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Exclusive: Taped conversations also cover playwright’s relationship with fame, self-doubt and communism He was one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century and she was one of the greatest actors. In newly unearthed recordings made over a period of nearly three decades, Arthur Miller opened up about his short-lived marriage to Marilyn Monroe, saying she wanted a husband who was a “father, l…

Davis, 32, arrested on Wednesday and charged with inciting hatred and causing fear. Arrest comes after police criticised at royal commission into antisemitism Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Prominent neo-Nazi Joel Davis has been charged with alleged hate speech following a protest by the National Socialist Networ…

Julie, once a circus elephant, and Kariba, from a Belgian zoo, are to be moved to a former ranch in Portugal Europe’s first large-scale elephant sanctuary, which is opening to offer a more natural environment for some of the 600 animals still held in captivity across the continent, is to receive its first arrivals. Julie, Portugal’s last circus elephant, will be moved next month to the animal cha…

Al Nahyans’ control over farmland in Europe has meant they receive proportion of payments to farms The United Arab Emirates’ ruling royal family is benefiting from tens of millions in EU subsidies to grow crops destined for the Gulf, it can be revealed. A cross-border investigation by DeSmog and shared with the Guardian found subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyans collected more than €71m (£61…

Exclusive: Voters remain split on issues critical to EU, such as support for Ukraine and dependence on Russian energy More than three-quarters of Hungarians who voted for Péter Magyar in last month’s election want his government to do more to address the climate crisis, and more than 70% want him to protect LGBTQ+ rights, a poll has found. Magyar’s opposition Tisza party won a supermajority in th…

Authorities investigate Florent Montaclair over award given to himself and others including Noam Chomsky At a ceremony at the French national assembly attended by Nobel prize winners, former government ministers, MPs, decorated scientists and academics, all attention was on a previously unknown literature professor. Florent Montaclair, then 46, a balding, bespectacled figure in an ill-fitting sui…

Cap of 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would cut fuel demand and combat rising prices, IPPR says Britain should lower speed limits for drivers as part of a package of measures to reduce the impact of the Iran war on consumers, a thinktank has said. Capping legal speeds at 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would help reduce fuel demand and combat soaring oil prices …

Albanese government announces east coast gas reservation policy, which will require producers to set aside 20% of export volumes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Gas companies will be forced to set aside 20% of exports for domestic use under a reservation scheme designed to shore up supplies and bring down prices f…

Exclusive: Regime, which executed 243 people last year for drug offences, accused of investing in entertainment to whitewash its human rights record The acclaimed Australian film-maker Phillip Noyce is being paid by the Saudi regime to make a feature film portraying the repressive state’s narcotics officers as heroes. The Watchful Eyes, based on a real Saudi ministry of interior narcotics case, i…

Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in region Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise ship, amid reports that a number of passengers have already returned to their home countries. Argentina, wher…

Ex-TV star launches viral video a day before debate with mayor Karen Bass and city council member Nithya Raman Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt reposted a scathing AI-generated ad on X on Tuesday, which cast the city as a bleak hellscape under its current leadership. In the viral video, created by film-maker Charlie Curran, flames engulf the Hollywood sign; a socialist militia patrols …

The 16-page report was led by Trump-ally Sebastian Gorka, and places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism efforts The Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday. The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radical…

Justice department targets MacArthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and homelessness Federal authorities arrested 18 people in Los Angeles in a crackdown on drugs in MacArthur Park, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. The DoJ said it was targeting an “open-air drug market” in the park near downtown, which has long struggled with fentanyl use and overdose…

‘Clinical consensus statement’ also urges heart doctors to advise patients to not eat late at night, and chew slowly Want to reduce your intake of ultra-processed food? If so, cook at home more often, don’t eat late at night and chew your food more slowly. Those are among some of the tips doctors have offered to help people limit the amount of UPF they consume given the acute and growing danger i…

Michael Marx was shot by authorities multiple times and then taken to a hospital after bystander was wounded A man accused of firing a gun at law enforcement officers near the Washington monument this week was walking along the path of JD Vance ’s motorcade before the shooting and made a vulgar remark about the White House after the confrontation, according to a court filing on Wednesday. Michael…