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Fears Of A New War On Border With Lebanon As Tensions Rise

For the Israeli communities evacuated from the country's far north in the aftermath of 7 October, there is no longer any doubt about whether full-scale war with Hezbollah in Lebanon is going to happen. For most people, the only question is when.

World in motion

The Venice Biennale's 'foreigners everywhere' theme leaves Adrian Searle beguiled, tantalised - and frequently appalled

A hard-right tidal wave is coming, and outrunning it will be difficult - Gordon Brown

By the time of the European parliament elections in June, this year's rightward ebb in European politics will have turned into a tidal wave. Ultra-nationalist demagogues and populist-nationalists are now leading the polls in Italy, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, and running second in Germany and Sweden.

Shock and ore - Anglo sale would strip the jewel from South Africa's crown

The world's largest mining company has a problem. Australia's BHP has set out its intention to snap up the rival miner Anglo American in a multibillion-pound deal that would reshape the global industry.

In his Maga heartlands, Trump is a victim not a defendant

In one US, he cuts a diminished, humbled figure. \"He seems considerably older and he seems annoyed, resigned, maybe angry,\" said broadcaster Rachel Maddow of MSNBC after seeing Donald Trump up close in court. \"He seems like a man who is miserable to be here.\"

Seoul man - Ambassador by day, samba sensation by night

Brazil's latest music sensation grinned from ear to ear as he moseyed down Copacabana beach contemplating his unusual rise to fame.

Preserving the shoes of Stutthof

Leather footwear from Nazi concentration camps ended up at the Baltic coast base, and campaigners want them to be salvaged

On French coast, hope outweighs risk of death or Rwanda

Five drowned last week as a packed dinghy tried to cross the Channel, but those seeking a better life remain undeterred

Growing tide of plastic threatens Galápagos species

Animals live amid mounds of waste as piles of bottles, buoys, nets and packaging keep building up in what should be a pristine area

'Peace is over' - Call for west to boost arms production

Ukraine's foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, praised US politicians last week for approving a long-delayed military aid package, but said western allies needed to recognise that \"the era of peace in Europe is over\".

The elite force bearing the brunt on eastern front

The Azov brigade is tasked with repelling relentless Russian attacks as the invaders have made the most of an artillery mismatch

'My babies came back to me'

Four families who were torn apart by Chile's illegal adoption scandal finally found each other again decades later. They describe the emotional moment they met for the first time - and how they pieced together the lives they had spent apart By Naomi Larsson Piñeda

Into the woods

In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other-dubbed the 'wood-wide web' - has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence?

A pragmatic path - Extremists block the way to peace as calls grow for two states

Beware the friend who is only trying to help. Not, perhaps, as a rule for life but certainly when it comes to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the clashes that battle provokes around the world. Often those who think they're doing their bit serve only to make an impossible situation even worse.

'WE'RE VERY WELCOME' - HAS A VIRAL VIDEO CHANGED THE MOOD ON MARCH?

A woman is standing next to a group of Holocaust survivors and their descendants in Trafalgar Square in London, live-streaming her challenge to the pro-Palestine marchers on her phone. \"Why will none of you condemn Hamas?\" she repeats several times.

UP IN ARMS

In the US, student protests and arrests are signalling a wider political battle with bitter historical echoes. In London, several mass marches have led to disputed claims the city is becoming a no-go zone for Jewish people. What is going on inside the Gaza demonstrations - and where might they be leading?

Is Paris Ready To Embrace Its Olympic Moment?

In a live television interview from Paris’s Grand Palais – the centrepiece of this year’s Olympic Games, which open on 26 July – Emmanuel Macron set out his ambitions for the country’s athletes in much the same way he might outline a political manifesto.

Can Britons Learn To Love The Idea Of The 'Nanny State'?

Despite detractors, Rishi Sunak’s tobacco bill shows the public will support policies that would once have been thought draconian

Battle Ready How Might New US Aid Change The War?

After months of stalling, the US House of Representatives last weekend approved more than $61bn of military assistance to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia, as well as billions for other allies including Israel and Taiwan.

What are the rules of thumb for buying a quality kitchen knife?

I need anew chef’s knife any recommendations? Nothing too expensive, though.

Keep it reel Clubs drive a celluloid resurgence

A ballooning number of groups dedicated to cinema in its original medium are springing up across the UK. They explain its thrills and challenges

I'm begging world leaders to raise taxes for rich people like me

The need to tax rich people like me has never been so dire. Extreme wealth concentration in the hands of a few oligarchs is a threat to democracy the world over.

Troubled waters

In an unprecedented deal, a private company bought land in an Arizona town - and sold its water rights to a suburb 300km away. Have the floodgates opened for US corporations to cash in on drought?

Melania is back-but she's still not playing by the rules

Her biggest fashion statement as first lady was a green jacket emblazoned with the words, “I really don’t care, do u?” More recently Melania Trump has given the impression that she doesn’t care whether her husband, Donald, returns to the White House. That is about to change.

Poll prejudice In a big voting year, where are all the female candidates?

With more people set to vote in elections than at any time in history, 2024 is being touted as a test of democracies’ strength around the world. But one thing remains in noticeably short supply – female leadership candidates.

The man who helped scores to flee violence in Darfur

Every night, for weeks at a time last year, Saad al-Mukhtar put a small group of people in the back of his Toyota Land Cruiser and drove them under the cover of darkness from his home in the Sudanese city of Geneina across the border and into Chad.

Track record Paris Olympics of 1924 saved the Games. Can this be repeated?

Paris 1924 was the sixth and last Olympics presided over by Baron de Coubertin, the modern movement’s founder. He had good reason to be pleased with his work.

Under fire IDF is fighting on many fronts-but the hardest may be at home

Yoav Gallant, Israel’s defence minister, described the conflict Israel was engaged in as a “multi-front war” this month.

The new rules of engagement

The response by Gulf states to the Iran-Israel conflict may well decide the outcome of the crisis - but the Sunni monarchies face complicated choices about the region's future

All together now

Irish post-punk band Fontaines DC's forthcoming album Romance promises to be an arena-filling singalong-and that's how they want it