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It’s late afternoon at Bangkok’s Khaosan road, the city’s backpacker strip. Bar staff are calling after passersby, enticing them inside with drinks promotions. The smell of cannabis, widely sold in the city, wafts into the street, where vendors sell anything from fake tattoos, flip-flops and icy fruit shakes.This street, and its famously noisy nightlife, has attracted visitors from around the world for decades. But increasingly, some in Thailand are growing tired of the country’s party-loving visitors.Some assume Thailand can be treated “as a playground,” says Minnie, who runs Thai’d Up with Minnie, a social media channel teaching visitors about the…
Less than two hours after polling stations closed on Sunday, it was clear that Colombia’s presidential race would be settled in a run-off between two finalists: hard-right political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda.Though the overall result surprised few, de la Espriella’s strong showing upended pollsters’ predictions.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listCepeda, President Gustavo Petro’s chosen successor, had been expected to win the most votes, based on public opinion surveys.But instead, de la Espriella came in first place, winning 43.74 percent of the vote. Cepeda trailed with 40.90 percent.Supporters of de la Espriella, a criminal…
This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June.The planLa Tri arrive as one of the most solid and respected teams in Conmebol. They finished second in the qualifiers behind Argentina despite the points deduction from the 2022 Byron Castillo case, standing out for having one of the continent’s best defences and a long unbeaten streak.Sebastián Beccacece – influenced by Jorge Sampaoli…
Rwanda’s $134m claim has been thrown out, which bodes ill for other governments seeking ‘return hubs’.Published On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026An international court has ruled that the United Kingdom does not need to pay Rwanda more than 100 million British pounds ($134m) in compensation over a scrapped migrant deportation deal.The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration on Monday rejected all financial claims brought by Kigali, which had argued that Britain should honour the terms of the controversial asylum plan, which was cancelled by London in 2024.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe collapse of the deal, under which Rwanda…
Contrary to spurious online rumours, Jodar is not named in homage to Nadal.He shares the name with the 22-time major winner through family tradition, with his father and grandfather also called Rafael.But there does seem to be a sense of nominative determination for the youngest Jodar, who – like every aspiring Spanish player – idolises Nadal.Jodar’s path was carved at his local club in the upmarket Madrid suburb of Chamartin before he demonstrated his global potential by winning the 2024 US Open boys’ title.Days later, he was called up to be a hitting partner with the Spanish Davis Cup team…
Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, herself a former women’s world number one, had regularly pointed to the possibility of short two-set matches as the reason for often overlooking the women.”The match-ups are always interesting for both men and women, but there are multiple factors for us to make the choice,” Mauresmo said earlier on Monday. “As you know, the potential length of the matches is something that we are also looking at.”On picking Sabalenka against Osaka, she added: “It was obvious that it should be a night match tonight.”There was a school of thought that Mauresmo might have looked elsewhere, though,…
A United States court of appeals has ruled that a policy under President Donald Trump to expel transgender troops from the military was a violation of the Constitution.But Monday’s decision was a split one among the three-judge panel of the US appeals court for the District of Columbia.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listOne judge, Robert Wilkins, an appointee of former Democratic President Barack Obama, upheld a lower court ruling rejecting the Trump administration’s policy as it pertains to already enlisted service members.A second judge – Judith Rogers, who was picked by former Democratic President Bill Clinton – agreed…
By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 1 Jun 20261 Jun 2026Tina Peters, a former Colorado official convicted of allowing election machine tampering, has been released from state prison following a pressure campaign by United States President Donald Trump.As Peters left state prison on Monday, Colorado’s Secretary of State Jena Griswold issued a statement expressing opposition to her release.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“It sends a dangerous message about accountability for those who would attack elections,” Griswold wrote.“Peters’ release also will embolden the election denial movement; since the grant of clemency, she has continued to spread election falsehoods…
United States President Donald Trump will reportedly drop his $1.8bn “anti-weaponisation” fund amid congressional backlash, including from fellow Republicans.On Monday, US media indicated the fund would be paused, though the White House has yet to publicly confirm the reports.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listAxios was the first to break the news, citing an unnamed senior official. “It’s dead for now,” the official told the news outlet.The “anti-weaponisation” fund was announced last month as part of a settlement between Trump and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), part of his executive branch.According to documents released by the Department of Justice,…
Anthony Joshua says he is standing strong “as a soldier” for the parents of two close friends killed in a car crash as the British heavyweight prepares for his return to boxing.The two-time world champion was a passenger in the car when Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele died in Nigeria in December.In his first fight since the accident, in which Joshua sustained minor injuries, he will face the relatively unknown Albanian Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on 25 July.”You never overcome it but you gain perspective in life,” Joshua, 36, told the 5 Live Boxing podcast.”Life is humbling at times.…