World
Like gambling: Addictive dating apps a treadmill ‘we can’t get off’
Andy can pinpoint the exact moment when he realised he was addicted to dating apps: it was during a break-up in 2016.
- by Kimberley Bond
Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza
- by Mohammad Jahjouh and Waffa Shurafa
Opinion & Perspectives
Should children be on social media? Too late, they already are
Are worsening mental health outcomes and social media related? The timing is suggestive: mental health began to slide just as smartphones and social apps took off.
Tech issues and outrageous pricing aren’t the worst things about Coachella
The problem for the festival is that it is synonymous not with iconic music but with A-listers and overpriced beer.
Ed Power
UK politics so much funnier than fiction, comedy writer finds it ‘hard to match’
The Tories are in a spot of bother as the UK heads to an election. A possible catastrophic defeat would be both self-inflicted and richly deserved.
Rob Harris
Europe correspondent
North America
World of photos, April 29, 2024
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World of photos, April 28, 2024
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Europe
Divisive influencer Andrew Tate to be tried for rape and human trafficking
- by Stephen McGrath and Andreea Alexandru
Asia
Giant structure will block ‘world’s prettiest store’ photo after dangerous crowds
A 26-year-old tourist was hit by a car last week and is reported to be in a coma, as locals decry the swarms of tourists attempting to get the viral shot.
- by Julian Ryall
Suddenly, Chinese spies seem to be popping up all over Europe
Six people have been charged with spying for China in three separate cases in Britain and England, in a pushback that some say was overdue.
- by Andrew Higgins and Christopher F. Schuetze
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Hamas releases new ‘proof of life’ video featuring Israeli hostages
Hamas has released a new video that appeared to show two Israeli hostages who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7 assault on southern Israel.
- by Samy Magdy and David Rising
Influencer shot dead in the street after six months’ prison for dancing videos
- by Abdulrahman Zeyad and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza
- by Mohammad Jahjouh and Waffa Shurafa
IDF claims it killed half of Hezbollah commanders in southern Lebanon
- by Laila Bassam and James Mackenzie
Hamas video shows Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin alive
- by Josef Federman and Jack Jeffery
