Populations in flood-prone regions is increasing, with 57 countries especially susceptibleFrom Germany to New York City, this summer has demonstrated the destructive force of floods. Now, a new study shows that many more people will live in flood-prone…
Tunisia unions call for president to form new government
UGTT union body urges president, Kais Saied, to form government, nearly two weeks after he sacked PMTunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union body has urged the country’s president, Kais Saied, to form a new government, nearly two weeks after he assumed exec…
Is Alexander Lukashenko trying out the ‘madman’ theory of foreign policy?
The Belarusian dictator’s unpredictability is unsettling opponents and allies alike. He must be checkedThese have been busy times for the rogue state of Belarus.In recent days, an opposition activist, Vitaly Shyshov, was found dead – hanging from a tre…
‘No sense of safety’: how the Beirut blast created a mental health crisis
A year on from the devastating explosion, people are struggling to sleep and PTSD is widespread – amid economic chaosRayan Khatoun has been dreading 4 August. She has been constantly on edge as the anniversary of the port explosion in Beirut approached…
Flamingos, fires and a former lake: Wednesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
‘It has our energy, our story’: asakaa, Ghana’s vibrant drill rap scene
From the US and UK, drill has spread to Ghana, where it provides a voice for the excluded. On the streets of Kumasi, the scene’s MCs tell their storyAhead of a music video shoot on a leafy street in Kumasi, Ghana’s second city, Yaw Tog and his friends …
I visited the migrant detention centre in Dover. What I saw was unacceptable | Diane Abbott
At the holding facility for those who have crossed the Channel, I saw scores of vulnerable people being held in one small roomMigrants trying to enter the UK by crossing the Channel in small boats have created a huge political furore. To hear governmen…
All Hands on Deck review – fresh and funny French holiday romance
A romantic surprise has unexpected consequences in a gentle comedy channelling Éric Rohmer crossed with Carry on CampingHere is a terrifically fresh, funny and gentle film from director and co-writer Guillaume Brac, which takes quite seriously somethin…
If the US really cared about freedom in Cuba, it would end its punishing sanctions | Helen Yaffe
Critics dismiss Cuba as a failed state, but don’t accept how badly it’s hamstrung by the US blockadeThe violent protests that erupted in Cuba in early July were the first serious social disturbances since the “Maleconazo” of 1994, 27 years ago. Both t…
UK children aged 16 and 17 expected to be offered Covid vaccine
Minister says JCVI experts to update advice ‘imminently’ on widening access to vaccine to more teenagersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid vaccines are expected to be offered to children in the UK aged 16 and 17, in line …