Russian backing for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters striking significant blows in recent days
We’re being sold a world where there’s no room for reflection or spontaneity. This is the Black Mirror stage of capitalism, says Alexander Hurst, who writes for Guardian Europe from Paris
Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels
Proposal for a one-time 5% tax on billionaires in the state is opposed by Silicon Valley tech titans and Gavin Newsom
Hisham Abugharbieh has been charged in the deaths of his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriend
Show curated by Edward Enninful will highlight era’s ‘do it yourself’ attitude and shift focus away from Cool Britannia
Acclaimed stage and screen actor has taken part in Washington DC’s Folger Shakespeare Library residency program during a troubling time for the capital
At a talk on her latest essay collection, Dead and Alive, Smith said she ‘sometimes’ reads male novelists, but more often seeks the wisdom of older female writers like Helen Garner
Commons speaker grants application by Tories for vote on investigation into whether PM misled MPs, say sources
There is a way to bring this back to parliament. We owe it to the brave terminally ill people who have been so let down to try, says Labour MP Kim Leadbeater
Secret Service director says security succeeded in stopping shooter before he could do further harm but others disagree
Heatwaves reach 45C across India as unseasonably cold weather affects parts of central Canada
In Tehran, the Guardian spoke to people about how war is transforming their feelings toward the regime and their country’s future