A hard-boozing caseworker grimaces his way around St Louis in Michele Civetta’s overblown urban thrillerNot quite credible enough to stand up as a gritty, 70s-esque social drama, and lacking the focus of the Training Day-style urban thriller it’s marke…
Sudan coup attempt has failed, state media reports
Government and military sources say a group of officers had tried to occupy state media buildingA coup attempt in Sudan has failed, state media has reported, as the country grapples with a fragile transition since the 2019 ousting of the longtime presi…
How the refugee crisis created two myths of Angela Merkel | Daniel Trilling
The right says the German chancellor undermined EU security; Liberals say it was a triumph. But her legacy is far more mixedWhen Angela Merkel steps down as chancellor after Germany’s elections later this month, the tributes will centre on her role as …
Religious rehab centres fill gap as Nigeria grapples with soaring drug use
With poverty deepening, state services are failing to cope with rising rates of addictionKola* was in secondary school in Nigeria when he started smoking cigarettes. He soon graduated to cannabis, heroin and eventually to crack cocaine. Access to drugs…
Boris Johnson’s military alliance in the Pacific is reckless post-imperial nostalgia | Simon Jenkins
The Aukus deal has enraged China and humiliated France, when British diplomacy should be concentrated on EuropeThe Aukus defence deal between Britain, the US and Australia grows murkier by the day. Essentially it is the outcome of an industrial dispute…
US to lift Covid travel ban for fully vaccinated passengers from UK and EU
US will lift Covid-19 travel restrictions starting in November, Biden administration has announcedThe US will lift Covid-19 travel restrictions to allow fully vaccinated passengers from the UK and EU to travel into the country from November, the Biden …
Covid live: Pfizer vaccine safe for children aged 5-11, company says; UK PM says boosters ‘priority’ over donations
Pfizer says their vaccine produces strong antibody responses in children aged 5 to 11; Boris Johnson defends extra jabs for vulnerable in UKUS children aged 5 to 11 on track to receive Pfizer vaccine by HalloweenNew Zealand: Auckland to move out of lev…
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Steve McCurry on Afghan Girl, a portrait of past and present
The US photographer’s image of Sharbat Gula captured the story of a country, its people and refugees across the world. Thirty six years on, another picture tells a similar tale – but also one of hopeOn 1 September, a young Afghan girl stood in line wit…
Russia shooting: gunman kills eight people at Perm State University
Students and staff at university locked themselves in rooms as attack took place A gunman has opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving eight people dead and 24 hurt.The suspect was detained after the shooting at Perm State University on Monday mo…
Rwandan court finds Hotel Rwanda hero guilty of terror-related charges
Paul Rusesabagina, an ex-hotel manager, featured in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocideA Rwandan court has ruled that Paul Rusesabagina, a former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, is guilty of terrorism…