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On January 28, US President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he hailed as the “deal of the century.” This is the latest attempt by the US to mediate between the Israelis and Palestinians and end the seven-decade-old dispute. The deal sparked outrage by the Palestinians but was praised by the […] More
The triumph of Nazism in the years following the election of 1933 that brought Adolf Hitler to power represents arguably the greatest human catastrophe of the 20th century — a century rich in human catastrophes. Until today, historians, social scientists and writers, from Primo Levy to Jonathan Littell, the author of “Les Bienveillantes,” and filmmakers, from […] More
$2tn coronavirus rescue deal dwarfs 2008 bailout but there will still be pain Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Wall Street is awaiting the weekly jobs report with trepidation as unemployment could triple. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA The precise details of the US stimulus package are still to be revealed but some things […] More
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, a scandal emerged at the end of last week when the media reported that four US senators may have engaged in insider trading by selling off their shares in hotel stocks after learning in confidential hearings of the likely effect that the virus would have on the stock […] More
Minority leader says bill proviso stops businesses and family members of president and other lawmakers from receiving cash Coronavirus – live global updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Trump family in Trump Tower in 2017. The provision will stop Trump’s private business, run by his sons, Eric and Don Jr, from benefiting from any […] More
The pop icon shared a graphic espousing socialist politics by the writer Mimi Zhu on her Instagram account ‘We will feed each other, redistribute wealth, strike’ … Britney Spears pictured in April 2018. Photograph: Chris Pizzello/Invision Britney Spears has amplified a call for a strike and the redistribution of wealth in the US in a […] More
A crisis, according to self-help and leadership books, reveals much about a person’s character. The same can be said of a nation’s character. Since the latest pandemic began to spread out of China in 2020, countries responded in very different ways to the challenge. There was ingenuity, inflexibility, incomprehension and sheer incompetence. Diversity can be […] More
President goes on retweeting tear, relaying messages in support of response – and shares footage of Fauci putting his hand to his head Donald Trump and Dr Anthony Fauci at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images Donald Trump went on a retweeting tear on Monday, relaying messages in support of his coronavirus […] More
