The modern failures of the United Nations are not an aberration – but a product of its imperial roots, argues Conrad Landin. So how can we create a functioning system for global co-operation?

People across the world are standing up to the power of the arms trade. Amy Hall explores its threat to life and democracy.

Although far from a modern phenomenon, the potency and complexity of misinformation has increased in the digital age. To tackle it, we need a systemic response that goes further than debunking one lie at a time, argues Nanjala Nyabola.

Britain’s general election saw the rightwing Conservatives swept out – and a huge majority for Labour. But the shallowness of the victorious party’s support points to an existential threat to dominant parties across the world, argues Conrad Landin.

The global trend towards liberalizing abortion is being overshadowed by a newly emboldened anti-rights movement that wants to erode bodily autonomy. Bethany Rielly learns how feminist movements are organizing to put abortion back in the hands of the people – and keep it there.

We depend on it for food, shelter and work, it’s a cultural marker and a source of identity – but also a site of violence and anguish. It’s time for a reckoning, writes Amy Hall.

Māori revival; Lighting up the slums; Uncaged beasts

The Balfour Declaration was a 67-word statement penned by Foreign Secretary Lord Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community. Lydia Noon reports

Richard Swift on Ethiopia's new reforming PM.

Late Shift; Young Mothers.

Keir Starmer and a key adviser smash the British left in a tale of sordid deceit. But does it give them too much credit? By Dexter Govan.

Chat Iskandaria; The Good Ones.

In her final letter, Maya Misikir reflects on the city’s magnetic pull – and the bittersweet gravity it holds for those who leave and return.

The Philippines’ maverick environmentalist fighting the powerful mining industry, speaks with Veronique Mistiaen.

The chocolate king of the Ukraine.

State of the industry; Deadly business; At the border; Who’s supplying whom?

The photos, facts, and politics of Colombia.

Science, by P J Polyp.