Ships in the night

How supply bottlenecks are transforming the global economy

Hear them roar - A war cry for rebellious women told by the granddaughter of a wise, bawdy and irrepressibly defiant survivor

Her novels are heart-wrenching and raw; all, in some way, about the drudging ordinariness of female pain, indignities from which she extracts tearful belly laughs.

Forget politics, sport is leading the way in tackling racism - Mihir Bose

Against that backdrop, the idea that sport could play a leading role in dragging a reluctant world into a non-racial future may seem a ridiculous fantasy.

Empty class Students left in limbo as strike rolls on

Before February, Khalil Rahman Abdullah would start his day with morning prayers before racing off to classes at the University of Ilorin, where he is a final-year medical student.

'What a ball-buster!'

Juno Temple, the comic spark in Ted Lasso, relishes her new role as the no-nonsense assistant who got The Godfather made...by confronting mob bosses

'A global catastrophe' Women will suffer if court upends Roe

Activists warn that anti-choice groups will thrive if 1973 ruling is overturned especially in developing world

'A struggle to survive': why tourists' return is essential

Every day, for the past 20 years, Joyce Naserian has laid out her handmade curios near an entrance to the Maasai Mara park to sell to passing tourists. Her earnings have helped the 46-yearold feed and educate her four children.

Any ceasefire deal ceding territory is ruled out

Ukraine has said it will not agree to any ceasefire deal that would involve handing over territory to Russia, as Moscow intensified its attack in the eastern Donbas region last weekend.

How a green corridor could save a deer in peril

Only 1,500 huemul remain, but rewilding swathes of land may help the animal that appears on Chile's coat of arms

Curious orange

Curcumin, a chemical extracted from the spice turmeric, could be a natural treatment for illnesses ranging from osteoporosis to cancer. What's puzzling scientists is how to get it into the bloodstream in sufficiently high volumes

Land parcels Amazon HQ plans divide Indigenous groups

Smoke curls into the air, a drum beats, the dance begins, a chant is raised. Ten metres away, cars howl past on a busy road, drivers unaware of the sacred ritual taking place in the centre of a bustling South African city.

Maduro glimpses a lifeline as US eases sanctions

It was little more than a year ago that US officials were publicly rubbishing the prospect of engagement with Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, who they described as a “dictator”.

New PM VOWS change but flags 'difficult' China ties

It's a government that represents change, but also has respect for democracy'

Recycling plan aims to stub out cigarette littering

In a move that could provide some income for homeless people and clean up the streets, the Catalan government is looking at paying €4 ($4.25) to anyone who hands in a pack's-worth of cigarette ends at a recycling point.

Who owns Einstein's face?

Thanks to a savvy California lawyer, Albert Einstein has earned far more posthumously than he ever did in his lifetime. But is that what the great scientist would have wanted?

#MeToo is over if we don't listen to victims like Amber Heard

The backlash to the #MeToo movement was always coming. We know this because a backlash has followed every single step forward feminists have ever made. This backlash was always going to be big, too.

Anarchy on the TV

How do you make a drama about the godfathers of punk when their lead singer is taking you to court and your cast has barely heard of them? Director Danny Boyle reveals all

Life after death

Lou Sedaris was a difficult man who had always baffled his children. So when he died at 98, where would they begin with his funeral?

The banks collapsed in 2008 - our food trade could go the same way

For the past few years, scientists have been frantically sounding an alarm that governments refuse to hear: the global food system is beginning to look like the global financial system in the run-up to 2008.

A Marcos back in power is a warning to the whole world

Earlier this month, Adarna House - a children's book publisher in the Philippines - publicized a special offer on social media: 20% off a #NeverAgain book bundle.

These are the ways in which we can fight for our right to choose

Reproductive rights have been under attack for more than 30 years – by rightwing terrorism against abortion providers

The disunited states

A leaked supreme court draft that could signal the overturning of the Roe v Wade ruling on abortion rights has shaken America to its core. Can it survive the fallout?

Lives at risk Women who battled for right to abortion in 70s prepare to fight again

Veteran activists say the drive to overthrow landmark ruling should send warning signals around the world

How Putin fashioned Victory Day to serve his own ends

In cities across Russia on Monday, tanks and missile trucks growled their way along the main streets. Soldiers marched across central squares. Fighter jets roared overhead.

A frontline tussle over interests of climate and commerce

As Greenland eyes tourism and mining to secure its economic future, it is also mindful of controlling costs

“The battle is Partygate versus low council tax'

PM's lockdown breaches and cost of living crisis leave Wandsworth on aknife edge after decades in Tory hands

‘Prices change daily and we are all scared'

Erdoğan's unrealistic policies are behind spiralling inflation, but fallout from Ukraine is pushing Turkey towards a cost-of-living crisis

Re-loaded for television

Video game adaptations are taking over our screens, but what separates a quality TV production from a cynical cash-grab?

Off the scale

Antony Gormley's towering, weather-worn sculptures made him world-famous. Now, with two new works he contemplates the very essence of space and time

Motivated but outgunned Ukrainian soldiers talk of life on the southern front

A group of Ukrainian infantry soldiers stood in a warehouse in southern Ukraine when they were shelled by Russian artillery. Serhiy was hit in the face with shrapnel. He and his recent best friend Hennadiy took a selfie clutching part of the shell which did not hit them.