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Regional rifts - Attacks have upended the diplomatic landscape

As the death toll rose, and the security consequences multiplied, Israel pointed its finger at Tehran for orchestrating the Hamas attacks. These may have been born of anger at the Netanyahu coalition's behaviour, including the provocations at al-Aqsa mosque, but Iran and the forces it supports have a longer-term strategic goal: to thwart the US-led effort to normalise relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel, a move that would entrench the US in the Middle East - and in Iran's eyes deprive Palestinians of their last influential sponsor.

Security blindsided - How militants managed to carry out a rampage

The Hamas assault on the Erez crossing, the looming symbol of Israel's security infrastructure at the far northern end of the Gaza Strip, was indicative of what would come at other key locations.

How the war unfolded - What has happened, why now?

EXPLAINER - How the war unfolded

The darkest day

A devastating attack on Israel by Hamas militants from Gaza has left more than a thousand civilians dead on both sides and provoked a conflict likely to unfold on a scale not seen in the region for 50 years. How did it come to this, and what now lies ahead?

Napoli every after

With its decaying beauty and unique way of life inspiring books, films, TV and music, the Italian, city has captured the cultural zeitgeist

What internet fad will replace NFTs now they are all but worthless?

With last month's report that 95% of them are now worthless, I think it's just about safe to say that the NFT moment is finally over. Phew. There really was a six-week period at the start of last year when I thought I was going to have to attach my digital soul for ever to a really bad picture of a monkey with a tentacle coming out of its nose and mouth. I kept practising saying, \"No, it's actually quite cool! It's good. And it only cost me about as much as a car!\" in the mirror a lot, with a ghoulish rictus grin.

Unless Biden steps aside, we must prepare for the return of Trump

During the two months I spent in the US earlier this year, I kept asking every journalist, academic and analyst I met one simple question: \"Who will be the next president of the United States?\"

ONE FALSE MOVE

In a conference room in central London, Nato staff, military personnel and academics face off in a contest whose stakes could not be higher. The challenge: to prevent the world plunging into all-out war

Rub of the Green

A year ago, Robert Habeck was one of Germany's best-liked politicians. Then came the backlash. Can he win the argument all over again?

'Dark history' Parliament's Nazi amnesia reignites row over its past

Standing in the House of Commons last week, Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, apologised after a war veteran who fought alongside the Nazis was invited into the country's parliament, called a \"hero\" and celebrated with two standing ovations.

All about Eve Why women belong at heart of evolution

American academic Cat Bohannon discusses her myth-busting new book about human development that has taken 10 years to write

'It feels like being in hell': Rio roasts in spring heatwave

A ferocious heatwave was sweeping South America, and samba composer Beto Gago (Stuttering Bob) saw only one thing to do: pop out for an ice-cold beer with his drinking buddy Joel Saideira - Last Order Joel.

Closing net on illegal wildlife traffickers

For decades the plundering of protected species went unchallenged, but new efforts are being made to halt the trade

Ailing NHS will be Tory achilles heel at election, report says

Party's standing badly undermined by broken promises made in 2019 manifesto, ministers warned

Trial run What to know as Trump fraud case begins

The future of Donald Trump's New York real estate business will be decided in a Manhattan court case that began on Monday. The New York attorney general, Letitia James, is taking Trump to court after a three-year investigation found that he and others within the Trump Organization repeatedly used false or misleading financial statements to broker deals, obtain favourable loans and bolster the appearance of his net worth.

Fraud case threatens to end Trump's family business

Donald Trump attacked the judge and New York prosecutors who have charged him with orchestrating a years-long fraud on Monday as state prosecutors accused the former president of using the scam to inflate his wealth by as much as $2.2bn.

'Solidarity and support' EU proposes €5bn military aid package after historic' meeting

Ukraine is set to receive billions of euros more in military aid, as well as training for fighter U pilots, the EU's top diplomat said, after a \"historic\" meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv.

Russia's invasion has had a major impact on the bloc's security and energy policies-and even its very raison d'être How the Ukraine war made the EU rethink everything

The EU has changed. There is no turning back. We have turned out the lights behind us and there is basically only one way. The words of the Danish politician and EU commissioner Margrethe Vestager at a conference in May neatly reflect the mood among the Brussels elite, taken aback at their own ability to shed EU bureaucratic torpor, defend Ukraine, embrace enlargement and move closer to fulfilling Ursula von der Leyen's ambition for the EU to become a \"geopolitical force\".

Up for the cup? Tips to convert US recipes to metric measurements

Can you reliably convert American recipes to metric measurements? - Joe, Margate, England, UK

Brand accused - Why did the allegations take so long to surface?

It came as little surprise that the darker corners of the internet were ablaze with conspiracy theories last week, after Russell Brand used his YouTube channel to call the allegations of sexual assault and rape against him a \"coordinated attack\" and a \"serious and concerted agenda\" to control his voice.

Redemption songs

Inmates at a Mississippi prison have long sung the blues to sustain themselves, and a new recording of a gospel service continues the remarkable legacy

At long last, the female artist is present

Marina Abramović is the first woman to have a solo show in the Royal Academy's main galleries. Why did it take so long?

Being Beckett

The actor talks about his new film, Dance First, in which he embodies the dark genius of the Irish dramatist

How killing of a Sikh separatist caused global shock waves

95% Proportion of Sikhs who consider themselves proud Indians, according to a survey in 2021

'It gave me freedom' - Diversity in the wrestling ring

Tight trousers, bare chest and a mask that, in some cases, never comes off-such is the archetypal figure in Mexico's lucha libre. But in this macho world a group of flamboyant LGBTQ+ wrestlers have not only carved themselves a space, but come out as champions.

'Courageous' judge who will rule on justice overhaul

When Esther Hayut was sworn in as the chief justice of Israel's supreme court in 2017, she pledged to protect the country's judiciary from politically motivated attempts to weaken it.

Female comedians claim abuse and sexism are rife

Many women working in comedy say recent allegations against Russell Brand are just the tip of the iceberg

A zero-sum game - Tories fear Sunak's policy blitz will fail

The prime minister has announced a plethora of new initiatives. But is it a coherent strategy or evidence of a government in panic?

Border lines - The EU's deal with Tunisia

The EU's deal with Tunisia to combat people smugglers moving migrants to Italy in often life-threatening conditions has been mired in controversy since it was signed.

The island that's first port of call for migrants

Thousands of people landed on tiny Lampedusa in just six days a decade after hundreds were killed in a shipwreck