The Marcos dynasty returns to power in the Philippines
What the election of the late dictator’s son means for the country's future, and the regional balance of power.
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Taliban condemn girls to a “lifetime of lockdown” by shutting schools
Shukria Barakzai saw the damage first-hand under the last regime when she ran secret lessons from her flat in Kabul.
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The blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports causes grain prices to soar
Some of the most food-insecure countries in the world are facing higher prices for bread and other staples.
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Is Macron’s “multispeed Europe” the future of the EU?
The French president has proposed an inner core of heavily integrated EU states, with a looser grouping that includes all…
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New South Korean president will tilt Seoul closer to the US
Yoon Suk-yeol wants to take a harder line on China and North Korea.
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US abortion ruling will reverberate around the world
The likely reversal of Roe vs Wade has emboldened global anti-choice activists.
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Dispatch from Odesa: Ukraine’s refugee crisis is just getting started
Returning to a city I love in a country that is under attack, as refugees flee the war in Ukraine.
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Will Vladimir Putin declare war on 9 May?
Fears are rising that the Russian president will use the annual Victory Day holiday to escalate his offensive in Ukraine,…
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