The Russian president has been severely wounded by this open show of defiance. It remains to be seen whether Ukraine can take advantage of this weakness.
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Muslim women – and those for whom modesty is a guiding vestimentary principle – too often have to choose between modesty and fashionability.
The Soviets controlled the media, set up camps for dissenters and installed politicians who would do their bidding in east Berlin and east Germany.
The allies determination to ‘save’ Berlin by flying planes in day after day in 1948, was a symbolic turning point.
Sex between women has never been specifically outlawed.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Russian forces in Ukraine have been deeply divided. The Kremlin is attempting to remedy that, but the signs are not good.
Despite a procession of peace plans for Ukraine, irreconcilable divisions remain between Kyiv and Moscow.
People’s sense of belonging is fostered in everyday social practices and in the spaces they claim for themselves. Our elders need be acknowledged, respected and accepted.
Cognitive immobility, brought on by being separated from family, can lead to emotional exhaustion, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
If Russia moves nuclear warheads into Belarus the political fallout could be enormous.
Sociolinguists suggest that within the next century, 90% of the world’s languages will disappear, due largely to colonial languages dominating economies, education and governance.
Rape myths are deeply ingrained in our culture. We need education and action, on the part of all of our institutions, to weed them out.
Sometimes you have to let your friends know when they’ve made a bad choice in life but there’s a way to go about it.
Too often police forces are the only agency expected to respond to an emergency, particularly out of hours. Mental health services need better funding to support people properly.
Those who seek power for the sake of power are less attracted to high office when more people get a say.
Russia is threatening to disrupt the world’s undersea data infrastructure. This should be taken seriously.
The Scottish government has allowed the island ferry network to reach a crisis point. Islanders question why.
Most discussions about sexual violence and harassment are based on a worldview that sees heterosexual relationships as the default.
This is far from the first time the Hellenic coastguard has faced accusations of endangering asylum seekers lives at sea.
Iran’s savage use of executions and prisoner rape has failed to quell the “women, freedom, life” movement.
Putin’s anti-queer campaign is just part of his continued manipulation of information.
When an attack affects a whole city the grief members of the community feel is complex.
After three years of isolation under a strict COVID lockdown, North Korea could face another terrible famine.
The privileges process is a vital part of the British constitution so what the committee investigating Johnson decides matters for future precedent, even if he is gone.