Nimo Omer

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Nimo Omer

Good morning. As Israel intensifies its assault on Gaza, bombarding the already besieged strip with relentless airstrikes and expanding its ground operations to “take control of all areas”, the international community has urged Israel to open the border for aid. Countries including France, the UK and Canada have threatened action against Israel if it does not stop its assault on Gaza, which were described as “disproportionate” and “intolerable”.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Nimo Omer |Archie Bland

Good morning. A student arrested in the street for accusing Israel of genocide; a father of an autistic son, deported by mistake only for the authorities to say there was no way to bring him back; tourists held in solitary confinement with no explanation; and a scientist expelled for daring to be critical of Donald Trump. As the consequences of the White House’s hardline immigration policies unfold, they increasingly look like the behaviour of a police state.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Nimo Omer

Good morning. Representatives from the US, Britain and France are gathering in London today to resume discussions with Ukrainian officials on a possible ceasefire in the war. Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, was scheduled to attend but announced at the last minute he would no longer be present – the White House’s Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, will be there in his place.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Nimo Omer

Good morning. Donald Trump’s decision to wind down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was met with profound and widespread condemnation. Yet his administration has remained undeterred in its plans. The metaphors for the destruction – he has taken an axe to the global agency – have even bled through to the real world, with one of the most striking images of the first few months of Trump’s term being Elon Musk waving a chainsaw around on stage.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Nimo Omer

Good morning. The very real uptick in the intrigue around UFOs and alien life in recent years makes sense when you find out that such increased interest often occurs during economic downturns like recessions (yes, really). But this time there are no grainy images of some indistinct streak across the sky. Instead the latest in the question of whether we are truly alone in the universe comes from eminent astronomers.