What went wrong in the president’s first real crisis — and what does it mean for the US?

For all his love of super-forecasting, he couldn’t see that after driving 260 miles he might be recognised

Mauricio Macri cannot cajole middle class voters by saying he keeps the markets happy

Former crown prince Reza Pahlavi emerges as a figurehead for those who believe regime change is within sight

Other New York races pitting progressives against veteran incumbents are too close to call

The government is auctioning concessions in assets including airports, ports, highways and railways

Opposition says the government is putting democracy at risk with attacks on institutions

Most surprising is the public’s willingness to tolerate increasing levels of violence

Violence that has escalated for months has reached a critical pitch

Magdalena Andersson rules out talks on the issue, citing heightened tensions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Three independence parties emerge victorious but now face a monumental challenge

Vladimir Putin signals talks with North Korea’s leader cover possible supply of weapons

Decision a blow to rightwing former president’s hopes of a swift comeback

Since Ukraine was invaded, the Russian oligarch has been rushing to salvage his assets while conducting back-channel peace talks

Libertarian Javier Milei taps into voter frustration at chronic economic dysfunction

Partnership that would prioritise UK could produce 100m doses by year-end if treatment is effective

The 61-year-old former governor emerges as first credible third-party candidate since return to democracy in 1999

A collapsed apartment complex symbolises the rot in country’s construction system

The former presidential candidate on negotiating with Putin, the ‘prophet’ Margaret Atwood — and why the Democrats need to rein in the radical left

The potential impact on heart and brain disease poses challenges to healthcare systems globally

In places where the unnatural droning sound is said to occur, those who hear it suffer. Is it even real?

After Liz Truss’s resignation, the British people deserve to have a general election

While Spain, France and UK suffer Covid-19 surge, the country has adapted since brutal first phase

Charities say UK government must do more to address disparities in life expectancy after pandemic

Britain should lead the way as the territory protests over the national security law

Decision is a blow to credibility of government-backed inquiry into alleged brutality

How Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the north-east dramatically turned the tide of the seven-month-long invasion

Russia’s Putin, India’s Modi and the UK’s Johnson, will find relations with the US more challenging

Vessel stuck off remote area of Greenland with more than 200 people on board

Leader seeks to revive popularity as he nears end of term as head of ruling Liberal Democratic party

If life were a morality tale, the Covid-19 antics would turn Brazilians against the populist president

But investors fret about threat to city’s autonomy from law that has sparked new pro-democracy protests