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Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan
Books

Top 5 books on Scandinavia, chosen by polar geopolitics expert Elizabeth Buchanan

Five books for anyone curious about Scandinavia

What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’
China

What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’

The narrative carefully propagated by Chinese government and state media does not correspond with those caught up in the crackdown on Muslims

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of
Hassane Hamadou

Cameroon and the refugee crisis you’ve probably never heard of

As foreign aid budgets around the western world are slashed, what happens to displaced people in desperate need?

The truth was just as hard to find in the old days as it is now
John Bird

The truth was just as hard to find in the old days as it is now

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing
John Bird

World War II made America great. Trump’s trade war could finally be its undoing

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This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection
Paul McNamee

This is how Donald Trump’s tariff war could affect your bin collection

How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake turned the spotlight on a man-made disaster
Steven Mackenzie

How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake turned the spotlight on a man-made disaster

I’m Still Here director Walter Salles on the tragedy he never forgot: ‘I felt very much lost’
Film

I’m Still Here director Walter Salles on the tragedy he never forgot: ‘I felt very much lost’

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
Film

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?
Dr Regina Murphy Keith

Hunger is a political choice. How do we end it in 2025?

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
Syria

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future

Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid
Film

Rumours review – an absurdist satire of the G7 summit that should make us all a bit afraid

‘I lost everything imaginable’: Women in Gaza recall how a year of war has upended their lives
Shurooq, Asmaa and Raja

‘I lost everything imaginable’: Women in Gaza recall how a year of war has upended their lives

I wondered why Western media called the Yemen conflict an ‘invisible war’. Then I saw it for myself
Photography

I wondered why Western media called the Yemen conflict an ‘invisible war’. Then I saw it for myself

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe 
Europe

What the complex history of Cyprus can teach us about today’s Europe 

The people of Ecuador voted to protect the planet. Now it’s time for the international community to step up
Dorothy Guerrero and Ivonne Yanez

The people of Ecuador voted to protect the planet. Now it’s time for the international community to step up

Netanyahu clinging to power has left Israel in crisis
Stephen Pollard

Netanyahu clinging to power has left Israel in crisis

The UK is the worst-performing economy in the G7. Why are we doing so badly?
Economy

The UK is the worst-performing economy in the G7. Why are we doing so badly?

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret
opera

The Kennedy dynasty’s darkest secret

Andrey Kurkov: ‘Ukraine is a very democratic country with a good pinch of anarchy’
Culture

Andrey Kurkov: ‘Ukraine is a very democratic country with a good pinch of anarchy’

Think you could lead a country? Here’s a guide to creating your own micronation
Books

Think you could lead a country? Here’s a guide to creating your own micronation

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How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists
Life

How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists

Brits told to brace for ‘cost of living crisis driven by war’ as violence unfolds in Ukraine
cost of living crisis

Brits told to brace for ‘cost of living crisis driven by war’ as violence unfolds in Ukraine