IN FOCUS

France’s student protests: a new generation demands respect

Gen Z-led protests spread across Europe, with poor public services and unaffordable housing as key triggers

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Global tax rules: a north-south divide

UN treaty talks pit wealthy states seeking weak text against global south countries demanding ambition

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

UN: crisis and opportunity

Bellicose General Assembly speeches expose the scale of the task facing the next secretary-general

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Russia: a stage-managed vote and a war with no end in sight

Record parliamentary supermajority for Putin after authorities bar the sole peace party

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Sweden: far right in retreat

Anti-migrant party loses support, but its agenda looks set to outlast the setback

BRICS: growing ambition but zero accountability

As multilateralism evolves to counter US power, civil society risks being stuck on the sidelines

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Myanmar: corporate complicity held to account

Charges against Norway-based company throw the spotlight on international partnerships that keep the junta afloat

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Sudan: blood on the hands of foreign powers

Both sides use drones against civilians while fighting raises fears of another massacre

CONFLICT | CRISIS

SDGs: civil society shut out as progress falls short

Annual summit sees states clash over climate and human rights while restricting civil society’s ability to meet development goals

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Zambia: an uneven contest leads to an easy win

Crackdown on opposition and last-minute closure of the courts help secure president’s re-election

SOUTHERN AFRICA