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War games Politics-not battle strategyis the driver for reshuffle

Another month, another Russian military reshuffle: Vladimir Putin changes the general in charge of his forces in Ukraine with something of the frequency of a Premier League club desperate to secure immediate success.

'Hellish' battle for Soledar symbolises state of war

An infantry carrier moves quickly across a devastated landscape, traversing a flat expanse dotted with lines of shattered buildings, some reduced to rubble by artillery fire.

Hands across the water Failed coup shows the poisonous symbiosis of Trump and Bolsonaro

In the days following the 6 January 2021 storming of the US Capitol, a Brazilian professor and expert on disinformation, David Nemer, gave an interview predicting the same thing would happen in Brazil two years later.

‘Democracy is at risk’ Lawmakers take stock

Sônia Guajajara should have been making history last Tuesday afternoon, being sworn in as the head of Brazil's first ministry for Indigenous peoples at S a ceremony at the presidential palace in Brasília.

Hidden gems - Underwater forests could help tackle the climate crisis

Kelp absorbs CO2 and has high nutritional value-but it is under threat from rising temperatures, pollution and invasive species

Shock waves - The mob was dispersed and Lula will likely emerge stronger, but for how long?

Clad in canary yellow football shirts or draped in the colours of the Brazilian flag, pro-Bolsonaro activists applauded a line of heavily armed police marching into their midst in Brasília.

Father to son

The Australian actor on family, bereavement and the emotional ordeal of making his latest film

Global action is needed to topple a genocidal criminal junta boss

It’s a country where children are imprisoned, tortured and sexually abused.

Government bids to reset the narrative with a war on gangs

When the time came, the police departed in caravans to gang-infested neighbourhoods throughout the capital city, as part of an effort to combat an apparent rise in extortion.

Oil, wealth and the pursuit of justice

War in Ukraine has earned the resource-rich Scandinavian country billions- and sparked debate over who should profit

Argentinians take the road back to their Galician roots

1m Number of people who emigrated from Galicia between 1857 and 1960

Lost in music - A mission to save songs of the Biate community

250 - The estimated number of languages lost in India in the past 50 years, according to Unesco.

Talks held over return of Parthenon marbles

The British Museum has confirmed for the first time that it is involved in “constructive discussions” with Greece over the return of some of the Parthenon marbles.

Harry or the palace? Either way, you fall into the royalist trap

I doubt last weekend’s angry and contrary ITV interview will restore Harry’s sliding ratings.

Zelenskiy's star power draws in celebrity supporters

Hollywood royalty has embraced the president and offered support to his country's war efforts

Fury and shock after Bolsonaro rioters' orgy of violence

Carla Coutinho da Rosa rode her mud-caked bicycle to Brazil’s day of chaos, joining thousands of far-right militants as they marched on congress with a clear objective in their minds.

Plutonium, aluminium, plastic - How humans changed the face of the Earth

Scientists debate the place that best sums up the rise of Homo sapiens and dawn of the Anthropocene era

Are we...related?

Chris Stringer tells how his remarkable quest as a young researcher transformed understanding of our species

The naked truth

Jack Monroe shot to fame by teaching us how to cook well on a shoestring, but in private her world was falling apart. She talks addiction and the road to recovery.

An age-old problem? Octogenarian Biden faces questions on 2024 race

Joe Biden has presided over legislative deals that American presidents have sought for years, struggled with unpopularity yet led the Democrats to a historically strong performance in last year’s midterm elections, all before turning 80.

Security detail Fears over removal of metal detectors in wake of Capitol attack

9,625 The number of threats made against members of Congress in 2021, up from 3,939 in 2017

Under the hammer

It was meant to signify Republican resurgence – but the House speaker vote instead exposed the chaos at the heart of the party. What now for America’s right?

Painter's progress

Before being anointed as agenius of the Renaissance relatively recently, Botticelli had few fans and his works were treated roughly

Partners in crime

Mandy Matney and Hedley Thomas have seen the subjects of their crime podcasts jailed. But can the legal system keep up with these sort of investigations?

Superheroes, jazz, queer art

Freed from the shadow of 9/11, Pakistan's artists are earning international acclaim by building on and confronting their country’s rich heritage

Vivienne Westwood The rebel who was never without a cause

Dame Vivienne Westwood, who died last week aged 81, was a very British kind of genius. She was as down to earth as she was flamboyant, a former primary school teacher who came to shape punk culture. Her clothes were bracingly modern - rips and safety pins, latex and androgyny - but steeped in a love of history. (She had a particular weakness for kilts and corsets.) Her clothes were worn by everyone from Theresa May to Chrissie Hynde, from Princess Eugenie to Pharrell Williams.

Reclaiming the narrative

Chinonye Chukwu's film about a notorious 1950s lynching is the latest example of Black American directors claiming the right to retell such stories

Pelé set the standards by which footballing greatness is judged

In the final seconds of the 1958 World Cup final, with Brazil already 4-2 ahead, Pelé, then just 17 years old, received a long ball near the Swedish penalty area. He caught it on his chest, stunning it so smartly that the ball dropped at his feet. He stepped over the ball and effortlessly back-heeled it to a teammate.

The world can't stay silent as Taliban take away women's rights

Last month, the Taliban announced that they will ban women from attending university or teaching in Afghanistan. It is a decision that did more in a single day to entrench discrimination against women and girls and set back their empowerment than any other single policy decision I can remember.

The Twitter Files are a wake-up call to protect freedom of speech

Half the room is jumping up and down, screaming, \"Gotcha!\". The other half shrugs its shoulders, muttering, \"So what's new?\". Welcome to the war over the so-called Twitter Files.