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The Observer
Pressure grows on Israel as horror in Gaza fuels calls for Palestinian statehood
The push by world powers to end the war in Gaza by recognising Palestinian statehood is intensifying - first from France, then from the UK and now Canada.
2 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
The suffering in Gaza's hospitals that US envoy Witkoff did not see
Starving children have no chance of recovery and medics are fainting with hunger, reports
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Europe must show its trade alternatives are a better model of action than Trump's
Despite cries that the EU has capitulated to Donald Trump, a deal to limit US tariffs to 15% should provide some relief for Europe's companies.
2 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Trump's relationship with Putin 'at breaking point' after Russia unleashes Kyiv blitz
The US president has performed a complete U-turn, deploying subs to Russia and bringing forward a deadline on sanctions, writes Hugh Tomlinson
5 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
The dark side of the sun that shines brightly on Greece’s tourist industry
Forest fires, fireball sunsets, Sahara-style heat. For weeks, it seems, the sun has burned brighter than ever in Greece.
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
When rushing to recognise a Palestinian state, remember Yugoslavia
This week the UK government appeared to walk away from more than 200 years of its own policy with barely a backward glance.
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
I'm no terrorist, says former magistrate facing six months in prison
Late on Saturday afternoon last month, former magistrate Deborah Hinton, 81, was being fingerprinted in a police station and having a DNA swab extracted from her mouth. She was then held in a cell for more than seven hours under the Terrorism Act.
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Pregnant, panicking ... then the bomb struck
Her name was Diana Koshyk and she was 23 years old. She liked to write poetry and paint, and she was the “love of my life”, says her husband Oleksandr Koshyk, 27.
1 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Putin unfazed as his economy holds up
The Kremlin claims to be unfazed by Donald Trump's new ceasefire deadline, and with good reason: though dangerously overheated by the war machine and western sanctions, Russia's economy is far from collapse.
1 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
The never-ending fear that haunts Jersey's seasonal migrant workers
The Channel Island has rules that critics say legitimise a form of modern servitude — and in one case have led to tragedy, reports Orlando Crowcroft
4 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Al thrives where thinking is devalued
In 1940, the translator and educator AJ Jenkins organised a survey of the reading habits of working-class children.
4 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Kim's cure for Ozempic face: a giant plaster
Kim Kardashian has launched a new product, the Seamless Sculpt Face Wrap, for her $3bn Skims shapewear empire.
1 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Joan Anderson
The model appeared in beauty contests with Marilyn Monroe, named the Hula Hoop and missed out on a fortune
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
So, what did the publisher actually know?
A long disclaimer and a medical note hint that Penguin had an inkling of problems ahead
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Farmers and green activists clash as parched France gasps for water
Anger as vast reservoirs spring up to serve the few and a pesticide ban is reversed - symbols of crisis on a continent relaxing climate targets while heating faster than any other, writes Megan Clement in Niort
5 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Culture wars step up as Trump is removed from gallery of the impeached
Smithsonian accused of remaking the past to suit the president, but says move is temporary
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Paramount caved to Trump. Where does that leave press freedom?
The green light for the $8bn Skydance bid is more evidence of a president bent on shaping TV in his own image. At least South Park is nakedly holding out, writes Stephen Armstrong
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Fire up the DB5, Bond could be licensed to thrill on Gravelly Hill
So, Steven Knight, Brummie son of a blacksmith, is to write the next Bond film.
1 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
I feel robbed by Waitrose response to shoplifting
While I was shopping at my local Waitrose, I saw a man putting three bottles of gin into his backpack. I challenged him and told him to put the gin back.
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
The great male novelist is back - or were reports of his death exaggerated?
Pity the poor male novelist.
2 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
The UK is in pole position to clean up on green energy investment
Arguments for inaction on climate change often focus on the fact that the UK accounts for less than 1% of global emissions.
2 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
'This is serious': Starmer orders move towards digital ID system
Scheme aims to tackle illegal immigration and crime despite past concern over civil liberties
3 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Boutique bank sale leaves 'austerity' George golden
George Osborne bagged a not insignificant fortune from the $196m sale this week of Robey Warshaw, the boutique investment bank in which the former chancellor is a partner.
1 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
'Quiet luxury' land tax on the wealthy could fund levelling up
“Peak quiet luxury” is how the New York Times described last weekend’s wedding in the Cotswolds of Eve - daughter of the late Steve Jobs and Laurene Powell Jobs - and British Olympian show jumper Harry Charles.
1 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Ethereum surges in crypto battle
For much of the brief history of cryptocurrency, two digital coins have competed for the top spot.
1 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Human stories that rubbed salt in the wound
As the debate over Raynor Winn's memoir continues, people who feature in the book tell Chloe Hadjimatheou of their unease and dismay at the way they have been portrayed
6 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
The truth about migrant workers: demonised but in demand, and few of us can live without them
'Stop the boats' is a popular mantra but it obscures the real issues facing rich economies all over the world
8 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Mystery of Pacific voyages guided by spiritual GPS
Researchers bid to unlock secrets of Marshall Islands' 'wave pilots' – and learn more about Alzheimer's
2 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
'When you are really desperate to believe something, then you will'
John Todd has CBD, but he can't just walk it away. He and his doctor tell Chloe Hadjimatheou the bleak truth about living with the disease... and how The Salt Path gave him a brief glimmer of hope that is now extinguished
4 min |
August 03, 2025
The Observer
Pressures mount on Ministry of Defence to get procurement working for digital age
The UK military is facing a £20bn black hole and depleted forces, but there is a new spirit of innovation in the arms industry, writes Robert Fox
4 min |