Trump unleashed on Stacey Abrams, claiming Georgia will ‘turn into Venezuela’ as Obama condemned politicians ‘shamelessly lying’US midterms: key races to watch, when to expect results and how to followSign up for Guardian US morning briefing 1.49pm GMT Donald Trump weighed in on Twitter this morning in the Florida governor’s Read more
Secessionists believed to have taken 79 students in English-speaking town of BamendaSuspected secessionists in Cameroon have kidnapped dozens of pupils from a boarding school, in an attack reminiscent of Boko Haram’s 2014 abduction of schoolgirls in Nigeria.Attackers arrived at Presbyterian secondary school Nkwen in Bamenda, the capital of the English-speaking Read more
Campaigner’s death sparks protests over increase in violence against civil societyA Ukrainian anti-corruption activist has died from wounds caused by an acid attack, sparking local protests and concern from European officials over growing violence against civil society.Kateryna Handzyuk’s investigations into police graft and political corruption in her native Kherson, a Read more
The fitness expert survived raw wounds and jellyfish stings, braved storms and emptied a 5kg bucket of petroleum jelly to complete the record-breaking feat of mental and physical endurance. So, is he a masochist?Ross Edgley, who has just become the first man to swim around Great Britain, is trying to Read more
First world war film Journey’s End will be shown for free in 150 sites across EnglandMore than 150 churches will transform themselves into pop-up cinemas this week to host screenings of a first world war drama to mark the centenary of the armistice on Sunday.The movie, Journey’s End, is being Read more
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