PDP extends Damagum’s tenure as acting national chairperson and more
Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on Friday.…
Germany’s housing crisis hits students
Housing is the social issue of the 21st century, German politicians and experts say time and again. And yet there's no improvement in sight, especially in cities, where affordable housing is in…
Dollar strength: Why developing countries are nervous
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a 10% rise in the dollar on the currency market would push down real gross domestic product (GDP) in emerging economies by 1.9% after one…
How Iran has managed to evade sanctions on its oil exports
As the US government and its allies mull new sanctions on Iran after Tehran's missile and drone attack on Israel, we look at whether existing sanctions have been effective at stemming the…
Israel-Hamas war impacts Venice Art Biennale
The Venice Biennale, which runs this year from April 20 to November 24, is one of the world's most prestigious international art shows, alongside the documents in the German city of Kassel.…
Indonesia’s biodiesel industry contributing to deforestation
Indonesia is aiming to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, with 30 percent of the country's energy slated to come from biodiesel by 2030. But the plan has caused alarm among environmental…
Russia withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin says
Russian peacekeepers will withdraw from Azerbaijan's Nagorgno-Karabakh region, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the move, responding to a question about reports in the Azerbaijani media about the…
‘No need to go into full-scale war’ with Iran, says former Israeli PM Barak
The Iranian attack was largely repelled and as such is a "dramatic failure", Barak said. As a result, he believes "there is no need and no will to go into full-scale war"…
Film show: ‘Civil War’, an entertaining and unsettling vision of a divided America
In the latest speculative fiction from British director Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst stars as a war reporter documenting a conflict she once never thought possible: a new civil war in the United…
‘Princess Madoki’ brings waacking to Paris’s Musée d’Orsay
She has featured in Beyoncé's music videos, choreographed a sell-out stage musical and brought underground nightclub moves to the stage of the Opéra de Paris. Now Josepha Madoki is hosting a weekend…