What happens next? Moscow may have scaled back its military ambitions, but the war is far from over

One month after Vladimir Putin asserted that Ukraine should be liberated from the historical mistake of its independence, the Russian defence ministry announced that Russia’s war aims were limited to the Donbas region, and nearing completion.

Vote loser? Pécresse's regress leaves Républicains facing oblivion

The rightwing presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse has promised to rewrite the French constitution in order to fight crime and illegal immigration, as she tried to boost a flagging campaign that risks her party imploding if she fails to reach the final round this month.

‘GOD HAS LEFT MARIUPOL'

An unfolding story of heartache, destruction and death has been documented by residents

How should the world respond to the next pandemic?

Having raised the alert about the highly infectious Omicron variant of the S ars-CoV-2 virus last November, Tulio de Oliveira watched as South Africa was hit with travel bans. Already smarting at what he saw as wealthier nations’ hoarding of vaccines, anti viral drugs and test reagents, his frustration spilled over.

EDGE OF REALITY

A battle in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is being waged across social media. But who is winning the infowars?

EBV The enemy that lives inside our bodies

Epstein-Barr virus is a decisive factor in multiple sclerosis and linked to cancer. Can the lessons of Covid help to eradicate this common infection?

Anyone got a plan?

The west needs to agree on a long-term strategy to outflank Putin

Green futures Could Putin's gamble help the west kick its hydrocarbon habit?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have a profound impact on the world’s race to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, climate experts have warned – but it may not all be negative.

THE WAR THAT NOBODY WANTED TO SEE COMING

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wasn’t inevitable, but we have been moving toward it since the collapse of the Soviet Union

West slaps sanctions on Putin's fake news factories

Twelve key disinformation outlets used to bolster Vladimir Putin have been hit with sanctions in an online crackdown on “false and misleading” reports claimed to be orchestrated by Russian intelligence.

‘WE WILL FIGHT THE RUSSIANS BACK'

While hundreds of thousands of people fl eeing the destruction in the east have arrived in search of sanctuary, the citizens of Lviv have been preparing for the inevitable onslaught by Putin’s forces

‘It's ecocide' Activists rise against laws that favour industry

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Bra sília after one of the Brazil’s leading musician , Caetano Veloso , called a protest to denounce what environmentalists are calling a historic assault on the environment under President Jair Bolsonaro.

‘A new chapter'

Progressives hope Boric can leave behind a dark past

Russia's claims

Is there any justification for Putin’s war?

Keyboard warriors

How a booming tech sector has switched to war footing in the face of Russian invasion

Illicit craft brewers risk arrest under restrictive alcohol laws

Naamcial’s craft beers often have distinctly Thai flavours, as he experiments with native produce, boiling the pulp of jackfruit and mango to mix into different concoctions. Yet his homemade products are forbidden.

Concern as ‘antifeminist' is elected president

The election of an avowed “anti-feminist” as the next president of South Korea has been greeted with dismay amid accusations Yoon Suk-yeol fuelled the gender divide to garner support from young male voters.

Border line Yavoriv strike is unnerving – but Russia unlikely to attack Poland

Russia’s deadly multiple missile strike last Sunday on Ukraine’s military base in Yavoriv, less than 25km from the Polish border, was clearly designed to send a message.

Avengers assemble

The foreign fighters coming to Kyiv’s aid

A subtle pact Beijing is still refusing to condemn Russia, but for how long?

Three weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China is still turning diplomatic cartwheels to prevent the war from damaging its global standing, while preserving its strategic partnership with Moscow.

A ssad invites his troops to repay a debt to Putin

Syria’s military has begun recruiting troops from its own ranks to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, promising $3,000 a month – a sum up to 50 times a Syrian soldier’s salary.

‘My son is brave, but I see he's scared' How one family's life was disrupted

The first day of the invasion – 24 February – was my 15th wedding anniversary.

Rouble trouble

Sanctions are causing Russia pain – but can the west keep its resolve?

‘Tip of the iceberg'

As Ukrainians flee in droves, a humanitarian crisis is just beginning

‘You will be punished' Zelenskiy vow after bloody atrocities

Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to punish “every bastard” who committed atrocities during the invasion of Ukraine amid outrage at Russia’s shelling of civilians as they tried to flee a town on the outskirts of Kyiv, killing a young family.

Alarm over pro-Russian monasteries

As war kicked off in Ukraine, soldiers at a military airstrip in the west of the country went hunting for the origin of a laser pointer they feared was marking out targets on their base.

‘Frankly, they tricked us'

Russian troops tell of reality shock and low morale

A NEW ALEPPO?

From Kharkiv to Mykolaiv, the Russian onslaught has been fierce – but residents say they will not surrender

A grim balancing act?

Why Tel Aviv ‘has done everything not to do anything’ over Ukraine

Putin invasion deepens Republican divide

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed a schism in the Republican party between “hawks” who condemn Vladimir Putin and "America first” followers who express admiration for the strongman.