Mark Townsend

Six months ago, at least 12 people, including eight children, died during a US attack. The US has never admitted the civilian deaths. Here, the Guardian pieces together what happened that day

Read this exciting story from The Guardian June 17, 2026 issue. They had just settled down for breakfast when the noise came. Some paused in the eating of their slow-cooked beans - cambuulo - spooked by the haunting high-pitched hum. Others pressed their faces against windows, scanning skywards. Farmers in maize fields watched the objects circling above Jamaame, a town in southern Somalia.

Abdiqadir Salah was pierced by shrapnel in a bombing that killed 12 in Somalia. But as the US denies civilians were hurt they face no hope of compensation

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee

Improving your short game is a great way to shoot lower scores and cut your handicap, but what should you do with 30 minutes on the practice facilities?

Amateur golfers often wonder how best to use their time before a round or organise their practice in general.

Using satellite imagery, leaked documents and reports and on-the-ground footage, we trace how weapons are moving into Sudan

GolfMagic rounds up the best places to tee off around the home of this year's Open Championship.

Hitting a pull or a slice with your driver is a complete scorecard killer, especially when you don't know how to fix it, so we asked our expert share his tips

Mark Townsend in Asosa, Ethiopia It didn't matter that he was so frail he could barely walk. Rahmatalla Abdeen knew if they found him he would be shot.