Northern Ireland’s justice minister says online ‘bad faith actors’ have incited racism in city after knife attack ...

Crowds gather at sites across Belfast after Sudanese man charged with attempted murder ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps says it has targeted an airbase in Jordan hosting US forces, as well as Kuwait and Bahrain, in response to US strikes ...

This episode feels symbolic of a World Cup where the global game has been sacrificed to Fifa’s cynical money-making – and Trumpian whim, says Morgan Ofori, reporter and subeditor for the Guardian’s Th ...

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The Somali referee Omar Artan was welcomed by crowds in Mogadishu after he was denied entry into the US to officiate at the World Cup ...

Outcome of polls in four states offer mixed signals about direction of two major parties before November’s midterms ...

State admits former Greens candidate entitled to damages and agrees to pay medical costs, but denies malicious prosecution and malfeasance in public office ...

Microsoft co-founder to appear in closed-door session as part of lawmakers’ investigation into convicted sex offender ...

Crops and flowers rely on them for survival, but wild bees are declining – and crucial nutrients will go missing from our diets as a result ...

Claims that our prosperity depends on oil and gas are bunkum – unless you’re a Reform backer with fossil fuel interests, of course, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot ...