British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe

Exclusive: Collection includes workbooks and index cards, and papers that show his research for bestseller AkenfieldOne hundred years of a unique literary rural life will be made available to readers and researchers after the British Library acquired the archive of Ronald Blythe.The author of Akenfield, a globally bestselling account of a Suffolk village in the throes of the agricultural and social revolution at the end of the 1960s, lived and wrote in East Anglia until his death in 2023 at the age of 100. Continue reading...

Quoting religious text could be defence against Australia’s new hate speech laws, draft bill shows

Referencing ‘teaching or discussion’ could give exemption from legislation Labor hopes to pass next weekGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeople accused of breaching the Albanese government’s new hate speech laws could argue their conduct was legal because they were quoting from a religious text, draft legislation shows. Extracts of the draft bill obtained by Guardian Australia show it will be illegal to publicly promote or incite hatred, or disseminate ideas of superiority or hatred towards of another person or group of people based on their race, colour, or national

Не кажуть правди: у 47-й бригаді розповіли, що насправді приховують ті, хто йде у СЗЧ

За словами інструкторів, бійцям обов’язково потрібна своєчасна відпустка.

Hungary grants asylum to Polish ex-justice minister

Granting asylum to a citizen of a fellow EU member goes against the spirit of EU standards.

MFs start valuing gold holding to MCX spot prices

As of December, gold ETF assets stood at ₹1.28 lakh crore with physical holdings of over 77 tonne

76-річна Меріл Стріп готується вдруге піти під вінець, - ЗМІ

Обранцем акторки є відомий комік.

“In Venezuela gli Usa hanno utilizzato superarmi sonore”

Testimonianze e anche indicazioni da un briefing della Casa Bianca fanno pensare che nel blitz americano sia stata usata l’ultima generazioni dei dispositivi che confondono l’avversario colpendo l’udito. Ecco come funzionano

Maruti Suzuki Board approves ₹4,960 cr land acquisition for new plant in Gujarat

Company signs MoU with Indian Oil Corporation to establish vehicle service facilities at several fuel retail outlets across the country

Відставки Малюка: комітет Ради виступив проти

Але в такій ситуації рішення за Верховною Радою, необхідно 226 голосів.

Відставка Малюка: комітет Ради виступив проти

Але в такій ситуації рішення за Верховною Радою, необхідно 226 голосів.

Стоимость серебра впервые в истории превысила $85 за унцию

Reliance Industries says battery manufacturing plans on track

Reliance Industries strongly and categorically affirms that there has been no change in our plans ​for creating a world leading battery storage ⁠manufacturing ecosystem, says the company’s spokesperson

Рютте: приверженность НАТО членству Украины остается в силе

BLR Airport sees 8% passenger growth in 2025, records 1.37 lakh passenger in single peak day

International operations emerged as a key growth driver, with daily international departures increasing from 38 in CY24 to 51 in CY25

El Gobierno de Venezuela anuncia la liberación de 116 presos políticos

Las ONG confirman de momento la excarcelación de 24 personas, entre ellos dos italianos y el exmarido de la activista Rocío San Miguel

Сиквел «Чебурашки» обеспечил почти половину новогодних киносборов

Совокупные кассовые киносборы новогодних выходных с 1 по 11 января составили рекордные 10,3 млрд руб., следует из данных ЕАИС государственного Фонда кино. В 2025 г. праздничные выходные продлились восемь дней и общий бокс-офис тогда достиг 6,2 млрд руб. В 2026 г. за аналогичный период – с 1 по 8 января – он составил 8,4 млрд руб.

Union Budget to presented on Sun, Feb 1, said LS Speaker Birla

The budget session of the Parliament will begin on January 28 with President Droupadi Murmu addressing the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha members assembled in the Lok Sabha chamber

Union Budget to be presented on Sun, Feb 1, said LS Speaker Birla

The budget session of the Parliament will begin on January 28 with President Droupadi Murmu addressing the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha members assembled in the Lok Sabha chamber

В Україні збільшать тривалість відпустки: що передбачає новий Трудовий кодекс

Наразі чинне трудове законодавство визначає 24 календарні дні відпустки на рік.

У росіян з'явився аналог українського FP-2: чому це велика загроза для ППО України

Російський БМ-35, так само як і FP-2, здатний вражати радіолокаційні станції та зенітні ракетні комплекси.

