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Green futures Could Putin's gamble help the west kick its hydrocarbon habit?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have a profound impact on the world’s race to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, climate experts have warned – but it may not all be negative.

THE WAR THAT NOBODY WANTED TO SEE COMING

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine wasn’t inevitable, but we have been moving toward it since the collapse of the Soviet Union

West slaps sanctions on Putin's fake news factories

Twelve key disinformation outlets used to bolster Vladimir Putin have been hit with sanctions in an online crackdown on “false and misleading” reports claimed to be orchestrated by Russian intelligence.

‘WE WILL FIGHT THE RUSSIANS BACK'

While hundreds of thousands of people fl eeing the destruction in the east have arrived in search of sanctuary, the citizens of Lviv have been preparing for the inevitable onslaught by Putin’s forces

‘It's ecocide' Activists rise against laws that favour industry

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Bra sília after one of the Brazil’s leading musician , Caetano Veloso , called a protest to denounce what environmentalists are calling a historic assault on the environment under President Jair Bolsonaro.

‘A new chapter'

Progressives hope Boric can leave behind a dark past

Russia's claims

Is there any justification for Putin’s war?

Keyboard warriors

How a booming tech sector has switched to war footing in the face of Russian invasion

Illicit craft brewers risk arrest under restrictive alcohol laws

Naamcial’s craft beers often have distinctly Thai flavours, as he experiments with native produce, boiling the pulp of jackfruit and mango to mix into different concoctions. Yet his homemade products are forbidden.

Concern as ‘antifeminist' is elected president

The election of an avowed “anti-feminist” as the next president of South Korea has been greeted with dismay amid accusations Yoon Suk-yeol fuelled the gender divide to garner support from young male voters.

Border line Yavoriv strike is unnerving – but Russia unlikely to attack Poland

Russia’s deadly multiple missile strike last Sunday on Ukraine’s military base in Yavoriv, less than 25km from the Polish border, was clearly designed to send a message.

Avengers assemble

The foreign fighters coming to Kyiv’s aid

A subtle pact Beijing is still refusing to condemn Russia, but for how long?

Three weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China is still turning diplomatic cartwheels to prevent the war from damaging its global standing, while preserving its strategic partnership with Moscow.

A ssad invites his troops to repay a debt to Putin

Syria’s military has begun recruiting troops from its own ranks to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, promising $3,000 a month – a sum up to 50 times a Syrian soldier’s salary.

‘My son is brave, but I see he's scared' How one family's life was disrupted

The first day of the invasion – 24 February – was my 15th wedding anniversary.

Rouble trouble

Sanctions are causing Russia pain – but can the west keep its resolve?

‘Tip of the iceberg'

As Ukrainians flee in droves, a humanitarian crisis is just beginning

‘You will be punished' Zelenskiy vow after bloody atrocities

Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to punish “every bastard” who committed atrocities during the invasion of Ukraine amid outrage at Russia’s shelling of civilians as they tried to flee a town on the outskirts of Kyiv, killing a young family.

Alarm over pro-Russian monasteries

As war kicked off in Ukraine, soldiers at a military airstrip in the west of the country went hunting for the origin of a laser pointer they feared was marking out targets on their base.

‘Frankly, they tricked us'

Russian troops tell of reality shock and low morale

A NEW ALEPPO?

From Kharkiv to Mykolaiv, the Russian onslaught has been fierce – but residents say they will not surrender

A grim balancing act?

Why Tel Aviv ‘has done everything not to do anything’ over Ukraine

Putin invasion deepens Republican divide

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed a schism in the Republican party between “hawks” who condemn Vladimir Putin and "America first” followers who express admiration for the strongman.

Nuclear flaw Tel Aviv faces shadow war if Iran deal is revived

The US decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal was an immense personal achievement for former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a leaked video, he boasted that he had convinced Donald Trump to scrap the 2015 accord between Tehran and world powers.

‘The police don't care' Arab lives destroyed by gun violence

There has been a break in the rain, and the sun is shining on the orange groves of Bir al-Maksur, a quiet Bedouin village near Nazareth in Israel's north.

Ukraine is democracy's frontline and a moment of truth for the world

The frightful noise of gunfire, bombing and children's screams in the cities of Ukraine reverberates across Europe.

Russia's president has appalled the world, but the west enabled him

The History Channel is broadcasting live. The US commentator who made that quip meant that events currently unfolding in Ukraine will be remembered for many decades to come, that future generations of schoolchildren will be called to memorise the date of 24 February 2022.

‘I feel free' The running club giving flight to girls from Erbil

The mountains of Iraqi Kurdis'tan are edged with a tangerine glow. We are on our way from Erbil to Shaqlawa, a historic city about 50 minutes away, to hike up Safeen mountain. Inside the minibus, a group of teenage girls play their favourite songs.

Mafia scrum A women's rugby team tackles the Cosa Nostra By Lorenzo Tondo

Gloria Mertoli's shift is over when the first light of dawn shines on the goalposts of a rugby pitch in the Librino district of Catania, a stronghold of the Cosa Nostra, the feared Sicilian mafia.

Hustle and hype

More and more young people are enticed by the glittering promises of a career in the influencer industry – but it’s usually someone else who’s getting rich