Germans Are Voting Again, Amid a Far-Right Surge. Here’s What to Watch.

Elections in eastern Germany on Sunday could galvanize the Alternative for Germany, an ascendant far-right party, or spur a backlash.
Watch: Concertgoers and pro-Palestinian activists arrive at Ed Sheeran concert

Some Ed Sheeran fans say they are excited to enjoy music and are not there for politics after Macklemore was dropped from the tour for making pro-Palestinian comments.
News live: Taylor pledges ‘one of the biggest immigration cuts in Australian history’; tributes for Victorian Greens MP Tim Read
Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese not drawn on EU membership: ‘we’re a long way from Europe’The prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join …
Elaine Mokhtefi, American Witness to Algeria’s Revolution, Dies at 97

As a fixer for Algeria’s government, she befriended radicals and revolutionaries and helped the Black Panthers establish an international base in Algiers.
Cultural treasures are being destroyed by war, and people want justice

A cauldron of conflicts is bubbling across the world, with cultural monuments being destroyed. These people are fighting against it.
Mum's viral barefoot race sparks debate over India's education crisis

Unprepared and in flip-flops, the 47-year-old widow ran 3km to try to secure her daughter’s future.
Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of ‘fiddling while Europe risks burning’
Tory leader claims prime minister is avoiding difficult decisions as she urges him to increase defence spending Kemi Badenoch has accused Andy Burnham of “fiddling while Europe is at risk of burning”, as she repeated…
'I don't even know if my parents are alive' – the war heroes jailed 25 years ago

The children of key politicians jailed 25 years ago without a trace in Eritrea want answers.
Baby born via surrogate can leave Texas for treatment in California, court rules
Ruling latest step in legal fight over medically fragile child born after surrogate rejected couple’s request for abortionThe Texas supreme court has decided that the month-old infant that surrogate McKenna West gave b…
Footballers and fans pay tribute to Noah Woods after toddler’s death in Suffolk
Players in Everton v Ipswich Town match wear black armbands as supporters join in minute’s applausePlayers wore black armbands during Everton’s home match against Ipswich Town on Saturday, as part of a tribute to thr…