Revealed: how Church of England’s ties to chattel slavery went to top of hierarchy (www.theguardian.com)
Lambeth Palace documents show purchase of enslaved people in 18th century approved by Anglican archbishop...
Suella Braverman acted unlawfully by making it easier to criminalise protests, court rules (www.theguardian.com) Akan
Trump-linked dark-money group spent $90m on racist and transphobic ads in 2022, records show (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: Citizens for Sanity was one of top political spenders last election cycle and is back for 2024 with more extreme messaging
French police shoot suspect dead in synagogue incident in Rouen (www.theguardian.com)
Interior ministry says armed suspect ‘neutralised’ after attempting to set fire to synagogue in Normandy city...
Protests at French prisons as search continues for gunmen who killed officers (www.theguardian.com)
Prison officers complain of overcrowding and violence after two guards killed and inmate freed from van...
I have worked in the world’s most dangerous combat zones. Never have I felt as unsafe as I did in Gaza | Amy Neilson (www.theguardian.com)
I have worked in medical humanitarian aid in Sierra Leone, Lebanon, South Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Libya and Jordan throughout the last decade. Some of these jobs have been imbued with serious, tangible risk to life and limb, or of kidnap, but never have I felt as unsafe as I did in Gaza....
Louisiana supreme court to rehear case on letting child sexual abuse victims sue (www.theguardian.com)
Students across Europe hold Gaza war protests in run-up to UN vote on Palestinian statehood (www.theguardian.com)
Thirty-two people were arrested as Dutch police broke up a Gaza war protest at the University of Amsterdam, in a second day of unrest over the conflict. Police said the offences included public violence, vandalism and assault....
Black mothers twice as likely as white mothers to be hospitalised with perinatal mental illness (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks kill three during Orthodox Easter (www.theguardian.com)
Bomb attacks in Congo kill at least 12 people including children (www.theguardian.com)
ICJ rejects request to order Germany to stop selling arms to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
The International court of justice has rejected a request by Nicaragua to issue Germany emergency orders to desist selling arms to Israel, by 15 votes to one....
Red Cross decides against suspending Russian branch despite links to Kremlin war machine (www.theguardian.com)
The International Red Cross movement has decided not to suspend membership of the Russian Red Cross (RRC), despite potential breaches of neutrality regulations brought to light by an investigation by a group of international media outlets, including the Guardian....
Morehouse students criticize Biden as commencement speaker: ‘A political pawn to get Black votes’ (www.theguardian.com)
Flashback: 11 years ago "US supreme court finalizes gift of immunity to the telecom giants" (www.theguardian.com)
Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf in peril as Greens say they will back no confidence motion (www.theguardian.com)
UAW secures historic union election win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel (www.theguardian.com)
Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in Fulton county in 2022, has spread election fraud lies and accused county employees of crimes...
Palestinian boy who survived airstrike dies during food aid drop (www.theguardian.com)
How did a Spanish chef gain a hotline to the White House? (www.theguardian.com)
José Andrés is perhaps the most influential Spaniard in the world right now. After the Israeli drone strike that killed seven people who worked for his non-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza earlier this month, Andrés’s criticism of Israel has carried more weight and garnered more attention than any statement from a...
Mass use of guided bombs driving Russian advances, says Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Up to 500 ‘drop-and-forget’ bombs containing foreign components being fired every week, government analysis finds...
‘My cast and crew’s safety kept me up at night’: why a queer Ghanaian film may never be screened (www.theguardian.com)
Joewackle J Kusi was finishing his film Nyame Mma when an anti-LGBTQ+ bill was passed, bringing the threat of prosecution for those ‘promoting’ queer stories...
Which countries supply Israel with arms and why is Biden reluctant to stop? | Explainer (www.theguardian.com)
Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, Spain and Belgium have all announced they would stop shipping weapons to Israel. In Denmark, a court case is pending which could result in the government having to suspend the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to the US, be
Slovakia: pro-western diplomat contests Russia-friendly politician for presidency (www.theguardian.com)
Polls show Ivan Korčok and Peter Pellegrini, an ally of prime minister Robert Fico, neck-and-neck before Saturday’s runoff...
‘You have imprisoned our democracy’: inside Republicans’ domination of Tennessee (www.theguardian.com)
A year after the Covenant school shooting in Nashville – and a mass movement for gun control – Republicans have accelerated their attacks on democratic norms...
