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Nikolay Bakharev was born in Siberia in the late 1940s, when artistic expression was strictly regulated. As the Soviet Union began to unravel in the early 1980s, he traveled to lake beaches, such as Cheryomushki, where workers and families gathered to relax. These beaches were among the few public spaces in the USSR where any […]

Nearly half of all “red wall” voters disapprove of the way Keir Starmer’s government has dealt with benefits-related policy, a poll has found, as ministers faced continued pressure over winter fuel and disability payments, and the two-child benefit cap. According to the survey across 42 traditionally Labour seats won by the Conservatives in 2019, 48% […]

Parents in Japan will no longer have free rein over the names they give their children, after the introduction this week of new rules on the pronunciation of kanji characters. The change is designed to halt the use of kirakira (shiny or glittery) names that have proliferated among parents hoping to add a creative flourish […]

The political direction of mineral rich Mongolia is to be put to the test, with the country’s prime minister expected to call a vote of confidence in his premiership, amid claims that allegations swirling about his son’s lavish lifestyle are being exploited to push the country back to authoritarianism. Mongolia has been an outpost of […]

Kate Selby Smith strides through the undergrowth of a track on the North Island’s east coast when the bush suddenly thins to reveal a hidden treasure. “Welcome to my heaven,” she says, gesturing to a bend in the Wharekirauponga stream where a jade-green swimming hole has formed among the rocks and soft green ferns. “Isn’t […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Atkinson says the department’s investigation concluded it was “highly unlikely” that commercial mushroom supply chains were contaminated with death cap mushrooms. She says the “commercial” supply chain referred to both Woolworths and Asian grocers. The jury previously heard Patterson told Atkinson […]

The UK must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and also consider suspending it from the UN to meet its “fundamental international legal obligations”, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges, including former supreme court justices, have said. In a letter to the prime minister, they welcome Keir Starmer’s joint […]

Donald Trump honored the sacrifices of US military veterans in the traditional presidential Memorial Day speech at Arlington national cemetery, but also peppered his address on Monday with partisan political asides while talking up his own plans and achievements. The US president laid a wreath and paid tribute to fallen soldiers and gave accounts of […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Shadow home secretary Chris Philp has commented on the incident. He ended a post on X with the line: “The public deserve to know the full facts as quickly as possible”, which has drawn some ire. Khayer Chowdhury, a Labour councillor […]

Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory parade descended into chaos on Monday evening after a car collided with pedestrians in the city centre leaving many injured. A 53-year-old white British man was arrested at the scene of the collision on Water Street in the heart of the city, metres from the Royal Liver Building and the […]