A ceasefire seems unlikely, despite claims from Joe Biden last week. But Keir Starmer’s support could change that
The climate crisis is the greatest challenge facing all nations, and it won’t be solved by recruiting more reservists
Lying is what many powerful states routinely do, particularly in wartime. But at some point, reality will intrude
Women in Black have been holding silent vigils around the world to call for peace in the Middle East for 35 years
Global opinion appears to be shifting against Israel – but will that be enough to force an end to the bloodshed?
The Israeli leader is emboldened by a hard-right coalition and frustrated with calls for humanitarian pause in Gaza
Hamas must have anticipated the sheer scale of Israel’s attack, suggesting it thinks the conflict could last decades
The US achieved nothing in the Middle East, but millions of civilians paid the price – the same will be true now
Both countries’ latest plans highlight that we are in the era of remote warfare, but deaths continue on the ground
Rishi Sunak’s climate U-turn shows UK’s irrelevance, while António Guterres pushes for real change in New York
It may take a Global North disaster worse than the Libyan floods to spur wealthy states to take real action on climate
A lot rests on whether Putin’s brutal consolidation of power works out
