French centrists must decide: support the left – or hand the keys of power to the far right? ( www.theguardian.com )
Met apologises for spying on police justice campaigners in 1980s and 1990s ( www.theguardian.com )
Pranksters reveal odes to Putin were Russian translations of Nazi verse ( www.theguardian.com )
Patriotic poems published under invented name of Gennady Rakitin were embraced as examples of ‘Z poetry’
Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse scraps US filming plans after outcry from Native American groups ( www.theguardian.com )
In a May 2000 essay published on his website, Hancock writes: “I have consistently argued that the Americas were inhabited in prehistoric times by a variety of ethnic groups – Negroid, Caucasoid and Mongoloid … Such ideas have caused deep offense to some American Indians, who have long claimed to be the only ‘native’...
Porn sites and Meta among those tasked with drafting Australia’s online child safety rules ( www.theguardian.com )
Regulator gives industry groups six months to come up with draft code, expected to include rules about age verification
Meta accused of breaking EU digital law by charging for ad-free social networks ( www.theguardian.com )
European Commission objects to ‘pay or consent’ model for users of Facebook and Instagram
Freed Gaza hospital head accuses Israel of repeated torture ( www.theguardian.com )
Al-Shifa’s Mohammed Abu Salmiya alleges Israel tortured him across seven months of detention without charge...
Thousands fear they will lose vote in UK election after postal ballot delays ( www.theguardian.com )
Voters in the UK and abroad have either not received their ballots or have been left with too little time to return them...