"That's when the shark fins appeared": your terrifying holidays – from natural disasters to missile threats.
‘I didn’t think much about the quiet, empty place’ Photo from the Graham family holiday in Belfast. Photograph: Marcus Graham…
"I don't want Europe to fail the way Turkey did." — Ece Temelkuran talks about fascism, death threats, and what it's like to live in exile.
One summer evening in 2022, Turkish writer Ece Temelkuran was lying on a stretcher in a doctor’s office in Hamburg,…
"A neoliberal nightmare": my experience riding the Vegas Loop – Elon Musk's solution to traffic congestion.
It’s another blindingly bright day in Las Vegas, but I’m 30 feet underground, strapped in for a rocket ride to…
Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Could it be because of this walking tradition?
I shouldn’t have been surprised that the rain didn’t stop the Dutch kids. It had been storming all day, and…
Brand Beckham never misses a PR opportunity. But Brooklyn showed up late—and with the wrong order.
I see Brooklyn Beckham is on his DoorDash privacy tour. After Prince Harry and Meghan “stepped back” from royal duties,…
An investigation has found that products made by settlers in occupied Palestine are being sold in Europe as Israeli goods.
Israeli exporters to Europe are regularly hiding where produce from occupied Palestine really comes from, so they can get illegal…
Spain's prime minister is facing a tough week, as both his wife and a former prime minister have been called to appear before judges.
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is facing one of the longest and most difficult weeks of his time in office.…
"I'm freeing myself from shame": Laverne Cox opens up about her difficult childhood and what it's like to be a trans woman in Trump's America.
Two days before she spoke to me, Laverne Cox had been at the premiere of a new animated version of…
Where have all the Wags gone? England is enjoying the calm of their World Cup camp in Kansas City.
The BBC isn’t the only World Cup institution that stayed home. As England makes final preparations for their opening match…
Trump oversees violent spectacles like a dysfunctional Roman emperor. — Moira Donegan
Hitler dreamed of a 1,000-year Reich. Putin is said to have grand, almost theatrical ambitions of territorial conquest, aiming to…