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Secrets Of The World's Most Trusting Country

In Danish society, people feel safe enough to leave their babies and bikes out on the street. How did they get to this point?

Ukraine Can Recover With Bolder Support - But Now It's On The Ropes

The mood in Ukraine is sombre these days.

Stark Warning ICJ Ruling Is Third Blow In A Week For Israel As Isolation Grows

The provisional measures issued by the international court of justice (ICJ) ordering an immediate halt to Israel's military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah represent the starkest warning yet to Israel that its offensive risks creating conditions that could be framed as potentially genocidal.

Why I Took To Cannes' Red Carpet To Call Out Sexual Violence

The 77th Cannes film festival reached its climax on Saturday when all eyes were on the Croisette, as the winners of the prestigious Palme d'Or were announced.

From mains to a sweet treat, how to serve up a thrill from the grill

If you don't have a kamado-style barbecue, what interesting things can you make on a simple grill?

Points of origin

Two takes on Covid's early days-one aimed at academics, the other a 'documentary novel' that mixes fiction and fact to powerful effect

Life after lava

Icelanders are famously hardy, but after a series of volcanic eruptions set houses alight and opened up 20-metre-deep fissures in Grindavík, the fishing town near the famous Blue Lagoon, residents are asking if they'll ever be allowed back home

How Church of England's slavery ties went to top of hierarchy

An archbishop of Canterbury in the 18th century approved payments for the purchase of enslaved people for two sugar plantations in Barbados, documents seen by the Observer have revealed.

'Not our president': Kanak call on Macron for fair deal

I don't know why our fate is being discussed by people who don't even live here.

New normal Life under constant attack threat in Kharkiv

Under the late spring sun on a recent Saturday afternoon, these were some of the sounds to be heard in Kharkiv's Shevchenko Park: birds chirruping; young couples laughing over iced coffees; tinny pop music playing from speakers mounted on lampposts; pensioners gossiping on the benches; and, at 11 minutes to three, a prolonged explosion that reverberated in the chest like a rumble of thunder.

"They call us Nazis' The town where right is on rise

Rallies in Kaufbeuren show split between AfD supporters and locals who acknowledge Bavarian district's grim past

All change? Labour hopes a simple message will chime with vexed nation

Change. The word was emblazoned on the lectern as Keir Starmer responded to Rishi Sunak's rain-soaked speech last Wednesday and, lest there were any doubts about Labour's key campaign message, he said it eight times in his brief address.

"There is hate on all sides'

The ICC order to halt the military operation in Rafah capped a disastrous week for Israel on the world stage – while at home, a divided population is increasingly doubtful about the direction of the war. Where does the country go from here?

Moving Back To Moscow: How Dream Of Freedom Unravelled

The army of riot police had finally retreated from Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue, the broad thoroughfare in front of the parliament building, back into the barricaded parliamentary estate.

News Of Raisi's Death Met With Fireworks And Few Tears

Activists in Iran have said there is little mood to mourn the death of the president, Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Red Flag? Alito Scandal Casts Doubt On Supreme Court Impartiality

With less than six months to go before America chooses its next president, the US supreme court finds itself in an unenviable position: not only has it been drawn into a volatile election, but swirling ethical scandals have cast doubt on its impartiality.

Infected blood Final report vindicates the families still awaiting justice

\"We have been gaslit for generations,\" was the reaction of Andy Evans, chair of the campaign group Tainted Blood, in response to the final report into the contaminated blood scandal, which was published on Monday.

The race to evacuate Vovchansk's remaining residents

Rescue operations ever more dangerous as fighting reaches Kharkiv townat the centre of Russia’s latest offensive

Alice Munro 1931 -2024

The Nobel prize winner whose masterly accounts of ordinary lives in smalltown Canada elevated the short story into the highest form of literature

Creativity takes root

From Nikide Saint Phalle's Tuscan Tarot Garden to Barbara Hepworth's coastal oasis, artists’ green spaces are about somuch more than plants

Tory war on overseas students is all about saving their own skins

A key turning point in British politics was Tony Blair's famous priorities: \"education, education, education\".

Catalans once longed for freedom, but it doesn't look so appealing now

For the first time since 1980, parties opposing Catalonia's independence from Spain have the support of a majority of voters in the region.

I believe that Ricky's law has saved lives, it has changed lives, restored families'

Ricky Klausmeyer-Garcia’s friends struggled to get him addiction treatment, leading to the creation of alawin his name. Buta year after his death, profound questions remain about how best to help those with substance use disorder in the US.

The enforcer

For 40 years Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modis side, his confidant and consigliere. As India’s second most powerful man, he is reshaping the country in disturbing ways.

The heat is on

Memory lapses can be scary and hot flushes excruciating. But we know much more now about the menopause. And the aftermath can be amazing

Desert film festival brings home the plight of refugees

From the outside, Asria Mohamed's tent in a refugee camp in south-west Algeria could be mistaken for a typical nomadic dwelling used by Sahrawis, people from Western Sahara, though it is smaller in size.

Outgunned Police cling on in critical battle with violent gangs

Nine hours and countless bullets after gunmen began bombarding Stanley's police station in Port-au-Prince, the twentysomething officer started fearing he would not make it out alive.

Judy fights back to give Mr Punch a modern touch

After 362 years of frankly horrendous treatment at the hands of her husband, Mr Punch, Judy has had enough.

At a crossroads Baku to step away.from oil legacy as it prepares for Cop29

Oil is inescapable in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

Game of thrones Warmachine reshuffle reveals Putin's fear of Kremlin rivals

When the Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, was removed from his post and appointed head of the security council last week, there were two big questions on everyone's mind.