Syrian forces search for explosives, weapons after SDF pulls out of Aleppo

Residents start returning to areas previously controlled by SDF fighters after their withdrawal from the city.

Рютте посчитал удар «Орешником» по Львову сигналом отказаться от поддержки Киева

Kerala’s ruling LDF stages day-long dharna against Centre’s discriminatory policies

The Chief Minister said the Union government had slashed ₹5,900 crore from Kerala’s eligible borrowing limit of ₹12,000 crore for the January–March quarter of the current financial year

Управление делами Госдумы возглавил давний соратник Володина

Управление делами Государственной думы в качестве исполняющего обязанности возглавил бывший начальник управления организационного обеспечения законодательного процесса нижней палаты Андрей Жорин. Об этом «Ведомостям» рассказали два собеседника в Госдуме. Жорин на посту начальника управделами Госдумы сменил Евгения Лашманкина, который покинул этот пост с 12 января. «Ведомости» писали о соответствующем распоряжении 26 декабря.

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government retakes southern areas from STC: What next?

PLC takes control of southern Yemen, but challenges for a united Yemen remain amid Houthi control of Sanaa.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la Russie intensifie ses attaques sur Tchassiv Yar, selon l’armée ukrainienne

Selon Kiev, « l’ennemi tente de renforcer ses forces et utilise tous les types d’armes disponibles » pour prendre cette ville de l’oblast de Donetsk. La ville de Kiev est toujours dans une situation difficile après les bombardements intenses de vendredi dernier.

EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : plus de 2 500 civils ukrainiens ont été tués en 2025, « l’année la plus meurtrière » depuis 2022, selon l’ONU

« Le nombre total de victimes civiles en Ukraine en 2025 a atteint au moins 2 514 morts et 12 142 blessés », en hausse de 31 % comparé à 2024 et de 70 % par rapport à 2023, selon le rapport de la mission de surveillance des droits humains de l’ONU en Ukraine (HRMMU).

Мосбиржа раскрыла объем сделок физлиц с паями фондов ликвидности

Elon Musk’s X Under UK Investigation Over Grok’s Sexualized A.I. Images

A British regulator said it had started a formal investigation into Mr. Musk’s chatbot over the spread of illegal images.

Trump ‘doing the right things for Nato,’ says Rutte – Europe live

Nato secretary general praises US president for ‘encouraging us all to spend more’ but swerves question over Trump’s Greenland commentsThe European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen is to travel to Paraquay on Saturday to sign the controversial Mercosur trade deal with a group of Latin American countries this Saturday.The deal with Brazil, Argentina, Uraguay and Paraguay was adopted by member states on Friday, ending 25 years of negotiation and months of wrangling with member states over the final compromises. Continue reading...

Суд в Варшаве продлил арест археолога Бутягина до 4 марта

Довше за "Кадиллак": найбільше осине гніздо у світі було знайдено всередині будинку

Його довжина становить близько 7 метрів.

ELGi advances into vacuum technology with new vacuum pump assembly line in Coimbatore

ELGi has designed the new vacuum pump assembly line in line with its TQM philosophy

Pune–Mumbai GCC corridor to usher in new phase of business, industry: CM Fadnavis

Of the State’s $580 billion GDP, Pune currently contributes $78 billion. State’s aim is to scale this up to $280 billion

Минобороны раскрыло цель удара «Орешником» во Львовской области

Из строя был выведен государственный авиационно-ремонтный завод Украины

Why is Bosnia sending troops to Gaza?

Bosnians overwhelmingly support Palestine. And yet their elite want to help legitimise a 'peace' plan favouring Israel.

Венгрия предоставила политическое убежище нескольким гражданам Польши

JP Morgan leases Powai office space from COWRKS in ₹600 crore deal

The leased premises span the ground floor and floors three to nine, with a carpet area of 1.76 lakh sq ft

Україна отримає новітні німецькі БМП: у Rheinmetall розкрили терміни

Контракт було укладено у грудні 2025-го, а фінансування першого етапу в декілька десятків мільйонів євро повністю взяв на себе уряд Німеччини.

