Iran is holding a multi-day funeral for its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a show of defiance and resilience after a war with the US and Israel. patrick wintourThe diplomatic editor of the Guardian, there. “I’m just a dot on the numbers that you see from the helicopters. When I was in the mosque
Within months of the death of Lauren’s child, Journey Moon, and the subsequent public backlash against the Free Birth Society, Emily Saldaya took private membership of FBS, turning the business into a global multimillion-dollar empire. This is the fourth episode of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne
Emily and Yolande had developed an ideology and disseminated it globally. Investigative journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne had no idea when they began reporting on the story. They set out to see how far FBS had spread. This is the fifth episode of a year-long investigation *The Birth Keepers was originally published on December
Social media giants have faced questions this week at the royal commission on anti-Semitism and social cohesion as it asked: What more needs to be done to tackle online hate? Reged Ahmed spoke to a senior journalist Torey Shepherd What these platforms have to say about allegations that they have promoted anti-Semitic content online
In: character, podcast, self-improvement Brett and Kate McKay • 7 July 2026 Many of us grow up believing that midlife is the time when things start going downhill. Your body is breaking down, your best work is behind you, and you may be in a full-on existential crisis. But much of what we think about
Voting has opened for the speaker sessions at Podcast Movement NYC. Anyone can vote, and the vote will go towards half of the 2026 Agenda. There have been over 750 session presentations. You can find them and vote here. Tickets for the event are available – it will take place September 17-18 in
The backlash against FBS grows and Emily and Yolande respond to the growing crisis. This is the sixth episode of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne. The Guardian is able to do this kind of work because it does not have a billionaire owner. But it takes time. To help
According to the British Trust for Ornithology, over the past 50 years, Britain has lost an astonishing 73 million wild birds from its landscape. Habitat loss, pesticides, disease, cats and the climate crisis mean there are fewer birds than ever before. It may be difficult for children and young people to appreciate the scale of
Just after 6 pm on Wednesday, June 24, two major earthquakes struck Venezuela. It was a bank holiday so many people were in their homes – some watching the Brazil-Scotland World Cup game. tom phillips Was in Caracas just a month ago. As the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, he has reported from Venezuela through high-profile
Anthony Albanese will meet the leaders of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and India in a busy week for the Prime Minister. He signed a new defense alliance with Fiji on Monday, furthering the government’s strategy to limit China’s influence in the Pacific region. Albanese will also host the leaders of PNG and Tonga at