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Editorial: The consequences of Donald Trump’s decision to scrap USAID, and other countries’ decisions to reduce funding, are playing out in deadly fashion

Our prisons are failing and have been for some time. This latest episode should be a wake-up call

The Sarah Pochin controversy has ignited another row over how nasty people are allowed to be before they get ‘cancelled’. It’s an insidious distraction, writes Zoe Williams

The Argentine president’s libertarian experiment is in tatters, and his hold on power seems increasingly dependent on volatile US support, says journalist Jordana Timerman

Now that Diwali has passed and Chhath is here, we’ve entered that familiar season when breathing becomes a conscious act. The water is frothing. The sky is covered in smog so thick it looks like somebody has edited away the contrast, the colour and sharpness. Only the AQI charts are…

A state referendum could give Democrats five more congressional seats. It faces two key critiques

The passing of Piyush Pandey brought back memories of his most enduring contribution to Indian popular culture: the 1988 Doordarshan musical medley Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. Working as an account manager at Ogilvy Mather, Pandey had penned lines that became a rare government broadcast, a lyrical celebration of India’s diversity…

Lion’s mane mushroom, maca root, collagen concoctions: there’s a menopause gold rush out on social media’s wild frontier, says comedian Viv Groskop

In this age of Tory nativism and Faragist populism, the question isn’t ‘is this person a bigot?’ Now it is ‘does that matter at all?’ says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde

From skeletal spectres to portals to the underworld, eucalypts have the power to thrill and chill