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Mocking Mao Zedong is taboo in China, which is a lucrative market for players and teams such as Kylian Mbappe's Real.
Mocking Mao Zedong is taboo in China, which is a lucrative market for players and teams such as Kylian Mbappe's Real.
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<p>‘You try to leave, it is death,’ Halima Salman testified. Her mother and defense attorneys wept after the verdict</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york">New York</a> woman whose father took her to Syria as a teenager and arranged her marriage to an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/islamic-state">Islamic State</a> fighter was convicted on Tuesday of receiving weapons training from the militant group.</p><p>Prosecutors said Halima Salman, a US citizen, pledged loyalty to the extremist group and willingly participated in its activities. Jurors were shown a video of her holding an assault rifle, a photo of her with the group’s flag and loving text messages she sent her husband.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/teen-marriage-convicted-islamic-state">Continue reading...</a>
<p>EHRC says transparency needed to prevent pay discrimination, particularly against women</p><p>Workers should have a legal right to know their colleagues’ pay to help prevent pay discrimination, particularly against women, the UK’s human rights watchdog has said.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) made the recommendation <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/advising-parliament-and-governments/equal-pay-and-pay-discrimination-consultation-our-response">in response to government proposals</a> to overhaul equal pay laws, saying workers deserved a right to transparency if they suspected other staff were being paid more for similar work.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/28/uk-workers-right-know-colleagues-pay-disparities-gender-pay-gap-discrimination-watchdog-ehrc">Continue reading...</a>
<p>NSW government imposes water restrictions after Menindee water volumes fall below 2021 levels</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/sign-up-for-the-clear-air-australia-environment-newsletter-with-adam-morton?CMP=cvau_sfl">Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here</a></p></li></ul><p>Water levels at Menindee Lakes in western New South Wales have fallen to their lowest point in five years, prompting the state government to impose upstream water use restrictions as experts warn of potential mass fish deaths over summer.</p><p>Combined storage at Menindee Lakes fell below 480 gigalitres earlier this month, the first time since 2021.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/28/menindee-lakes-water-levels-drop-mass-fish-death-fears">Continue reading...</a>
Young people in Germany will take to the streets this weekend to demand education and action on climate change. Politicians warn that the protests could become violent, as in France, but the situations are different.