Behind a seemingly minor dispute, the long unresolved enmity with Serbia simmersAt an abandoned petrol station, half a mile from Kosovo’s Jarinje border checkpoint with Serbia, a giant Serbian flag had been laid out on the roof. In the former forecourt…
RAF intelligence base linked to US drone strike on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani
Research concludes it ‘was probable’ that Menwith Hill was used to assist in the controversial assassinationCampaigners have called on ministers to explain whether the secretive Menwith Hill intelligence base in Yorkshire is involved in recent drone st…
The mafia killed Alessandra Clemente’s mother. Now she wants to take them on as mayor of Naples
Alessandra Clemente’s plan to end the cycle of violence relies on winning over the mothers and wives of the Camorra mobstersOn 11 June 1997, a 10-year-old girl named Alessandra Clemente heard 41 gunshots from an open window at her home in Naples, as sh…
Tell us: how has the climate crisis changed your home?
Homes in America are changing, inevitably and irreversibly. We want to hear from you what this looks and feels likeFor many in America, 2021 has been the year that the climate crisis matured from a worrying abstraction into a very present catastrophe, …
‘A perfect storm’: supply chain crisis could blow world economy off course
From Liverpool to LA, shortages of energy, labour and transport are threatening recovery from CovidHow the supply chain crisis is affecting six big economiesIt was all going so well. Successful vaccination programmes were driving the post-pandemic reco…
How the SPD relied on young rebels to win in north-east Germany
A left-behind Baltic Sea state took revenge on Angela Merkel’s CDU, which had done too little for too long to help the regionLess than four years ago, Erik von Malottki’s main objective was to keep the party he loved as far away from political power as…
Twenty photographs of the week
Haitian migrants attempt to reach the US, the Taliban in Kabul, wildfires in California and fuel shortages in England – the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
‘Clearly not working’: How New Zealand’s consensus on striving for Covid zero is finally cracking
As Auckland grapples with Delta outbreak, opposition leaders dare to break with Jacinda Ardern on pandemic plan“Things have changed,” Judith Collins declares, sitting in her Beehive government office. New Zealand’s National party leader is fresh off la…
Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development
After positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promiseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first clinical trial results showing a positive effect for a pill that can b…
Coronavirus live news: UK cases rise after schools return; record monthly deaths in Malaysia
Number of daily infections in the UK rises in past month after restrictions removed; Malaysia recorded 9,671 deaths in September as backlog countedCovid cases rise as UK schools return and furlough scheme endsAustralian PM says international borders wi…