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The Observer, 8 Nov 2026

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The Observer is a British weekly newspaper focused on politics, culture, current affairs and investigative journalism. First published in 1791, it’s widely recognized as the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and offers in-depth reporting and analysis on a wide range of major national and international issues. The newspaper is known for its thoughtful editorial style, featuring political commentary, investigative pieces and long-form journalism that provide readers with context and perspective beyond the headlines. It also includes coverage of business, science and global affairs, alongside arts, literature and lifestyle content that contributes to a well-rounded weekend reading experience. Interviews with prominent public figures, writers and cultural voices add further insight across a broad range of topics. The Observer is particularly respected for its opinion writing and cultural criticism, combining serious journalism with engaging feature content. Available on PressReader, The Observer newspaper delivers authoritative reporting, intelligent commentary and in-depth features for readers seeking informed and reflective journalism.

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ArticleLoser

On the eve of the US midterm elec­tions, Pres­id­ent Trump stood in front of the Reflect­ing Pool in Wash­ing­ton and, reflect­ing on his record and the pond’s improved algae situ­ation, said: “I’ve actu­ally kept far more prom­ises than I’ve made.”...

Loser

ArticleSpeak up for free speech

Avoice is miss­ing in the debate on whether Palestine Action should have been banned as a ter­ror­ist group – a voice that speaks for free­dom of expres­sion. Yvette Cooper, who as home sec­ret­ary pro­scribed the groups, said it would not inter­fere...

Speak up for free speech

ArticleA ques­tion of respons­ib­il­i­tyre­sponsib

Five years ago, Brit­ish con­tractor Philip Mawer was work­ing on a con­struc­tion project for the French com­pany TotalEn­er­gies in Mozam­bi­que when the hotel where he was stay­ing was sur­roun­ded by Islam­ist insur­gents. His broth­ers believe...

A ques­tion of respons­ib­il­i­tyre­sponsib

ArticleHong Kong act­iv­ist sen­tenced to 10 years

Joshua Wong, a prom­in­ent act­iv­ist in Hong Kong’s pro-demo­cracy move­ment, was handed a 10-year prison sen­tence under the city’s national secur­ity law after plead­ing guilty to invit­ing for­eign sanc­tions against China in 2020. Wong, 30, has...

Hong Kong act­iv­ist sen­tenced to 10 years

ArticleTech boss romantic­ally linked to Chinese ‘spy’

Nvidia’s chief exec­ut­ive is in a romantic rela­tion­ship with an alleged Chinese spy, US intel­li­gence offi­cials believe. Jensen Huang, the bil­lion­aire co-founder of the AI chip­maker, was romantic­ally involved with Alice Huang (no rela­tion),...

Tech boss romantic­ally linked to Chinese ‘spy’

ArticlePrince Harry appeals after high court defeat

The Duke of Sus­sex and five co-claimants in a pri­vacy action against the pub­lisher of the Daily Mail have appealed against their defeat in the High Court. Prince Harry, with Sir Elton John, David Fur­nish, Eliza­beth Hur­ley, Sadie Frost and...

Prince Harry appeals after high court defeat