投稿者: Guardian Staff
Shyamol Banerji responds to an article by Mihir Bose on the country coming to terms with its colonial pastMihir Bose’s experiences in the UK resonate somewhat with my own (I came to Britain from India, fulfilled a dream, and I say this: we’re a great c…
So far, 2024 has been a busy year for animal escapes. From a sauntering circus elephant in Montana to huskies breaking out of a pet cafe in Shenzhen, here are five times animals went on the runBrass neck: giraffes stroll on to 18th hole during Kenya La…
Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano have forced more than half a dozen airports to close, with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, according to officials, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears. Mount Ruang erupted three…
The Jubilee 2000 saw $130bn of debt written off, and yet we now find ourselves in a renewed global debt crisis, says Maria Finnerty of CafodThe Guardian is right to identify the global sovereign debt crisis as one of the most critical impediments to su…
Mount Ruang has repeatedly erupted since Tuesday and officials fear it could collapse into the sea and cause a tsunami, as happened in 1871. The alert level for the volcano, which has a peak of 725 metres above sea level, was raised from three to four,…
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years has killed four and injured dozens, causing building collapses, power outages and landslides on the islandTaiwan earthquake live updates Continue reading…
Holi is the Hindu festival of colours and is celebrated to mark the start of spring in India, Nepal, other South Asian countries and across the diaspora. Celebrants rejoice by throwing coloured powders at one another on the street.Festivities also invo…
Two New Zealanders, including a 21-year-old ski guide, have been killed in avalanche while backcountry skiing in Japan. A third New Zealander was also injured. According to local media reports, a group of six were backcountry skiing on Mount Yotei in t…
Jailed former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has claimed victory for his allies in the country’s election using artificial intelligence. Politicians allied with the Khan’s party have defied a military-led crackdown and alleged widespread rigging…
Footage aired by the Japanese broadcaster NHK shows a pod of orcas, also known as killer whales, apparently trapped in drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido. At least 10 were seen poking out of a small gap in the surface and struggling for airConcern for…
Heavy snow has hit Tokyo, disrupting trains, grounding more than 100 flights, and covering the city in a white blanket Continue reading…
Bi Haibo of the Chinese embassy in the UK responds to a Guardian editorial about the trial of the media mogul and pro-democracy activistYour editorial (The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: this sham trial is another bleak day for Hong Kong, 18 December) cla…
Footage from 1 January shows Wajima residents running from a landslide after a deadly earthquake struck the Japanese city in the Ishikawa prefecture. The full extent of damage and casualties remains unclear four days after the quake, which is already t…
All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft. ‘Honestly, I felt my life was over. But when I…
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on Monday. Aerial footage shows the damage in the city of Wajima on the northern coast after fires broke out, destroying buildings. The harbour and surrounding buildings in Suzu at the eastern end of the …