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Can the story of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol show us a way through the climate crisis?
The cast of new play Kyoto in rehearsals
Theatre

Can the story of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol show us a way through the climate crisis?

Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson created The Jungle – a play following the lives of people in the Calais Jungle migrant camp and Little Amal, the giant puppet of a Syrian refugee who crossed the world. Their new play – which features John Prescott, Angela Merkel and Al Gore – looks at the 1997 Kyoto agreement and asks whether the groundbreaking environmental agreement offers hope for the future of the planet and politics
I wondered why Western media called the Yemen conflict an 'invisible war'. Then I saw it for myself
A child joins his father at a tribal meeting in Hasaba, where pro-Houthi tribes gather to show their allegiance
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 
Deposed Cypriot president Archbishop Makarios III meets the Labour government’s foreign secretary James Callaghan in London in 1974
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

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

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

The Kennedy dynasty's darkest secret
Least Like the Other
opera

The Kennedy dynasty's darkest secret

Andrey Kurkov: 'Ukraine is a very democratic country with a good pinch of anarchy'
A recent selfie of Kurkov outside Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv
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
Seasteading floating homes are a possibility for a micronation
Books

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

What would a world without borders look like?
Books

What would a world without borders look like?

How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists
Lagos is Nigeria's financial hub. Credit: Shutterstock
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
ukraine protest
cost of living crisis

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