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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

'So afraid' - After floods, Libyans pick up the pieces

Almost two weeks after the Libyan port city of Derna was devastated by floods, Hassan Ben Faid sat on the floor of a secondary school classroom that will, for the foreseeable future, be his home. A pen in hand, he started drawing his house and then, stroke after stroke, the rising levels of water, the dead and the drowning.

Awkward allies: the far-right Russians fighting on Kyiv's side

Notorious former football hooligan Denis Nikitin runs a controversial unit that is actively engaged alongside Ukrainian forces

'I will never go back' - Death stalks the exodus of refugees

The day the shelling began, Genadi Hyusunts had just taken his four-day-old son home from the hospital.

A new take on Neanderthals

They have long been derided as a knuckle-dragging species, but new discoveries are setting the record straight about the stereotype of Homo neanderthalensis, as well as teaching us about ourselves

Inside the mind of Elon Musk

David Runciman spent the summer following all the same Twitter/X accounts as its billionaire owner, the world's richest man. This is what he discovered ...

'There's an oily smell' - Belgrade's problem with filthy air is proving hard to shift

When the Prime Minister Džemal Bijedić promised to clean Yugoslavia's air at a conference in Belgrade in 1974, a reporter from the New York Times wrote that there was little hope of early relief for residents, who felt the pollution was getting worse. \"The choking, sulphurous atmosphere of Belgrade and several other major Yugoslav cities reddens eyes, shreds nylon stockings and ruins pianissimo passages in the concert hall because of the nearly continuous coughing it causes in audiences,\" the writer said.

Action stations - What can be done to combat air pollution in Europe?

While air pollution is largely invisible, the health implications of breathing tiny PM2.5 particles is increasingly well-known.

Choke point

An exclusive Guardian investigation has found that Europe is facing a serious public health crisis, with 98% of people living in areas with toxic air linked to 400,000 deaths a year. What can be done to address the problem?