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Monday briefing: 'We cannot accept this' – Myanmar's bloody Sunday
Junta forces kill at least 18 protesters … Trump takes election act back to the stage … British agriculture faces stink bug threat
Warren Murray
01, Mar, 2021 @6:31 AM

Repeated lockdowns are a version of hell – Aucklanders deserve our thanks | Morgan Godfery
Our national reluctance to make a fuss as well as the structure of our government have helped us fight Covid
Morgan Godfery
01, Mar, 2021 @6:05 AM

'Endure, everyone': final messages from Hong Kong democracy figures before detention
Politicians and campaigners - facing up to life in prison - sent messages of hope, justice and unity before reporting to police
Guardian staff
01, Mar, 2021 @5:53 AM

Israeli spyware firm NSO Group faces renewed US scrutiny
Department of Justice said to have asked WhatsApp for details of alleged targeting of clients in 2019
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington DC
01, Mar, 2021 @5:00 AM

Covid has ‘taken wind out of Dutch politics’, analysts say as elections loom
Mark Rutte enters final leg of race in dominant position despite ‘difficult phase’ of pandemic
Jon Henley
01, Mar, 2021 @5:00 AM

'Everyone is angry': Ardern under pressure over latest Auckland Covid lockdown
New Zealand PM says she understands frustration at people who have not followed Covid rules but argues against punishment
Elle Hunt in Wellington
01, Mar, 2021 @1:41 AM

Supporters of detained Saudi princess call for UK to help secure release
Exclusive: letters to Dominic Raab and Lady Scotland say Princess Basmah requires urgent medical treatment
Ruth Michaelson in Dubai
01, Mar, 2021 @12:01 AM

Jordan ministers sacked for breaches – as it happened
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Clea Skopeliti (now) and Archie Bland and Helen Sullivan (earlier)
28, Feb, 2021 @11:38 PM

Covid has connected UK communities and spurred volunteering, report finds
Polling finds people feel more united than divided as pandemic brings people together
Haroon Siddique
28, Feb, 2021 @10:00 PM

British Sikh 'tortured' in India after arrest must be freed, say MPs
Nearly 140 parliamentarians warn trumped-up charges could result in death penalty for Jagtar Singh Johal
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
28, Feb, 2021 @7:47 PM

Iran says it will not attend talks with US over nuclear deal
New impasse as Tehran accuses Washington of not doing enough to lift sanctions against it
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
28, Feb, 2021 @7:31 PM

White House defends move not to sanction Saudi crown prince
Decision not to punish royal over Khashoggi killing ‘leaves room to work on areas of mutual agreement’
Julian Borger in Washington
28, Feb, 2021 @7:12 PM
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