CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Austria expels three Russian embassy staff after ‘forest of antennae’ discoveredAustrian foreign minister says Russian diplomatic mission in Vienna was being used for illicit collection of data Austria has expelled three Russian embassy staff on suspicion of spying after determining that a “forest of antennae” on the diplomatic mission in Vienna, Europe’s espionage...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/austria-expels-three-russian-embassy-staff-vienna-suspicion-of-spying#Austria #Russia #Europe #Espionage #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 14:40:55 +0000)

A surfing competition and a cheese race: photos of the day – MondayThe Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/04/surfing-competition-cheese-race-photos-of-the-day-mondayhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/04/surfing-competition-cheese-race-photos-of-the-day-monday#Artanddesign #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 14:18:59 +0000)

Nazi database takes Germans on personal journey into their families’ dark pastsDie Zeit’s online database of individuals’ Nazi membership is prompting a reckoning as people uncover ties to regime Olaf Köndgen is 64 years old, a German citizen and a senior European human rights expert who has lived and worked in France for several years. Last month, Köndgen lea...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/germans-confront-nazi-past-family-members-digital-archive-die-zeit#Germany #Nazism #Secondworldwar #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 15:00:25 +0000)

A surfing competition and a cheese race: photos of the day – MondayThe Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/04/surfing-competition-cheese-race-photos-of-the-day-mondayhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/04/surfing-competition-cheese-race-photos-of-the-day-monday#Artanddesign #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 14:18:59 +0000)

Vine video-sharing app is back – and battling AI slopTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is backing new version of app called Divine, where content must be made by a human As a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as [one of the most influential][1] – if short-lived – social media platforms. The app, which allowed users to record a looping si...https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/04/vine-video-sharing-back-battling-ai-slop-divine#Vine #Technology #UKnews #Worldnews #JackDorsey #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 13:47:22 +0000)

Two killed and several hurt after car ploughs into crowds in German city of LeipzigA suspect has been apprehended, but detectives say little is known about their motivation at this stage At least two people have been killed and several injured after a driver in an SUV ploughed into a crowd in the centre of Leipzig in eastern Germany, the city’s mayor has said. “The police have appreh...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/car-runs-into-crowd-in-german-city-of-leipzig-with-fatalities-reported#Germany #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 17:45:16 +0000)

Narendra Modi’s BJP wins election in West Bengal for the first timeResult in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the country’s political landscape Narendra Modi’s party has won a resounding election victory in West Bengal, a state which had been a rare opposition stronghold, expanding his unrivalled consolidation of power across the c...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/modis-bjp-party-win-election-west-bengal-first-time#India #Worldnews #NarendraModi #SouthandcentralAsia #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 17:34:24 +0000)

Scramble to evacuate two people from cruise ship amid suspected hantavirus outbreakCape Verde blocks MV Hondius from docking in order ‘to protect public health’ after deaths of three passengers * [What is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship?][1] Medics are scrambling to evacuate two people from a luxury cruise sh...https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/04/cruise-ship-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-blocked-docking-cape-verde#Watertransport #Infectiousdiseases #CapeVerde #Worldnews #Africa #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 17:16:09 +0000)

Nazi database takes Germans on personal journey into their families’ dark pastsDie Zeit’s online database of individuals’ Nazi membership is prompting a reckoning as people uncover ties to regime Olaf Köndgen is 64 years old, a German citizen and a senior European human rights expert who has lived and worked in France for several years. Last month, Köndgen lea...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/germans-confront-nazi-past-family-members-digital-archive-die-zeit#Germany #Nazism #Secondworldwar #Europe #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 15:00:25 +0000)

A surfing competition and a cheese race: photos of the day – MondayThe Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/04/surfing-competition-cheese-race-photos-of-the-day-mondayhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/04/surfing-competition-cheese-race-photos-of-the-day-monday#Artanddesign #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 14:18:59 +0000)

