Straight out of Orwell: Russia’s propaganda machine

Straight out of Orwell: Russia’s propaganda machine

The Kremlin’s propaganda machine ensures that Russians have a much different view of the war in Ukraine than the rest of the world. Our correspondent spent a day immersed in Russian media, to learn what people there see—and what they don’t. The spectre of hyperinflation is once again stalking Zimbabwe. And our obituaries editor remembers a man who refused to let Japan forget its painful past.


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Sana’a sunrise: A ceasefire in Yemen

Sana’a sunrise: A ceasefire in Yemen

In Yemen, fighting between Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Recently, a ceasefire has taken hold — but whether it presages the war’s end or further f...

20 Huhti 202223min

In neither camp: Neutrality and war

In neither camp: Neutrality and war

ONE-THIRD of the world’s population lives in countries backing neither Russia nor Ukraine. The Biden administration has tried to persuade them off the fence, without much success. In Egypt, social mor...

19 Huhti 202222min

Running for cover: our Ukraine-refugees special

Running for cover: our Ukraine-refugees special

The war in Ukraine has created the greatest flux of refugees in Europe since the second world war. We visit Poland, where the response has been remarkably smooth, and a New York neighbourhood that is ...

18 Huhti 202227min

Girls interrupted: Afghanistan

Girls interrupted: Afghanistan

When the Taliban resumed power, there were hopes that women might not be as excluded, repressed and abused as they were previously. Those hopes have faded. As smartphone sales plateau, tech giants are...

15 Huhti 202223min

Food haul: aid trickles into Tigray

Food haul: aid trickles into Tigray

A ceasefire agreed weeks ago should have mitigated the suffering of starving Ethiopians caught up in war; we ask why so little aid has got through. Rebuilding Ukraine’s infrastructure and economy will...

14 Huhti 202221min

Just fine: Boris Johnson and “partygate”

Just fine: Boris Johnson and “partygate”

Police have served Britain’s prime minister, among others, with a fine for breaching the lockdown rules he instituted. He may yet again emerge unscathed, but Britain’s politics is damaged nonetheless....

13 Huhti 202223min

A stretch and a run: Brazil’s ex-president returns

A stretch and a run: Brazil’s ex-president returns

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left office with a sky-high approval rating, having raised millions from poverty—but was then convicted of corruption. Now he wants his old job back. Forced labour in Uzbekis...

12 Huhti 202222min

Le Pen is mightier than before: France’s election

Le Pen is mightier than before: France’s election

President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen of the nationalist-populist National Rally party will advance to a run-off; in the continuation of our series, we ask what to expect in an unexpectedly tigh...

11 Huhti 202225min

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