How the Iran war unfolded: every attack and oil price change – visualised
The Guardianby Ana Lucía González Paz, Garry Blight, Prina Shah and Ashley Kirk·28 Aug 2026
On 28 February 2026, the US and Israel began large-scale strikes on Iran. Tehran responded by attacking Israeli and US allies across the Gulf.
Flood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469
The Guardianby Staff and agencies·28 Aug 2026
China has paused rescue work at the epicentre of the catastrophic flooding in Tibet this week amid fears that a lake formed at the site was at risk of bursting, as the overall death toll in Nepal...
Please don’t rearrange our shoes when we turn up, paramedics in Japan urge
The Guardianby Gavin Blair in Tokyo·28 Aug 2026
Etiquette, manners and consideration for others are integral pillars of Japanese society but there are times when they might go a step too far, according to one city’s emergency services.
Dear culture-war motorists, look to the future. We'll all be driving at 20mph soon | Christian Wolmar
The Guardianby Christian Wolmar·28 Aug 2026
If it can happen in Birmingham, it can happen anywhere. Moves by Birmingham city council to impose a 20mph speed limit on all roads, apart from a few major thoroughfares, marks a turning point in...
From maligned second city to Insta magnet: Marseille isFrance’s new capital of overtourism
The Guardianby Mary Fitzgerald·28 Aug 2026
When I first started visiting Marseille more than 20 years ago, few could have predicted that France’s then beleaguered second city would become one of the most popular destinations in the...
Experience: I brought a bear back to life
The Guardianby Paul Cassar·28 Aug 2026
I’ve been a dentist for 40 years. I spend most of my time treating patients at my surgery in Chichester, West Sussex.
The 50 best TV shows to watch this autumn
The Guardianby Kate Abbott and Stuart Heritage·28 Aug 2026
The Lycett Arms Wayward and chaotic, in the grand tradition of The Word and TFI Friday, Late Night Lycett proved that Joe Lycett had fully inherited Friday nights on Channel 4.
‘I’m an ever-changing vessel’: Erykah Badu on defying definition, life as a birth and death doula and her first album in 11 years
The Guardianby Shaad D'Souza·28 Aug 2026
Erykah Badu needs the lights down low. The singer, producer, actor and registered doula shuffles into a private room at London’s Soho hotel and quietly asks for some changes to the atmosphere...
‘Behind every case, a person’: the man leading DRC’s Ebola fight on the human cost hidden behind the numbers
The Guardianby Tracy McVeigh·28 Aug 2026
The statistics, says the man responsible for overseeing the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), are meaningless.
Pentagon’s blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful, US judge rules
The Guardianby Agencies·28 Aug 2026
A US federal judge ruled Thursday that sanctions imposed in February by the Trump administration against AI giant Anthropic were illegal, finding that the government had punished the artificial...
South Korea to re-examine 310,000 missing person cases after fake record scandal
The Guardianby Raphael Rashid in Seoul·28 Aug 2026
South Korean police will re-examine about 310,000 missing persons cases closed over the past three years, prompted by a scandal in which an officer was arrested on suspicion of falsifying records...
Dolly Parton’s sister reveals singer offered to test experimental cancer drugs before she died
The Guardianby Emma Joyce·28 Aug 2026
Dolly Parton’s younger sister Stella Parton has shared a moving tribute to the late country music singer on Thursday, revealing that Dolly offered to receive experimental cancer drugs “in the hope...
Thousands of UK women have undiagnosed PTSD after childbirth each year, study finds
The Guardianby Denis Campbell Health policy editor·27 Aug 2026
Thousands of UK women develop undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth every year, research has found.
Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
The Guardianby Michelle R Smith·27 Aug 2026
A senior Democratic senator is calling for a criminal investigation into the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, following reporting by the Guardian that indicated he lied during Senate...
Fightland review – 50 Cent’s farcical boxing show is featherweight at best
The Guardianby Jack Seale·27 Aug 2026
Fightland is what you might, for a joke, have called a drama that’s like MobLand but with boxing.
USA’s Russell and Brazil’s Dos Santos smash world records on ‘crazy’ night in Zurich
The Guardianby Agencies·27 Aug 2026
Masai Russell and Alison Dos Santos each set a world record while Mondo Duplantis won a historic pole vault on a frenetic Thursday night in Zurich.
Grand Theft Auto VI’s long-overdue gameplay reveal – as it happens
The Guardianby Keza MacDonaldand Keith Stuart·27 Aug 2026
Grand Theft Auto VI’s long-overdue gameplay reveal – as it happens Under some strange circumstances, Rockstar is broadcasting the first (official) gameplay footage of Grand Theft Auto VI, the...
Uefa raises stakes with criminal complaint in battle to unseat Infantino | Matt Hughes
The Guardianby Matt Hughes·27 Aug 2026
Anyone who interpreted Uefa’s decision to withdraw a proposed boycott of Fifa competitions, revealed by the Guardian on Wednesday, as a backward step in the attempt to remove Gianni Infantino as...
Actor Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies aged 85
The Guardianby Nadeem Badshah·27 Aug 2026
Peter Cullen, the actor behind the voice of characters including Eeyore in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh franchise and Optimus Prime in Transformers, has died aged 85.
US Open: Carlos Alcaraz to face Safiullin on return as Sabalenka gets tricky draw
The Guardianby Tumaini Carayol in New York·27 Aug 2026
Carlos Alcaraz has been handed a tough draw on his return to singles competition after a four-month injury layoff as he faces the in-form Russian Roman Safiullin in the first round of the US Open.
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