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ICJ order UN court's Gaza decision puts the west to the test

In seeking a provisional order from the international court of justice restraining Israel from committing potentially genocidal acts in Gaza, South Africa put not just Israel's treatment of Palestinians in the dock but also the whole post-second world war rules-based order, including the authority of the ICJ itself. Never has there been such a high-profile case brought in the middle of such a bloody conflict.

Not so fast...Trump seems unstoppable-but here's why he's vulnerable

You'd think a week spent in the snow and ice of New Hampshire, watching Donald Trump stroll to a double-digit victory over his last remaining Republican rival, would have left me filled with angst about the presidential election in November.

Veep power In the hunt for Trump's running mate, only devotees need apply

The last Republican who occupied the job of US vice-president ended up the target of a violent mob calling for him to be hanged. Even so, as Donald Trump closes in on the Republican nomination for 2024, there is no shortage of contenders eager to be his deputy.

Trump's dark side

The former president looks almost certain to win the Republican nomination. But his lashing out at a rival exposed a weakness that could yet be pivotal in the election

Use your noodle: DIY ramen is a no-brainer if you've got the time

Can you make good ramen at home, and is it worth the effort?

Nature trail A physicist turns his hand to life science, to explore how commonly held models of why we're here are wildly oversimplified

You might think, with the completion of the Human Genome Project more than 20 years ago, and the discovery of the double helix enjoying its 70th birthday last year, that we actually know how life works. In physics, the quest for a so-called Grand Unifying Theory has preoccupied the most ambitious minds for generations, alas to no avail. But in the life sciences, we managed to find four grand unifying theories in the space of 100 years or so.

Why China and India are tapping into Top Gun

The new superpowers have fallen for the action-packed world of blockbuster air force films, but can their efforts be anything more than military propaganda?

Outside in

The Chinese American screen director Lulu Wangon The Expats, her complex new TV series set in 2014 Hong Kong

Abuse of unaccountable power is at wicked heart of Post Office scandal

To the widely voiced reasons to admire Alan Bates, the heroically dogged leader of the campaign to achieve justice for the victims of the Post Office scandal, let me add another.

The pastoral Carer

not just about the future of their businesses, but about family, identity and even mortality.

Boeing's problems are bigger than just nuts and bolts

Aviation is an abundant source of metaphors, but not always as self-generating as the terrifying Alaska Airlines incident that has once again brought Boeing low: a hole blown in the side of an ascending plane, a gap that was not properly plugged, passengers staring into the void.

'He wins big' Trump storms the Republican caucuses in Iowa

For some Americans it's a nightmare from which they cannot wake, but for others it's a new chapter in the Maga saga

Word perfect Activist poet embracing essence of being African

After giving birth, Vanessa Chisakula started writing poetry as a way of processing the changes and struggles she was experiencing as a new mother.

Happy haus How Vienna became the world's most livable city

The Austrian capital's radical social housing tradition bucks the trend for soaring rents elsewhere. What is its secret?

Crown duel Republicans stir as king takes throne

When the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, appeared on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen last Sunday to announce the new monarch, she was met by a sea of cheering faces.

No end in sight as Israel marks 100 days of war

Israelis last weekend marked 100 days of war with a 100-minute pause in the working day and rallies to call for the return of hostages held in Gaza, but little relief from the anxiety that has gripped the country since Hamas launched its 7 October attacks.

Arc of crisis

How Houthi anger with Israel is reshaping the Middle East conflict

I'ma nomad' Durán, the city where it's unsafe for the mayor to sit at his own desk

Luis Chonillo was on his way to be sworn in as the mayor of Ecuador's most murderous city when the gunmen came to murder him.

Call to arms Gangs fuel 'nightmarish descent into violence'

Who did this, and why?

A deadly trade-off

Political upheaval and street protests, gun battles and floods.

Will A Rush For Minerals On The Moon Put Research In Jeopardy?

Science and business are heading for an astronomiover the future cal clash exploration of the moon and the exploitation of its resources. The celestial skirmish threatens to break out over companies' plans to launch dozens of probes to survey the lunar landscape over the next few years.

Is The Global Aid System Beyond Repair?

As conflict and the climate crisis fuel humanitarian emergencies, agencies warn ofanalarming funding gap

Reverberations of war: Fears of a wider regional escalation miss the fact it is already happening

After he came to office, President Biden's orders to his foreign policy staff were to \"keep the Middle East off my desk\". The idea was that the Arab case was largely closed.

Amid strike chaos on road and rail, far right sees its chance

The symbolism that German farmers chose to express their discontent with the government in the first days of the new year was as unambiguous as it was ominous: by the side of rural roads across the country, there were sightings of makeshift gallows dangling trafficlight signs, referring to the colours of the three governing parties.

The art of giving up

We give things up when we believe we can change; we give up when we believe we can't. But both are attempts to make adifferent future.

Trump surrogates swarm Iowa before first caucuses

Outside, traders braved the bitter cold to sell Trump hats, T-shirts and other merchandise. Inside, hundreds of Trump supporters were sporting Make America Great Again (Maga) regalia. They were surrounded by big screens, loudspeakers, TV cameras, patriotic flags and Team Trump logos.

Fighting talk: Fired-up Biden shows gloves are off against loser' Trump

This time it's personal. Last Friday Joe Biden tore into his predecessor Donald Trump as never before. He brimmed with anger, disdain and contempt. He apparently had to stop himself from swearing. So much for \"when they go low, we go high\" - and plenty of Democrats will be just fine with that.

'Dangerous to be funny' Has India lost its sense of humour?

It is rare for India's politicians to laugh at themselves, but a row over an act of mimicry has exposed the extent of the lack of humour and intolerance of satire in the country's political and public life.

Boy wonder Luke Littler's stunning rise will take him from Butlin's to Berlin

The dust has barely settled on Luke Littler's extraordinary performance at the PDC World Darts Championship last week, where he reached the final before losing to Luke Humphries. But attention is already beginning to turn to just how far the 16-yearold's unquestionable talent can take him.

Hidden secrets: Epstein court files leave questions unanswered

Documents released bya judge are littered withnames but mysteries remain over the disgraced financier