world news
-
Former US intelligence contractor who revealed the extent of NSA surveillance will have his residency extended according to foreign ministry
-
Island’s armed forces test combat readiness, amid deteriorating relations between Beijing and Taipei
spotlight
around the world
-
EuropeEuropeEdward Snowden given leave to remain in Russia for 'a couple more years'Former US intelligence contractor who revealed the extent of NSA surveillance will have his residency extended according to foreign ministry
-
-
This US aid policy, rescinded by Obama, is likely to be brought back by Trump. It could put millions of women’s lives at risk and lead to more unsafe abortions
-
Chair of international development committee calls progress ‘disappointing’ as government rejects proposals that followed 2016 anti-corruption summit
-
opinion & analysis
-
A physically slight army private, shocked by the reality of America’s military mission, revealed US diplomatic secrets and was made to pay a heavy price
-
President-elect says his son-in-law ‘knows the region, knows the people,’ but the reality appears to be somewhat different
pictures and video
-
Bethlehem Steel provided material for the buildings that would make up New York’s skyline, for bridges and dams across the US, and for the warships of the navy
-
The Guardian visits Northampton County in Pennsylvania, a former Democratic heartland and home to the steel industry. Why did it flip for Trump, and what do supporters want next?
-
White House press secretary Josh Earnest says the decision to free the whistleblower was partly because she has admitted wrongdoing through the justice system, unlike Edward Snowden.
-
Donald Trump mistakenly retweeted praise for a woman from England with the same first name as his daughter late on Monday
-
A topless activist from the feminist group Femen attacks a lifesize statue of Donald Trump during an unveiling ceremony at a waxwork museum in Madrid
-
Pete Souza, the official White House photographer for Barack Obama, looks back at some of his favourite images from the last eight years
Chelsea Manning Obama commutes prison sentence in one of final acts as president
Background How Manning lifted lid on harsh facts of US wars and military justice
Oscar López Rivera Obama commutes sentence for Puerto Rico activist