Airports Are Everywhere -But Where Are All The Passengers?

Last month, the governor of Zamfara, one of Nigeria's poorest states, held a ceremony to mark the start of construction on an international airport in the state capital Gusau.

Biden's Burden President Needs To Give Way To Someone Who Can Beat Trump

What was the worst moment? Perhaps when one especially rambling sentence of Joe Biden's ended in a mumbled, confused declaration that "We finally beat Medicare", as if he were the enemy of the very public service Democrats cherish and defend.

UN Aid Chief Departs With Warning Of 'Huge' Famine

Sudan is facing horror "beyond imagination", the outgoing UN aid chief has warned, with 750,000 people under imminent threat of famine and with conditions in danger of worsening even further.

LENDERS OF LAST RESORT

In 2024, Britain's libraries aren't just for books. They're support centres, homeless shelters and safety nets-filling huge gaps left by the state

New chapter What next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks?

As Julian Assange enjoyed his first weekend of freedom in years, there appeared to be no question in the mind of his wife, Stella, about what the family's priorities were.

On the line The supreme court handed Trumpa partial win. Now what?

Ruling means the former president is now less likely to face trial in the subversion case before the election

"This makes us nervous' Balloon wars raise stakes in the DMZ

Just a stone's throw from North Korea, farmer Park Se-un tends to his crops under the watchful eye of the South Korean military.

"They won't silence us' Activist's vow after ambush and beating

Opposition is pinning its hopes on parliamentary elections in October, amid attacks on government critics

Before the Conservatives came to power in 2010, David Cameron set out his vision of a prosperous, secure country that would care for all. By every yardstick, his party has failed The long and wasted years of Tory Britain

There have been times in the past few weeks, watching Rishi Sunak, with his hands flailing for the steering wheel, when just for a second or two the ghosts of the Conservative party's last 14 years have seemed to play across his features, and we all have been forced to endure the unspooling catastrophe once again: the Truss budget and Partygate and proroguing parliament and Theresa May croaking her way to her P45 and No Deal is Better than a Bad Deal and Eat out to Help Out and, God help us, Get Brexit Done.

War of words Deadly attack on Kharkiv book printer

Olena Ninadovska was inside Ukraine's biggest printing house when the Russian missile hit.

Bloc braces as populist takes Orbán charge of EU agenda

For months, it was rumoured that Hungary planned to use a reworked version of Donald Trump's slogan for its upcoming EU presidency: Make Europe Great Again.

Last dance Rival parties scramble to unite against the far right

France's left and centrist parties are scrambling to cobble together a united front. Rival parties were engaged in frantic bargaining and tactical voting plans on Monday in an attempt to stop the rise of Marine Le Pen's National Rally's (RN).

Macron's failed gamble How Le Pen destroyed the centrist project

When Emmanuel Macron strolled through the seaside resort of Le Touquet last Sunday afternoon, near his holiday home, dressed in a leather jacket with his collar up and aviator shades, smiling and asking passersby how they were doing, he seemed a world away from the fact that his gamble of a snap election was about to dramatically backfire.

Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden after a faltering debate performance against Donald Trump. Once-friendly media heavyweights have joined the chorus of derision.Is it time for Joe to go?

Amid a howling chorus of derision over Joe Biden's substandard debate performance against Donald Trump last week, one voice seemed to resonate more powerfully than others.

Dangerous Alliance Putin And Kim Are The Odd Couple With A Dual Mission

They make an odd couple. One is smiley-faced and chubby. The other is thin-lipped and scowls a lot.

Evangelicals On Crusade To Return Trump To Presidency

God's army is on the march. And many of its foot soldiers are wearing Make America Great Again regalia, sensing that their unlikely standard-bearer, former US president Donald Trump, is once again close to the promised land.

Friends Reunited What Can Russia And North Korea Do For Each Other?

China accounts for more than 90% of North Korea's trade and has been its most dependable aid donor and diplomatic ally.

Tensions Rise On Border As War Looms

Doctors prepare for casualties, people flee their homes and apprehension hangs in the air as threat grows of conflict with Hezbollah

The Prosecution Of Roy Is A Stark Warning From Modi To His Critics Salil Tripathi

This month, the highest ranking bureaucrat of the state of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena, permitted the Delhi police to prosecute Arundhati Roy (pictured), and Sheikh Showkat Hussain for remarks they made at a public event 14 years ago.

Heads up Road deaths prompt a rethink over bike helmets

When 42-year-old Myrthe Boss gets on her bike to go shopping in the Dutch town of Ede, she pops on a helmet.

How Easter Island is swamped by deluge of plastic

Ocean currents are dumping tides of multinational rubbish on to the shores of one of the world's most remote habitats

Bold ideas for a well-dressed salad - and without the need for oil

It's hard to deny the transformative power of a good salad dressing, but you don't need much oil, if any. Honey, for example, will give \"a natural stickiness that helps adhesion to your salad, while the sweetness balances the acidity of vinegar\", says Tony Rodd, head chef at Pomus in Margate

The German theatre that puts climate centre stage

As part of a wider project to reduce its carbon footprint, a Potsdam theatre is reusing props, recycling costumes and doubling up tickets as transport passes

Out of the shadows

Anthony McCall made his name with 'light sculptures' that people could enter. But a show in Sweden led to 20 years in the wilderness

Sons of the guns

Can children born into Italy's mafia families be saved from lives of crime? One judge is helping them to establish new lives in a bid to break the cycle

You asked me questions that I've never asked myself. That may seem funny, but part of being Keir is just ploughing on' The man likely to be Britain's next PM

WHAT ABOUT A QUICKFIRE ROUND, Isay to Keir Starmer, who is pushed for time on the campaign trail, a few snapshots to help glimpse the man likely to be PM? Starmer is nodding. He's keen to be helpful, keen to be a sport, although a little unsure of this magazine profile business and the need to talk about feelings. We are in the green room, all mirrors and concrete, backstage at Labour's Scottish launch in Inverclyde, and unless I'm mistaken he still has on a layer of foundation. Ready? He folds his arms across his chest. \"Yes, by all means.\"

How smooth operators reclaimed 'moonshine' palm spirit

Since the pandemic, Lola Pedro has been spending a lot of time at an eco-tourist hamlet in Badagry town, on the outskirts of Lagos, surrounded by coconut and African apple trees next to chalets with showers open to the sky.

Fears of skills shortage as departures hit new highs

When New Zealand opened its borders after the pandemic, the departures began immediately.

Can left overcome its bitter rivalries to defy the far right?

The 'New Popular Front' of Socialists, Greens and Communists could be the best hope of keeping out Marine Le Pen's National Rally

Poll positions From defeat to total wipeoutthree outcomes facing Tories

Polls that use largescale polling data to extrapolate individual seat tallies, or MRPS-an acronym for multilevel regression and post stratification - have become popular in UK politics.