Graham Russell

Aug 23, 2024 | theguardian.com | Graham Russell

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureLocal mayor Tim Kurzbach wrote on Facebook: “Tonight we are all in Solingen in shock, fright and great sadness. We all wanted to celebrate our city anniversary together and now we have to mourn the dead and injured.”He said he was praying for all those who are still fighting for their lives and thanked emergency and security services for their work.

Jul 31, 2024 | theguardian.com | Sammy Gecsoyler |Lili Bayer |Amy Sedghi |Léonie Chao-Fong |Helen Livingstone |Patrick Wintour | +6 more

US 'not aware of or involved in' Haniyeh killing, says US ambassador to UNThe US was not aware of or involved in the apparent killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, says the US representative to the UN, Robert Wood. Wood calls on UN security council members with direct influence over Iran to increase pressure on the country to “stop escalating its proxy conflict against Israel”.

Jul 30, 2024 | irishtimes.com | Carly Earl |Graham Russell

On a distant reef 16,000km from Paris, surfer Gabriel Medina has given Olympic viewers one of the most memorable images of the Games yet, with an airborne celebration so well poised it looked too good to be true. The Brazilian took off a thundering wave at Teahupo’o in Tahiti on Monday, emerging from a barrelling section before soaring into the air and appearing to settle on a Pacific cloud, pointing to the sky with biblical serenity, his movements mirrored precisely by his surfboard.

Jul 30, 2024 | msn.com | Graham Russell |Carly Earl

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Jul 30, 2024 | theguardian.com | Graham Russell |Carly Earl

On a distant reef 16,000km from Paris, surfer Gabriel Medina has given Olympic viewers one of the most memorable images of the Games yet, with an airborne celebration so well poised it looked too good to be true. The Brazilian took off a thundering wave at Teahupo’o in Tahiti on Monday, emerging from a barrelling section before soaring into the air and appearing to settle on a Pacific cloud, pointing to the sky with biblical serenity, his movements mirrored precisely by his surfboard.