Ceuta migrant surge blamed on videos and ‘hybrid war’

The unprecedented crossing from Morocco had been brewing for weeks. Most of the 60,000 have left but hundreds are on the streets without food or water

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Is the Pope a Catholic? Not according to outcast Orkney ‘bishop’

Father Michael Mary, who leads a group of monks on tiny Papa Stronsay, has been excommunicated by the Vatican after an unofficial consecration

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Scottish far right is copying Nazi playbook, says Hitler expert

Black-clad activists at the Unite the Clans protest did Nazi salutes at police and are becoming bolder and more extreme, Thomas Weber warns

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Revealed, the mission to change Trump’s mind on Ukraine

‘Trump whisperer’ Laura Loomer was one of President Zelensky’s fiercest critics until a dramatic meeting last week. What happened?

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Rise of middle-aged extremists: How Gen X became the radicalised generation

Dr Sara Wilford is one of the few academics in the world studying the phenomenon of people in midlife increasingly embracing far-right ideology. She…

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European wildfires: hundreds of thousands flee in France and Spain

Confusion reigns as residents and tourists nervously check for updates and fires continue to spread

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Berlin Pride attack: suspect named after one killed and 29 injured

Police are hunting for Abdul B, a 21-year-old man with ‘Islamist’ links, who is alleged to have driven into a crowd near the festival parade route

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Arrests and mixed messages as far right clash with antiracists

Rival protesters gathered in Glasgow on Saturday in a jarring hotch-potch of rhetoric and symbols, as mounted police had to help keep order

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Arrests and mixed messages as far right clash with antiracists

Rival protesters gathered in Glasgow on Saturday in a jarring hotch-potch of rhetoric and symbols, as mounted police had to help keep order

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The war’s over but Afghanistan now fights its hardest battle

Few tangible signs of the British military presence remain in the Helmand district, as locals face malnutrition and the lasting grief of raids on their homes

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Murder in the Dordogne: obsession, affairs and unrequited love

Many locals in Trémolat in southwest France are uneasy about the Karen Carter case, which has brought unwanted attention on their tranquil village

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Tens of thousands of languages spoken in ancient times before collapse

A new Harvard study contradicts the previous assumption that languages peaked much earlier, after the last Ice Age

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New Zealand names ferry Captain Cook in defiance of ‘snivelling wokesters’

One of two new inter-island vessels will honour the British explorer despite critics saying the colonial-era explorer should not be celebrated

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Elon Musk is making an anti-woke Odyssey. A classicist weighs in …

Portions of the right are up in arms about Christopher Nolan’s casting. But fear not — Grok is producing its own version

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Britain risks losing language skills to understand its enemies

Experts have warned Britain’s defence drive is overlooking the language and regional expertise needed to understand adversaries including Russia, China and Iran

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Far-right fight clubs admit women to be part of ‘parallel society’

The US white supremacist Robert Rundo has welcomed an all-female Chicago chapter of the Active Club network, although England’s branch has no plans to start one

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Language centre closes after ‘far-right intimidation’

The director of the Language Hub in Glasgow claimed the premises were no longer safe for staff after a ‘surveillance’ campaign by anti-migration activists

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How a viral far-right video shattered a Glasgow community’s peace

After a false paedophile claim was amplified to millions online, Scottish Asians tell how they no longer feel safe in a community they have long called home

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White House backs Argentina’s Falklands stunt

The president will be in New Jersey on Sunday for the final after supporting Argentina’s right to unfurl a banner asserting its claim to the Falklands

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How a viral far-right video shattered a Glasgow community’s peace

After a false paedophile claim was amplified to millions online, Scottish Asians tell how they no longer feel safe in a community they have long called home

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Language centre closes after ‘far-right intimidation’

The director of the Language Hub in Glasgow claimed the premises were no longer safe for staff after a ‘surveillance’ campaign by anti-migration activists

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Reform can’t have it both ways on ‘hurty words’

Today’s threats to politicians rarely come from organised terrorism and that makes coherent responses much harder

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Why the Anglo-Argentinian rivalry goes far deeper than football

As their World Cup semi-final looms, the history between Britain and Argentina spans colonial wars, trade and shared sporting origins

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Lindsey Graham obituary: Republican foe-turned-ally of Trump

Senator for South Carolina who turned from bipartisan moderate and fierce Trump critic to one of the president’s most loyal foot soldiers, dies aged 71

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George Cottrell failed to declare gifts to Reform office

The convicted fraudster nicknamed ‘Posh George’ used his own bank card to cover costs without the Electoral Commission knowing

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Le Pen is back. To win she must lay siege to France’s centre

The hard-right leader is riding high in polls after declaring herself a candidate for the 2027 presidential election, despite failing to overturn a corruption conviction

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