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Basket of Deplorables by Tom Rachman review enjoyable short cuts from Trumps America

Billed as almost true stories for a post-truth world, Tom Rachmans masterful collection provides an early literary look at Trump-era America. From a Manhattan clique whose smug election party heads rapidly south, to the tale of an arms-trading sociopath with some familiar linguistic quirks (So I contact my old friend Baz Grimaldi; great guy), these

First Thing: UN agency says immediate possibility of starvation in Gaza | US news

World Food Programme says Gaza faces massive food gap, as IDF claims to have uncovered a Hamas tunnel shaft at the Shifa hospital complex. Plus: forever chemical waste, and Andr 3000s debut album

Italy refuses to extradite priest accused of murder and torture to Argentina | Italy

Rev Franco Reverberi is accused of crimes against humanity during countrys military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s Italys justice minister has refused Argentinas request to extradite a priest accused of crimes against humanity during the countrys military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s.

My Husband by Maud Ventura review a passion victim

A sensation in France, this tale of a besotted wife who demands devotion from her husband has been likened to Patricia Highsmith and Gone Girl A week may be a long time in politics but it can feel longer still in a tempestuous marriage. Superficially, the couple at the centre of Maud Venturas compulsively disquieting

Parties, jetskis, second homes: how tourism threatens one of the worlds only bioluminescent bays

In Lajas, Puerto Rico, wealthy newcomers drive up land prices and bring construction that reduces the bays oxygen levels Every year, tourists from across the globe flock to the south-west corner of Puerto Rico to witness a phenomenon found in only a few select locations worldwide.