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Water wars: The admiral who wrecked his ship to thwart China

In 1999, a Philippine navy ship made one final, secret voyage, sailing from Manila Bay into the remote waters of the South China Sea. The BRP Sierra Madre then ran aground, and hasn't moved since.

The refugee beaten and conscripted into Putin's war machine

A year ago, the Somali journalist Ilyas Ahmad Elmi set out for Europe. He had been repeatedly threatened by jihadi extremists at home, and hoped to make it to Germany, where he planned to seek asylum and be with his eight-year-old son. \"I left because I wanted to see my son, who I've never met... and because I had received threats,\" said Elmi.

Slipped discs How I wish I had held on to all my CDs

Growing up in the 1990s, compact discs provided the soundtrack to my life. Then along came the digital age and I couldn't get rid of them fast enough

Never mind the ballots

Democracy comes under scrutiny in its birthplace, Athens, in a show that looks at despotism and resistance, from spies lurking in the Parthenon to pop art shootings

Climate of fear

Why Hollywood is reluctant to change its narrative on the environment

How police understand misogynistic violence is key to stopping it - Gaby Hinsliff

Natalie Fleet was only 15 when she got pregnant by an older man. At the time, she says she didn't really know how to describe what was happening; she didn't see herself as being groomed, or as a child still not legally old enough to consent.

Murdoch's dynastic power play is a warning to rein in the super rich - Will Hutton

We live in an era of private dynasties. America's billionaires are worth a cool $5.5tn at the last count. Three Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon Musk and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg - are worth over a staggering $500bn between them. Americans dominate the global billionaire league table: Britain has none in the top hundred. But we still have enough to cause concern.

My father, the Nazi

My father did terrible things during the second world war, and my other relatives were equally unrepentant. It wasn't until my late 50s that I started to confront this dark past.

Gaza voices

All Palestinians in Gaza have been affected by Israel's response to the Hamas attacks of 7 October. Here seven Gazans explain how they deal with destruction and displacement in a conflict that has lasted nine months and claimed more than 39,000 lives

'Kamalove' The gen Z voters who could swing the election

Kamala Harris pledged to earn young people's votes, as the vice-president and newly elevated presumptive Democratic nominee rides a gen Z-powered wave of online \"Kamalove\".

Expired drugs pose risk to astronauts

When it comes to crewed missions to Mars, there is no shortage of hazards, from space radiation to a hostile environment. Now researchers have found another: many medicines astronauts may take are likely to expire before they return to Earth.

Life on Mars Nasa scientists spend 378 days in simulation of future mission

Fora crew of four volunteers who agreed to be lockedina mock-up of the red planet, even lettuce leaves became objects of wonder

Town's shock and anger at deaths of 12 children in rocket strike

The funeral lament rang out across Majdal Shams, from the centre of the town, from balconies and from rooftops.

Club members: It's not just the usual suspects -other countries are ramping up oil production

\"Drill, baby, drill!\" Donald Trump's avowal to pump up the US's oil and gas production should not be surprising. The US has ramped up fossil fuel production to become the world's biggest producer: its projected licences for 2024 could lead to 397m tonnes of planet-heating emissions.

Future prosperity Petrostate with a clean, green image

Asit rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, the Nordic nation is a paradox

Heroes or villains?

States with low dependence on fossil fuels are best placed to lead the green transition, but some are being criticised for ‘hypocrisy’ as new gas and oil projects surge. These are the other petrostates

The big chill: frozen desserts that don’t need anice-cream machine

In the absence of a machine, the obvious solution to frozen dessert needs is granita.

The pianist who reduces conductors to tears

Yunchan Lim's dazzling talent has brought him fame at home in Korea. The 20-year-old has the world at his feet now as he prepares tomake his Proms debut

An excellent adventure

Keanu Reeves and China Mieéville talk about their literary bromance and their quest toturna pulpy idea’ into something deeper

Labour must expose the snake-oil charm peddled by populism

For a politician who has avoided high-flown rhetoric, Keir Starmer is sounding remarkably ambitious.

A New York accent in ancient Rome? It's no less accurate than RP

Whose head could I give you that would satisfy this fury?\" asks Denzel Washington's crafty Macrinus in the long-awaited trailer for Ridley Scott's Gladiator II.

Why does Google think I'm dead?

The world's biggest search engine built its success on returning trustworthy results but now critics Says it is getting too much wrong.

Why chip supremacy is ashield to keep China in check

The Hsinchu Science Park, on Taiwan's west coast, is lush and green, with streets neatly planned and clearly signposted. The buildings are modern and well-maintained - from the outside most visitors wouldn't know that they are among the world's most important factories.

THE GREENEST GAMES CAN PARIS AVOID THE WHITE ELEPHANTS OF OLYMPICS PAST?

With temporary arenas and recycled pools, Paris is prizing sustainability above vanity projects By Oliver Wainwright

Unknown quantity Confusion over Vance as VP pick

He was spared by the hand of God!\" a man wrapped in a flag chanted as he walked past a line of people outside the 12,000-seat Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Playing for survival Blind woman who keeps music alive

Rieko Hirosawa sits on a stone bench outside her home and takes a deep breath. She unleashes an impossibly high note while her bachi plectrum slaps the three strings of her shamisen, a traditional instrument.

Solo women look abroad to get round ban on egg freezing

When Yang Li* turned 30, she gave herself three years to decide if she wanted children. But as the years ticked by, working a busy job in Beijing, Yang remained unsure. So last year, a month shy of her 34th birthday, she decided to freeze her eggs.

Nature wins after Moscow's dam strike

Newly created miracle’ on Dnipro hosts animals, birds and saplings ina landscape of ponds and forests

‘Bittersweet’ Bereaved families’ cool welcome for Covid report

Relatives relieved at inquiry's damning analysis ofa lack of preparedeness but believe many issues not addressed

Israeli troops tighten their grip on lifeline to Egypt

In the months before the Israeli invasion, Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah was a lifeline, a place where thousands sought shelter or scrabbled to raise funds to cross into neighbouring Egypt.