The housing crisis is now global. It shows just how undemocratic our nations have become. — Leilani Farha
In the summer of 2021, I visited a homeless community in a park in Toronto, Canada, and spoke to one…
'Narcos speak only one language: violence' – the activist standing up to France's biggest drug cartel after his brothers' murder
At 23, he is one of the most heavily protected people in France, constantly sleeping in different locations to escape…
The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram and embraced the joys of a truly private life.
I first downloaded Instagram when I was 17 and got hooked the way most people fall in love: slowly, and…
French prime minister calls for 'local and partial' curfews after riots
France’s prime minister has said he has asked regional authorities to impose partial curfews in some cities after the government…
Can countries fulfill a deal to save the world's plants and animals?
Passersby could smell the dead fish before they saw them. In August, more than 3,000 pike, roach, carp and rudd…
'No influencers': the hotels, restaurants and beauty spots banning photoshoots
These days, visit any vaguely photogenic spot on holiday and you’re likely to find people posing with raised phones and…
Is it true that you need to walk 10,000 steps a day to be healthy?
The idea that we need to walk 10,000 steps a day did not come from medical research but from a…
Pope pledges gradual return to duties at first Vatican event since cancer surgery
Pope Leo told a crowd gathered in St Peter’s Square on Sunday that he would “gradually resume” his activities, in…
'We are suffocating': protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as tensions over housing and living costs intensify
Angry protests that have shaken Spain and France in recent weeks have now spread to Italy and Portugal, with rioters…
Increasing drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea are bringing the war ever closer to NATO shores.
The crew of the Bulgarian ferry Dioscuria first learned of an attack on a cargo ship in their country’s exclusive…