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Grey area Roubles and rials that fuel 'shady' boom

Russian speakers love living here, they like to be in a community and ours is growing all the time,\" said Ruslan Ibrayev, the salesman greeting customers at the head office of the Hub property investment firm in Iskele in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus.

Sanctioned How Russian oligarchs moved their assets after invasion

Biggest leak of financial data from Cyprus raises concerns over EU state's role in money movements by Kremlin allies

Long division Pedro Sánchez stakes power on polarising deal with separatists

At the end of an investiture debate that had been fraught, savage and bizarre, even by recent standards, the defeated leader of Spain's conservative opposition offered his socialist rival a handshake. It was not accompanied by his warmest wishes. \"This was a mistake,\" said Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of the People's party (PP).

Optimism fades as another winter of war begins

Rumours of rifts at the top, exhaustion after two years of fighting and frustration among allies dampen Kyiv's mood

Sunak's impossible Tory chemistry test

The PM has lurched from one strategy reset to another - but none have healed party divisions

Edging closer Hopes rise as hostage release deal looks more 'credible'

Israel and Hamas appeared to be edging towards a deal this week that would see the release of some hostages, possibly in return for a limited ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners.

THE SECRET SERVICE AGENT HAUNTED BY JFK'S SHOOTING

Clint Hill flung himself on to the president's limousine in a desperate attempt to block any further bullets on that fateful day in Dallas 60 years ago, and spent decades wrestling with lingering feelings of guilt and shame

Nitrogen wars

In 2019, the Dutch government launched a crackdown on farm emissions. The fury unleashed offers a warning about protecting the environment without losing trust

West Bank settlers see Gaza war as vindicating their stance

Tamal Sikurel pats her belly, swollen with her sixth child, and smiles.

Filthy rich Twelve billionaires' climate emissions outpollute 2.1m homes

Twelve of the world's wealthiest billionaires produce more greenhouse gas emissions from their yachts, private jets, mansions and financial investments than the annual energy emissions of more than 2m homes, research shared exclusively with the Guardian reveals.

The oil barons

On the eve of the C op28 climate conference in Dubai, a major new report reveals the deep imbalance between the carbon emissions of the world’s richest and poorest people – and why recognising who is most to blame is an important step towards identifying possible solutions

Strings and bows

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson has worked with Ray Charles and Rihanna; now this child prodigy turned jazzluminary has released agorgeous debutalbum

Cruel performative policies are being used as a smokescreen

This week, Britain's supreme court was due to give its verdict on the Rwanda deportation scheme. The decision will clearly have a major impact on those who face deportation. It will have an impact, too, on the political debate about immigration.

Why is it too much to ask for Palestinians to be viewed as humans?

I do not want to ever hear western democracies lecture the rest of the world on human rights ever again.

The numbers game

Succeeding in love and business, roulette or a pub quiz is easy. You just need to know the right mathematical formula...

The way she was

Barbra Streisand is the Hollywood megastar who's sung for presidents and been a royal pin-up - all while proudly celebrating her Jewish heritage. In her new memoir, the singer and actor shares some tales from an extraordinary career

How soaring inflation could clinch election for Milei

It's 10pm on a weeknight in Palermo, Buenos Aires, and business in the Nuevo D'accordo restaurant is doing well.

The fika principle Why Swedish workplace culture leads the way

Wellbeing allowances, generous parental leave and bonuses for taking breaks are standard perks in Sweden. But would such progressive practices translate to other countries?

Spirit levels The ancient tipple that led to a craft liquor boom

Sheltered in the shade of a mango tree entwined with peppercorn vines, a vast clay pot sits on top of a fire, its lid sealed tight with mud. Distilling within is India's oldest alcoholic spirit, said to date back almost 500 years.

Name dropping Is it time to rethink the way we identify species?

Some scientists say the rules must be changed so plants and animals are not tagged with 'objectionable' denominations

Bogged down Aswinter draws in, the talk grows of stalemate and a long conflict

The Ukrainian counteroffensive has stalled, with progress on the two principal axes on the southern front modest since it began on 4 June. Kyiv's forces have advanced about 10km south of Velyka Novosilka and 9km south of Orikhiv and there appears no prospect of a breakthrough as the weather turns.

Sunak pins hopes on Cameron's return

PM aims to rewrite the Tory narrative with shock appointment, but will it shift the dial with voters?

Resurrected Former PM has experience, but appointment is not without risk

There is a danger that Lord Cameron, with six years' experience as prime minister and umpteen world summits under his belt, as opposed to Rishi Sunak's single year, will be tempted not just to dominate foreign policy but to stray out of his lane and give very broad advice to his boss.

After Bibi Netanyahu's time looks up-but what would follow is less clear

For years, the newspaper Israel Hayom has been known as the \"Bibiton\". A Hebrew portmanteau, it means \"the paper of Bibi\", the nickname for Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was founded by the late billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson as the mouthpiece for Netanyahu.

Besieged No water, no power and little hope in Gaza hospital

Inside a darkened operating theatre in Gaza's largest hospital complex, staff swaddled dozens of tiny premature babies seven or eight to a bed, in a desperate effort to keep the infants warm - and alive. With no oxygen supplies or power for incubators, nurses attempted to provide what little care they could for 39 babies who had been transferred from the neonatal unit following a strike on Dar al-Shifa's intensive care unit.

California dreaming Could Gavin Newsom be a rival to Biden?

One of the strongest candidates for US president in 2024 may be one who's not yet in the race. There's growing evidence that Gavin Newsom, the charismatic and energetic Democratic governor of California, is running something of a shadow campaign to Joe Biden and is ready to step up if, or when, the incumbent is out of the running.

A dividing line Abortion hostility could return to haunt Trump's party in 2024

Republicans beware - abortion retains its saliency. As a corollary, Joe Biden is down but not out. On election day last week, voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky embraced individual autonomy and reproductive rights. Looking forward, the US supreme court's decision in the Dobbs case and the Trumpian majority's rejection of privacy as a fundamental constitutional right stand to haunt Trump and his party as they enter the 2024 election season.

The nightmare scenario

Less than a year before the election, the former president is leading in key polls. Would another Trump term spell disaster for US democracy?

My sweet gourd: creative ways to make the most of pumpkins

I never know what to do with pumpkins besides carve them. Help!

Sonic boom: how classic game got its legs back

The hedgehog's longtime caretaker, Takashi Iizuka, talks about going back to the 90s for new game Sonic Superstars and the blue blur's rivalry with Mario