni rampage
A gunman shot dead one person and injured at least three others in a lecture hall at one of Germany’s elite universities.
Banish Boris? It means off to the polls
Boris Johnson’s allies warn any successor would have to call a general election if the PM is removed from office.
Exhausted? Slam a coffee, smash a nap
Tired all the time? There’s a new twist on the power snooze that might sort your sleep. They’re calling it the ‘queen of naps’.
Ballistic missiles fired from Yemen target Westerners
Two ballistic missiles fired by Houthi rebels targeted the al-Dhafra air base, which the UAE shares with the US and France.
Macron opens door of his elitist alma mater
The two grandest secondary schools in France are in revolt over a move by the president, a former pupil, to force them to take more students who are not from affluent families.
Cruise ship diverted as judge orders seizure
The Crystal Symphony docked in the Bahamian island of Bimini with passengers taken by ferry to Fort Lauderdale on Sunday.
Cancer patients sue Fukushima owners
They were aged from six to 16 in 2011 when three reactors melted down after their cooling systems were knocked out by a tsunami.
It was so cold I cried: Alps climber after record
A French mountaineer has become the first to scale one of the most formidable north faces in the Alps alone and in winter.
Johnson still believes he broke no rules
Braced for a verdict on parties at 10 Downing Street, Boris Johnson is determined to fight on and shore up support.
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