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Wednesday17August2022
- Exclusive: Pavel Filatyev has fled his homeland after publishing a 141-page account detailing his experiences on the frontline
- Police report multiple casualties after powerful explosion during evening prayers
- Wyoming congresswoman says ‘It’s something I’m thinking about’ after losing to Trump-backed challenger
- ‘Terrifying tool’ under scrutiny as Salma al-Shehab’s tweets suggest widely available phone app was used to report her
- Ukrainian president’s comments come as thousands of Russians flee Crimea after strikes on peninsula
- Group calls on Biden administration to step up pace or run the risk of ‘unintentionally seizing defeat from the jaws of victory’
- Russian-backed self-appointed leader writes Kim Jong-un a letter, shortly after Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Pyongyang would expand relations
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- Tory leadership frontrunner has said British workers needed ‘more graft’ and they lacked ‘skill and application’ of workers from other countries
- Record numbers of Britons have left the workforce since the pandemic – but could the rising cost of living bring them back?
- ‘He had arrived from Eritrea via Libya and Italy, and hoped to get to England. I thought he looked incredibly classy in his turquoise coat and pink scarf’
- Forests in Russia are most affected, as scientists warn of escape of huge quantities of buried carbon dioxide
- Arizona, Nevada and Mexico affected as federal government steps in after states failed to reach agreement
- In Peru’s Sacred Valley, a community-led initiative is creating fire prevention brigades to stop devastating wildfires before they even begin
- At 23, he’s had three callings already. To what high-profile profession will Beckham Jr next be drawn, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
- The England assistant coach Paul Collingwood said: ‘Our bowlers can make inroads' after his side struggled on day one
- The Ineos owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe would be interested in buying Manchester United ‘if the club is for sale’
- German chancellor condemns remarks morning after joint press conference with Palestinian leader
- Lord Justice Lewis rules several passages must be disclosed to claimants before hearing to determine if policy is lawful
- Footballer admits he regularly turned up unannounced at Kate Greville’s home and workplace when pair fell out
- German authorities say buildup on river not caused by water levels despite record lows caused by drought
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- What would you do if you were the last human left working at a nightmarish future-version of an Amazon warehouse?
Lifestyle
- I was working on a boat on the Great Barrier Reef, when two crewmates began a 20-minute dive. Hours later, with rescue helicopters circling, there was still no sign of them
- ‘Provenance hashes’ and bug bounties are supposed to protect platforms. Why do so many flaws in crypto and open-source projects fester for years?
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- The African country has been lauded as an ideal location for migrants diverted from the UK, but a ‘sinister’ and secretive government awaits them
- Rate has driven through 10% mark sooner than Bank of England and financial markets expected
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Columnist Nesrine Malik on the history of the fatwa against the author Salman Rushdie and power of his work
- The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
- A selection of Guardian readers’ photographs from around the world
- From broken-down bangers to boyhood fans, Henry Horenstein introduces his joyful 1970s images capturing the world of stock car racing before it became big business
- The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
- Class, race and labour are all dissected in Gordon Parks’ 1940s photographs for the Standard Oil Company
- It’s been a year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The photojournalist Stefanie Glinski has been in the country since then, charting the rise of the Islamic emirate and the effect on the population
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