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Spirited away

An investigation identified hundreds of artefacts in New York's celebrated Metropolitan Museum of Art linked to indicted or convicted traffickers. What does this mean for the future of museums?

The Whistle blowers

Players, pundits and fans complain bitterly that Premier League football referees are getting worse each season but is that fair?

Trump's enduring grip on the American psyche

When Donald Trump took his final walk from the White House, boarded a helicopter, and vanished into a cold sky, millions of Americans breathed a sigh of relief.

'I skip meals' Counting the cost of diabetes in global south

'I ration my insulin every month,\" said Khushi Ahuja, a law student from Delhi who has type 1 diabetes and relies on human insulin manufactured by the US company Eli Lilly. While insulin is available at no cost in some public hospitals in India, it is mostly up to individuals to buy the drug.

Could a new industrial lion emerge on Africa's west coast?

When Muriel Akouewanou finished her studies in natural sciences in Benin, she struggled to find work and was unemployed for two years.

Europe's first wild river park defies dam developers

The Vjosa delta, home to myriad wildlife, has been saved from a 'hydropower goldrush'- for the time being

Pride of place Parents name children after ancient lands

Every summer when Tony Paul was a child in Kwajalein, an atoll in the Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands, his parents sent him and his siblings to spend time with their uncle on a remote chain of islands their ancestors once called home.

The tiny island on the frontline of US-China tensions

Fuga Island was set to host a Chinese 'smart city'. Now it may become a base for American troops as the US seeks to protect the region

Netanyahu halts judicial overhaul after angry protests

One word is heard more often than any other on the streets of Jerusalem these days: democratia, or democracy.

'A forever war': Putin prepares his people for long conflict

Over a year into the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the president puts Russia on an ongoing war footing with west

Why women are on the front line of the pension rebellion

As the march against Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms made its way along the Grands Boulevards A north of Paris, a group of women began singing and dancing in the dense crowd.

The Guardian and slavery

A history we must confront

THE TIES THAT BIND US

There is an illusion at the centre of British history that conceals the role of slavery in building the nation. Here's how I fell for it

We're in a perk-cession. Bosses should consider what staff really want

Three-course dinners, access to wellness centres, even free drycleaning - for years the goodies that came with a job in the elite tech sector were more than mere accessories - they symbolised your membership of an exclusive club.

In global affairs, the US still acts only in its own best interests

In the two decades since the second Iraq war, the United States appears like the Bourbon kings who had learned nothing and forgotten nothing. The illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq was a story of geopolitical failure and domestic political disaster. To understand the foolhardy decision to launch the war, one must first understand the US grand strategy of global hegemony, pursued by Washington since 1945.

The brainwashing cycle

While we sleep, aneurological deep clean takes place that is crucial for filtering out toxins and warding off dementia. Here's how to optimise it

GLOBAL HEATING: Scientists issue 'final warning' on climate crisis

Scientists have delivered a \"final warning\" on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable damage that only swift and drastic action can avert.

Trump's legal woes mount as 2024 race hots up

As Donald Trump runs again for the White House, he's dogged by four criminal investigations, shortening the odds that he will face charges, say former federal prosecutors.

Mr.Brightside

His spectacular sequin designs have won Ashish Gupta legions of fans around the world. As he prepares for his first retrospective in London, he looks back at 20 years of fighting gloom with glitter

Disabled villians: the trope that won't die

For centuries, fictional narratives have used outer difference to telegraph inner monstrosity. And, as Jan Grue has learned, editing out a few slurs or bad words cannot fix this ugly characterisation

Court drama: What does the ICC arrest warrant mean for Putin?

What is the international criminal court arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin for?

Xi's visit consolidates Beijing's upper hand over Putin

Xi Jinping said China is ready with Russia \"to stand guard over the world order based X on international law\" as he arrived in Moscow for a state visit on Monday, days after Vladimir Putin was made the subject of an arrest warrant by the international criminal court.

A crisis is long overdue. Silicon Valley Bank's collapse won't be a one-off

It has been a year since the Federal Reserve started to raise interest rates and banks are starting to fall over in the US.

Cheques and balances: Is this another financial crash?

Are we in a banking crisis?

Is it time to panic like it's 2008?

The travails of Credit Suisse and SVB have stirred up bad memories for a public still scarred by the last global financial crisis 15 years ago

Bank On The Run Could SVB's Demise Herald The Start Of A Financial Crisis?

Four decades ago, Silicon Valley Bank was born in the heart of a region known for its technological prowess and savvy decision making.

The romcom effect

The likable new release Rye Lane bills itself as ‘a love letter to south London’. But, like Amélie in Montmartre, could it end up damaging the place it sets out to celebrate?

If you want to beat Putin in Ukraine, target his wicked neighbour

Two weeks ago, residents of Machulishchy were intrigued as soldiers and police swarmed across their small town on the edge of Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

Fate could have put any of us in those migrant boats

Even to talk about it is a distraction, but E let's be clear: Gary Lineker is not the villain.

TWENTY PICTURES THAT FRAMED SPORT

From Alito Maradona, and Bannister to Bolt, the world of sport has produced many dramatic and memorable moments. Here is a selection of stunning images captured by photographers who had the skillor luck to have their cameras poised at the right moment