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Amazon, Joyce and the circus

As part of the centenary of Ulysses, German circus company Rimini Protokoll provocatively enacts the hyper-consumerism and physical exertion that drive the online retail giant

Pop star or 'election psyop'? US conspiracists tout Swift as Pentagon asset

Taylor Swift is a \"Pentagon asset\", an \"election interference psyop\" who, with unnamed left-leaning forces, has conspired to \"rig\" the Super Bowl and endorse Joe Biden in the presidential election.

PRECIPICE OF FEAR

Jérémie Heitz has pushed freeriding to breathtaking, beautiful new extremes. But as the risks get bigger, the questions do, too

Joe's burden Primary win reveals more about the changing face of America

Surprise! Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary in South Carolina with a high-90s percentage that would make even Vladimir Putin or Kim Jong-un blush.

'A mistake' Russian sect finally gets apology after 70 years

Betty Kabatoff was eight years old when she was rushed from her home and taken into the mountains to hide from Canadian police. She and some other children slept under a shelter made from tree branches, but within days, a helicopter appeared overhead and they were forced to move on.

Gallery fills creative void for artists amid island's struggles

In a country ravaged by food and health emergencies, art is vital, said Hobisoa Raininoro.

After the coup Three years on, the junta is struggling to assert control

Three years after seizing power, Myanmar's junta is struggling to assert control, with humiliating losses in recent months and growing criticism of its leader, Min Aung Hlaing, by pro-military figures.

Mill boon A co-living community designed for long life

It took 13 years to turn a historic building into eco-friendly co-housing, planned to see its members into older age

Nottingham's taxes soar, but local services are in disarray

In Nottingham's Old Market Square, the fountains that once flowed in front of the Council House are bone dry, and under proposed cost-cutting measures they may never be switched on again.

In Antakya, poor fear worst as towers rise from rubble

A huge rebuild is under way in the earthquake-damaged city -but many feel they will have no place in the new homes

Growing pain Why farmers are so angryand what the EU is trying to do about it

Farmers' protests have been sweeping Europe in countries such as Greece, Germany, Portugal, Poland and France, where the government was taken by surprise late last month by a motorway blockade of Paris.

Furious farmers demand EU reforms

Europe's farming sector is facing a big crisis and must \"profoundly\" change its rules, Emmanuel Macron said after a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels was overshadowed by protesting farmers hurling eggs, dumping manure and lighting fires.

Jarring silence Are we ignoring Gaza's women because they are 'not like us'?

Sometimes a disaster is so large that it obscures its own details. Behind the number of dead and displaced in Gaza, for women and girls the conflict has been disproportionately grinding. In a \"cruel inversion\" of the history of this conflict, the head of UN Women told the Associated Press, women and children have borne the brunt of the war.

Grand designs The audacious reimagining of the Middle East

In a US election year, Joe Biden is offering diplomatic incentives to rival states in the region-including the recognition of Palestine

'Opera is to touch the soul of another'

Romanian diva Angela Gheorghiu is back to reprise the La Bohème role she has sung hundreds of times yet, she believes, changes with every performance

A concrete maze

Hong Kong's M+ wants to be a global titan of art, to rival the likes of Tate Modern. But did its architects, Herzog & de Meuron, overdo the cement?

England may have given cricket to the world, but it's India's game now

Whatever the on-field result of the current Test cricket series between India and England, which began last week, off the field India will still be the winner. Indian money now rules the game. India generates more than 80% of cricket's international income. And in international cricket, what India says always goes.

Europe is heading for dark waters, and its leaders are dozing at the tiller

Democrats fear Joe Biden is sleepwalking to disaster in a November rematch with Donald Trump. Tories level similar criticism at dozy Rishi Sunak as Labour dreams of an autumn landslide. But for a truly world-beating slumber party, EU leaders take the bedtime biscuit.

The choice over Ukraine

Two years into the full-scale war, Olesya Khromeychuk sees the world's support for Ukraine waning. But, she warns, it's not just her country's future at stake

WHO'S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF?

After being hunted to near extinction, wolves have returned to Europe. But when one killed the family pony of EU president Ursula von der Leyen, it ignited a high-stakes battle. Are the animals' days numbered?

Gen Z falls for the quiet charms of the public library

Henry Earls dresses up to go to the library. He picks out cosy knitted sweaters and accessories with well-worn copies of classic books. Earls looks like an adjunct English professor - or an extra in the movie Saltburn.

Kidnappings surge as guerrilla insurgency advances

The gunmen came for Alemetu when she was sleeping. They marched her out of her home in Ethiopia's Oromia region and took her to a disused school in the countryside, where she was held hostage for four weeks.

Rebel army fighters use drones to take on ruling junta

As the drones flew over western Myanmar's Chin hills, the junta did not know what was about to hit them. Their operators were hidden a few hundred metres away in the dense forest. As the images on their screens indicated the drones were hovering above the target - a military base in the town of Lailenpi-they hit the button on their controllers and bombs began to fall.

The heiress creating her own wealth tax

Marlene Engelhorn hopes giving away €25m will shake up democracy in a country that has no inheritance tax

After riots, grievances simmer at a Muslim-run soup kitchen

When Dublin erupted in a riot last November, masked youths looted shops, set fires and shouted slogans against immigrants and refugees. \"Ireland is full,\" said one banner. \"Ireland for the Irish,\" said another.

Kashmir's slopes are free of snow - and tourists

As evening draws near, Bashir Ahmad Bhat is still waiting for his first customer of the day. Seven years ago, Bhat, 34, gave up his job as a driver to work in Gulmarg's tourism sector. January is peak season at India's premier ski resort, attracting amateur and professional skiers from around the world.

Biggest, but also baddest Can ocean liners ever be green?

The world's largest cruise ship may run on LNG, but campaigners dispute its environmental credentials

Fighting talk Is Europe right to be ready for a wider war?

A wave of anxiety has gripped European defence ministers and armed A forces as politicians and military leaders believe Nato-sceptic Donald Trump could be elected as the next president of the US and that Russia may not be forced out or defeated in Ukraine. This febrile mood has prompted growing warnings that Europe could find itself involved in a war in Russia, even though at present Russia is embroiled in Ukraine.

Drone raids help Kyiv carry the fight deep into Russia

Last week, a motorist driving in Russia's Leningrad region came across something unusual. Men had blocked off the road. In front, a large olive-green military vehicle with cigar-shaped missiles on the back was reversing and then parked up on a snowy verge. \"Fuck! It's an S-300,\" the driver exclaimed, before adding: \"So guys, let's prepare for the worst.\"

UN urges donors to rethink Gaza funding halt

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed to the 10 donor countries that have withdrawn funding from the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to reconsider.