Vine video-sharing app is back – and battling AI slopTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is backing new version of app called Divine, where content must be made by a human As a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as [one of the most influential][1] – if short-lived – social media platforms. The app, which allowed users to record a looping si...https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/04/vine-video-sharing-back-battling-ai-slop-divine#Vine #Technology #UKnews #Worldnews #JackDorsey #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 13:47:22 +0000)

A surfing competition and a cheese race: photos of the day – MondayThe Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/04/surfing-competition-cheese-race-photos-of-the-day-mondayhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/04/surfing-competition-cheese-race-photos-of-the-day-monday#Artanddesign #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 14:18:59 +0000)

Vine video-sharing app is back – and battling AI slopTwitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is backing new version of app called Divine, where content must be made by a human As a pioneer of the short-form video format, Vine has been credited as [one of the most influential][1] – if short-lived – social media platforms. The app, which allowed users to record a looping si...https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/04/vine-video-sharing-back-battling-ai-slop-divine#Vine #Technology #UKnews #Worldnews #JackDorsey #TheGuardian(Mon, 4 May 2026 13:47:22 +0000)

Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise shipFurther three people taken ill, including 69-year-old Briton reported to be in intensive care in South Africa Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic. One case of hantavirus infection had been confirmed and there were five a...https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship#CapeVerde #Argentina #Worldnews #SouthAfrica #StHelena #TheGuardian(Sun, 3 May 2026 19:52:38 +0000)

EU trade official calls Trump tariff threat ‘unacceptable’ after president says trucks and cars will face 25% levy – US politics liveEU official responds after US president accuses EU of non-compliance * [Trump tears up EU tariff deal and raises some import duties][1] * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][2] Meanwhile, the White House has said it will not ...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/01/us-war-iran-ceasefire-war-powers-oil-latest-news-updates#USnews #Worldnews #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #Iran #TheGuardian(Fri, 1 May 2026 18:57:45 +0000)

Labour Day marches and Buddha’s birthday: photos of the day – FridayThe Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/01/labour-day-marches-and-buddhas-birthday-photos-of-the-day-fridayhttps://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/may/01/labour-day-marches-and-buddhas-birthday-photos-of-the-day-friday#UKnews #Worldnews #Photography #TheGuardian(Fri, 1 May 2026 12:34:37 +0000)

Trump threatens to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – Europe liveThe US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran **If you are still planning your summer holidays and looking at some of perhaps more original ways of spending your time crossing Europe, you now have a new option ...https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/01/donald-trump-us-troops-italy-spain-germany-nato-europe-latest-news#Worldnews #Europe #Nato #DonaldTrump #TheGuardian(Fri, 1 May 2026 12:33:40 +0000)

Trump threatens to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – Europe liveThe US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran **If you are still planning your summer holidays and looking at some of perhaps more original ways of spending your time crossing Europe, you now have a new option ...https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/01/donald-trump-us-troops-italy-spain-germany-nato-europe-latest-news#Worldnews #Europe #Nato #DonaldTrump #TheGuardian(Fri, 1 May 2026 11:59:02 +0000)

Trump administration rejects need for Iran war Congressional approval despite deadline – US politics livePete Hegseth argued that a ceasefire agreement with Iran more than three weeks ago ‘means the 60 day clock pauses, or stops’ * [**Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox**][1] The US Senate has voted to ban senators and ...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/01/us-war-iran-ceasefire-war-powers-oil-latest-news-updates#USnews #Worldnews #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #Iran #TheGuardian(Fri, 1 May 2026 11:48:44 +0000)

Republicans again block war powers resolution after Democrats grill Hegseth on Trump’s ‘unauthorized war’ in Iran – liveRepublican senators blocked a sixth attempt to limit US military action in Iran; Democrats criticize Trump’s defense secretary and strategy in the Middle East * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **Louisiana** gov...https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/30/donald-trump-pete-hegseth-iran-war-oil-king-charles-latest-news-updates#US-IsraelwaronIran #PeteHegseth #USnews #Worldnews #USdefencespending #TheGuardian(Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:16:02 +0000)