As Pakistan's influence in Afghanistan comes under strain, India is rebuilding ties with the Taliban in Kabul. Can New Delhi turn this diplomatic opening into lasting strategic gains?
At 3pm BST / 4pm CEST Friday 23 Oct, Guardian Europe columnists Rokhaya Diallo and Alexander Hurst will be live taking questions from our readers about the riots and protests in France. Send your questions by email now to conversations@theguardian.com, or join the discussion on Friday After weeks of protests and a weekend of riots in which a town hall was set ablaze, 2,000-plus shops were looted,…
Water company, Environment Agency and local campaigners say 12-mile tunnel could take sewage away from England’s largest lake Plans are under way for a new giant tunnel to transport sewage away from Windermere, England’s largest lake. Windermere, in the Lake District, has suffered from widespread raw sewage and bacterial pollution driven by discharges from United Utilities. Campaigners say this po…
President’s social media post says sites should pay the communities where they will be located and comes amid growing unpopularity of facilities Sign up for Breaking News US email Good morning and welcome to our coverage of US politics. With 14 days until the mid-terms, we’re heading into the final straight. President Donald Trump attended a rally last night in North Carolina, where Democrat Roy C…
Miatta Fahnbulleh avoids explicitly expressing support for longer path to permanent residency for foreign workers UK politics live – latest updates A cabinet split over Shabana Mahmood’s immigration policy has deepened after the energy secretary refused to say she backed plans to make foreign workers wait 15 years to claim permanent residency in the UK. Miatta Fahnbulleh said in an interview with…
Few believe decision will bring back city’s boom years, but workers hope it will keep as many North Sea jobs for now UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea What does the UK’s approval of the Jackdaw gasfield mean? As recently as 2012, Aberdeen boasted the highest concentration of millionaires in the UK. An ATM reportedly had the highest withdrawal rate in Europe in the 90s, as oil and gas wealt…
काठमाडाैँ। अफ्रिकामा फैलिएको इबोला प्रकोप नाइजेरियासम्म पुगेको छ । युगान्डाबाट आएकी एक महिलामा सङ्क्रमण पुष्टि भएको छ भने केन्यामा सङ्क्रमितको सङ्ख्या नौ पुगेको छ । नाइजेरियाका स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री मुहम्मद अली पाटेका अनुसार, सङ्क्रमित महिलालाई एकान्तवासमा राखेर उपचार
Against a backdrop of rising Islamophobia, Michigan Senate hopeful has challenged premise of repeated questions on Muslim Brotherhood, Israel and faith As a candidate positioned at the center of what researchers say are the worst Islamophobic attacks seen since the aftermath of 9/11, many would expect Abdul El-Sayed to simply defend himself and move on. Instead, the Democratic candidate for US Sen…
At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent action It may be a club none of its members actually want to be in, but the growing number of people in the US affected by extreme weather disasters are starting to organize into a political force. Severe wildfires, floods storms and other calamities now touch the lives of huge numbe…
Increase in annual price growth in September comes amid fears rate will breach 4% next year Business live – latest updates UK inflation climbed by more than expected in September to 3.5% after a surge in prices from the conflict in the Middle East that has pushed up the cost of diesel to record levels. In a blow to John Healey before his first budget as chancellor in a week’s time, the Office for…
Government decision is about how much oil and gas is sensible for UK to produce on the way to net zero Business live – latest updates Andy Burnham hit the nail on the (well)head in his first fortnight as prime minister when he said: “The question isn’t whether Britain will still be using oil and gas, the question is where does it come from.” It was a nod towards several awkward energy facts. First…
आरोपितमाथि अमेरिकालाई ठगी गर्ने षड्यन्त्र गरेको, नक्कली हुलाक टिकटहरू उत्पादन तथा विक्री गरेको, नक्कली हुलाक टिकट लेबलहरू उत्पादन तथा विक्री गरेको र 'वायर फ्रड' अर्थात् विद्युतीय माध्यमबाट गरिने ठगी गरेको लगायतका अभियोगहरू लगाइएको छ।
काठमाडाैँ। अमेरिकी अर्बपति एलन मस्कले स्पेसएक्स र टेस्ला कम्पनी गाभ्ने प्रस्तावलाई समर्थन गरेका छन्। यसैबिच स्पेसएक्सले जुलाईदेखि सेप्टेम्बरसम्म चार अर्ब ४० करोड अमेरिकी डलर खुद नाफा कमाएको छ। अघिल्लो वर्ष सोही अवधिमा एक अर्ब १०