Standing alone.
EPA
When it comes to Islamist extremism and terrorism, change is a constant.
Osama bin Laden and his advisor Ayman al Zawahiri.
Hamid Mir/wikipedia
A new study suggests that distorted moral cognition is what set terrorists apart from the rest of us.
Writer Solita Solano and Djuna Barnes in Paris, 1920s.
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Unlike earlier lesbian and gay movements whose politics depended on visible identities, queer theory grew out of a critique of this – and perhaps that’s where Djuna Barnes sits.
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While this latest storm over intelligence sharing is far from unique, the leaks into the Manchester attack investigation are of a different order.
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As Italy confirms its ban on Sikhs carrying holy daggers, should the judiciary be deciding what our societies look like or what defines our cultural values?
A game of football in Douma, Syria, where prospects for many youngsters look bleak.
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In the Middle East, tens of millions of young people have few opportunities – and plenty to be angry about.
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Google’s AlphaGo victory over the human world champion shows how far things have come since DeepBlue.
Jermey Corbyn visits Cardiff on the campaign trail.
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The manifesto is clear: Labour can achieve more if it has power in both Westminster and Cardiff Bay.
JFK remains among the most charismatic presidents in US history.
Florida Memory, State Library of Florida
A century after his birth, John F Kennedy’s celebrity shines as brightly as ever.
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The Conservatives will have less wiggle-room this time around.
Everest: The Hillary Step is (or was) just 100 metres below the summit.
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Reports claim the feature has vanished – but then mountains are always changing shape.
PA/Liam McBurney
They’ve been deeply affected by austerity, so it’s more important than ever for people with learning disabilities to have their say on June 8.
You’ve read all this before.
PA/Danny Lawson
The Conservative manifesto talks of fairness, but it’s just another power grab from a ‘strong and stable’ government.
Esports has become big business.
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Beyond the glitz and glamour of the esports arena there are some serious issues with how its economy works and how this affects player well-being.
Solidarity tent.
As 1,300 prisoners went on strike for improved conditions, a wave of solidarity protests spread across the Palestinian Territories.
Journalists used to hunt in packs.
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Reporters used to ‘doorstep’ victims of tragedy and their families. Now they are doing it online and it’s just as distressing.
New close-up of Jupiter’s south pole. The oval features are cyclones.
: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Betsy Asher Hall/Gervasio Robles
Measurements suggest Jupiter’s core may be fluffy rather than dense and that its magnetic field is much stronger than previously thought.
Filipinos are among the largest group of migrants working as domestic staff abroad, whose lives are often far from easy.
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With My Family’s Slave, journalist Alex Tizon challenges our complacency over domestic workers. When does domestic work become slavery?
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A new review of painkilling gels reveals what works and what doesn’t.
PA
The IRA also targeted Manchester but this latest bombing is very different.
July 7 memorial.
PA/Parsons
The deliberate spread of fear and violence goes back hundreds of years.
The tusks in these ornamental elephants are real ivory.
William Warby
Ivory from illegally-poached elephants can easily be mistaken for antique.
Food for thought.
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Lunchtime is one more lesson on what a healthy meal should look like.
A Standard day at the office.
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The former chancellor is walking a path between critic and conformist.
EPA/Justin Lane
A newspaper’s job is to publish information. But fingers should be pointed at whoever leaked it.