JULY 31. 2025

National Guard Ordered to Do ICE Paperwork at Immigration Facilities in 20 States

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to immigration facilities further blurs the line between military and law enforcement.

U. S. Security Contractors in Gaza Risk War Crimes Charges, Democrats Say

Democrats said veterans working for U. S. security contractors on Trump’s Gaza aid effort may face legal risks.

Matt Kelly’s picks of the week: Gary Lineker on speaking his truth

Our founder and editor-in-chief’s weekly highlights from the magazine

Danny Kruger: prophet of the religious right

When Danny Kruger speaks in parliament, the chamber empties. But his theocratic musings have a wider audience than you might think

When things fall apart

Against a backdrop of global collapse, one exhibition used Chinua Achebe’s classic to hold space for voices from the Global South—and asked who gets to imagine the future.

Trump’s Gaza “Food Centers” Miss the Real Problem: Israel’s Aid Blockade

As with many of Trump’s proposals, it’s unclear how serious he is about his vague call for further U. S. involvement in Gaza food aid.

What to Do — And Not to Do — About a Judge Like Emil Bove

To confront a judge like Emil Bove so committed to Trump’s authoritarianism, we need to recognize the underlying problem.

Double standards and Tommy Robinson

The hard right rabble-rouser is reported to have left the country after police indicated they wanted to question him over an alleged assault

Plastics production 'a global threat'

Scientists issue urgent call ahead of final plastics treaty talks: this is the world’s last chance to act.

Senior Project Coordinator – Media in Exile

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is seeking a highly organised and motivated Senior Project Coordinator to manage the delivery of grants and capacity building interventions for media in exile.

The World Wants Matcha. Japan’s Farms Can’t Keep Up.

The world’s obsession with matcha pushed prices to historic highs. As the climate changes, small farmers question how long they can keep up.

Notes from a Small Island: Bernadette Carreon on Covering Palau, the Pacific, and the World

GIJN’s speaks to the veteran reporter who covered the Pacific region from the small island nation of Palau for more than 20 years.

JULY 30. 2025

David Renton: What is the meaning of support?

What does it mean when a government makes support for an organisation unlawful? Support is what a rank-and-file member of a party provides for its leader when they donate money to the cause, when. ..

The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence

Israel’s main justification for its starvation of Gaza was built on a lie. The New York Times repeated it for months.

Another of Farage’s MPs probed by standards chief: er, Nigel Farage

Parliament's standards commissioner has announced he is looking into a possible rules breach by the Reform leader

Lionesses get the reception Boris Johnson refused

England's Euros-winning squad have made it to Downing Street after the former prime minister declined to offer an invite three years ago

Meet the new face of Reform in Wales

Laura Anne Jones, Nigel Farage's first member of the Senedd, has an uncanny ability for making headlines. Just not good ones

The General sleeps

As former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari’s death is mourned with official reverence, a generation remembers the eight years that drove them out.

Will Gaza Ever Know a Real Ceasefire, or Just a Pause Before the Next Bomb?

What does hope mean when your city is flattened and everyone you know is slowly starving?

The Philippine Missile Crisis: U. S. Deployed Arms to the Philippines and No One Noticed But China

The U. S. deployment of missiles in the Philippines is an escalation that has angered China and could come back to bite Filipinos most of all.