CMA CGM enhances India connectivity, steps up hiring

The company aims to recruit 1500 seafarers from India by December-end

Nadhim Zahawi defection shows Reform UK ‘has no shame’, says Labour – UK politics live

Lib Dems add move shows Reform UK becoming a ‘retirement home for disgraced former Conservative ministers’Zahawi says he accepts that the Conservatives are to blame for some of the problems facinng the country.Since leaving parliament, I have been reflecting on the successes and failures of my old party’s time in government, and I rue the timidity, even at times the weakness, with which we try to deal with the problems of the country.My analysis is that a huge culprit is the over-mighty bureaucratic inertia that now dominates and runs the country, that has taken control of swathes of the econo

Tories say Reform UK is a ‘party of has-been politicians’ after Nadhim Zahawi defects – UK politics live

Lib Dems say move shows Reform UK becoming a ‘retirement home for disgraced former Conservative ministers’Zahawi says he accepts that the Conservatives are to blame for some of the problems facinng the country.Since leaving parliament, I have been reflecting on the successes and failures of my old party’s time in government, and I rue the timidity, even at times the weakness, with which we try to deal with the problems of the country.My analysis is that a huge culprit is the over-mighty bureaucratic inertia that now dominates and runs the country, that has taken control of swathes of the econo

SAT pulls up ‘camouflaged’ disclosures, flags fine-print reporting as non-compliance

Tribunal says burying material events defeats purpose of SEBI’s disclosure norms; directs fresh review in Varun Beverages case

Markets stage V-shaped recovery on US-India trade deal optimism

The session began on a weak note with the Nifty opening at 25,669.05 and sliding to an intraday low of 25,473 during morning trade

La dureza de la represión en Irán sofoca las protestas mientras el Gobierno dice tener la situación “controlada”

Teherán se muestra dispuesto a negociar con EE UU y a restablecer internet. Cientos de manifestantes han muerto

Hungary grants asylum to former Polish minister amid abuse of power investigation

Former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro faces allegations he ran a criminal group while in governmentEurope live – latest updatesA former Polish minister who is under investigation for alleged abuse of power during his time in the conservative-nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government has been granted political asylum in Hungary.Zbigniew Ziobro, the former justice minister, was one of the most prominent faces of the PiS government and played a central role in its controversial judiciary reforms, which critics say undermined the rule of law and the independence of courts, leading to prolonge

BSE launches four new midcap factor indices

The new indices include BSE Midcap 150 Enhanced Value 30, Momentum 30, Low Volatility 30 and Quality 30

Fed chair Powell hits out at 'unprecedented' probe by US justice department

Jerome Powell said he believed the investigation was due to Donald Trump's anger over the Fed's refusal to cut interest rates.

Jailed Venezuelan politician's son says Trump shouldn't be 'fooled' by pledge of prisoner releases

Ramón Guanipa's father was accused of treason for challenging the disputed 2024 presidential election result.

Абиссинский кот из России возглавил всемирный рейтинг 2025 года

Writers declare solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike for Palestine

Global writers and scholars have shown their support to hunger striking prisoners from the Palestine Action group.

Mort d’Ai, chimpanzé femelle « génie » qui a révolutionné la recherche sur l’intelligence des primates

Outre la maîtrise des caractères chinois et de l’alphabet latin, la primate, morte à l’âge de 49 ans, savait identifier les chiffres arabes de zéro à neuf et onze couleurs, selon des chercheurs.

Israeli quadcopter kills three in Gaza’s Khan Younis; police chief slain

Despite a ceasefire that began on October 10, the Israeli army continues daily attacks on the enclave.

Iran holds pro-government rally as regime seeks to downplay protests

Speaker of parliament says country fighting four-front war after minister claims unrest has ‘come under total control’Iran crisis live – latest updatesTens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators have rallied in Tehran as the Iranian regime sought to downplay the continuing nationwide protest movement.State TV showed crowds of people on Monday streaming through the streets of Tehran before gathering in Enqelab Square for the “Iranian uprising against American-Zionist terrorism” rally. There, they listened to a speech by the speaker of the parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who railed a

Un service national, militaire et volontaire : ce qu’il faut retenir de la conférence de presse de la ministre Catherine Vautrin et du général Fabien Mandon

La ministre des Armées et le chef d’état-major ont dévoilé les contours de ce dispositif annoncé en novembre par Emmanuel Macron.