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Christopher Nolan reinvents the Homeric legend as a colossal origin-myth story of postwar disillusion, an epic ordeal of anguish witnessed by the dead and presided over by capricious deities who participate on almost equal terms with the humans. It speaks to the generational pain of PTSD; plenty of soldiers come home in person after any war promptly enough, but arriving back to their prewar state emotionally or spiritually can take years or decades and may never happen at all. The invisible odyssey of anguish is punctuated by flashback episodes, hallucinations, confrontations with the arbitrary gods of dysfunction. And all the…

The Senate on Wednesday called for immediate deployment of security personnel to Akpachi-Ugboju, Otukpo-Nobi, Ondo Ugboju and surrounding communities in Benue State, following renewed attacks by suspected bandits which had claimed no fewer than 20 lives. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Abba Moro (PDP-Benue South) on the urgent need to stop the gruesome killings in the affected communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Senate observed a minute of silence in honour of the victims of the attacks on Akpachi-Ugboju and Otukpo-Nobi as well as those who…

The wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Fatima Abbas, has urged the 10th National Assembly to ensure the passage of the Constitution Alteration Bill seeking to create special reserved seats for women, describing it as a critical reform needed to deepen Nigeria’s democracy and promote inclusive governance. Mrs Abbas made the appeal on Wednesday during the National Dialogue on the Electoral College Model for the Special Seats Bill, held as part of activities marking the 2026 National Assembly Open Week in Abuja. She said the proposed constitutional amendment would address the persistent underrepresentation of women in elective…

Josh Thomas weighs in on Divine Playhouse debateThe comedian Josh Thomas has weighed in on the row over the LGBT theatre based in a converted church in Sydney which is facing eviction after its landlord ordered it to cease “offensive trade”The promoter and founder of Divine Playhouse says the venue faces significant operational, legal and financial challenges after the landlord, KCSYD Pty Ltd, said the theatre caused offence to “millions of Christian Australians”.Thomas has described the situation as a “David v Goliath” battle. double quotation markThe tenants invested so much time and money into this venue in good faith. Surely…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.SpaceX on Wednesday slipped below its listing price of $135 per share, extending a slide that has erased more than $1tn from the value of Elon Musk’s conglomerate since the peak shortly after its record IPO.Shares in SpaceX hit an intraday high of $225 in mid-June, pushing the market capitalisation of Musk’s lossmaking company above Amazon’s in the days after it raised $86bn at a valuation above $2tn in the world’s biggest IPO.But the shares have since slipped 40 per cent, slashing…

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Shabana Mahmood has emerged as the frontrunner to become Andy Burnham’s chancellor after a fierce briefing war over the prospect of Ed Miliband being appointed to the powerful role.Senior Labour figures with knowledge of Burnham’s thinking told the Guardian they expected the home secretary to be moved to the Treasury amid concerns that Miliband would become a target for criticism of the government.However, sources in Burnham’s team continued to insist that no final decision had been made, adding that his cabinet would be appointed only after he enters No 10 on Monday. The prime minister-in-waiting was out of Westminster on…

Your editorial (The Guardian view on gene-edited humans: darker uses must be acknowledged alongside medical ones, 5 July) offers welcome support to those expressing concern about the lack of public dialogue on gene-edited humans. These concerns are exacerbated when some scientists view the use of germline editing to eradicate hereditary conditions as inevitable.The new polling for the Progress Educational Trust reported in your editorial indicates that the UK public agrees with the use of gene editing to correct life‑threatening genetic conditions. No such majority supports use for conditions such as deafness which are not remotely life-threatening.Your editorial concludes that it is…

England missed out on their first World Cup final since 1966 after a stunning late turnaround from rivals Argentina saw the holders earn a 2-1 victory thanks to Lautaro Martinez’s stoppage-time winner.The Three Lions were leading 1-0 with five minutes of normal time remaining in Atlanta through Anthony Gordon’s early second-half opener. But two goals in the space of seven minutes saw a remarkable comeback from Argentina as Enzo Fernandez levelled with a wonderful 85th-minute strike from distance before substitute Martinez headed in a 92nd-minute winner. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player England fans react to…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Queens,” the Season 1 finale of “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,” now streaming on Apple TV. At the moment we think that Paula Saunders has finally gotten her life together, things get sent reeling once more. Over the course of the first season of Apple TV’s “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,” Paula (Tatiana Maslany) has juggled several huge challenges. After watching Trevor (Brandon Flynn), a webcam sex worker she was paying, seemingly get murdered onscreen, Paula has attempted to solve the crime — and to get free from the web of blackmailers making her life hell. In…