Joe Biden says the US would intervene militarily to defend Taiwan if it came under attack from China. ‘That’s the commitment we made,’ the president says during a joint press conference with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, adding that “America is committed to a One China policy but that does not mean China has the jurisdiction to use force to take Taiwan’
Gemaak in Londen: the TikTok star taking on poor social housing – video
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Kwajo Tweneboa watched his father die in a damp, dilapidated flat. Then he took on the system, harnessing the power of social media to make change with videos exposing atrocious conditions in social housing across Lon...
Crossword roundup: Tory party pickles and how would you clue chicken kyiv?
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In the sample clues below, the links take you to explainers from our beginners series. The setter’s name often links to an interview with him or her, in case you feel like getting to know these people better. Crosswor...
Putin’s Russia: dictator syndrome and the rise of a ‘mafia state’ - video
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Guardian correspondent Luke Harding chronicles the defining moments in Putin's early presidency that helped turn Russia into a 'mafia state' – from the clampdown on the independent media, to shocking assassinations an...
Gemaak in Londen: Solidariteit Britannia – video
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Lynda Ouazar het 'n voedselbank vir ongedokumenteerde mense in die eerste inperking gestig, ondersteun diegene wat hul werk en huise oornag verloor het, en wat nie amptelike hulp kon soek nie. She joined the Guardian for this col...
Trump aides identify Republicans who sought pardons for January 6 - video
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In the fifth round of hearings probing the ways in which US president Trump abused his powers to cajole the justice department into endorsing his false election claims, White House staffers give testimony identifying ...
Prince Charles tells Commonwealth: dropping Queen is ‘for each to decide’ - video
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Remaining a monarchy or becoming a republic is a matter for each Commonwealth country to decide, Prince Charles said in Rwanda at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. 'Arrangements such as these can change ca...
Trump might not have left office if fraud claims had not been debunked, Barr claims – video
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Donald Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, thought Trump might have refused to leave office at all had the Department of Justice not immediately investigated and disproved his lies about electoral fraud in his def...
‘Defenders of nature’: a tribute to Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips – video
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The 10-day search in the Amazon for Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips came to an end on Wednesday. Their deaths have horrified Brazil and underline the dangers faced by those defending the co...