Reuters Ms Harris completely avoided the tough moments and scrutiny that comes with challenging for the Democratic nomination In American politics it’s customary to suggest that most voters don’t start paying attention to the presidential election until after the Labor Day holiday weekend. Well, that occasion – seen here as the unofficial end of summer … Read more
BBC Devraj’s death sparked religious violence in Udaipur city The killing of a 15-year-old boy by a classmate last month has fuelled religious tensions in an Indian city, leaving one family grieving and the other shattered by the crime. On 16 August, Heena* learned her teenage son Zakir*, 15, had been accused of stabbing a … Read more
ANDRE PAIN/POOL/AFP France’s president put politics on hold during the Paris Olympics and took 60 days to name a PM Like many charming, clever people, Emmanuel Macron is used to getting his own way. Still only 46 years old, France’s suave leader can already point back to a glittering career path strewn with obstacles avoided … Read more
Getty Images Crickets have become a go-to bug for chefs experimenting with edible insects “Think of it as cricket cake, like fish cake,” the chef said as he urged the man in the buffet line to try the steaming, spicy laksa – a coconut noodle broth – full of “textured cricket protein”. Next to it … Read more
Amit Segal A newly paved section of road along the Philadelphi Corridor Israeli forces have been laying tarmac on a key road in Gaza along its southern border – in what some commentators see as a signal that they’re not prepared to fully withdraw from the territory any time soon. The road has become a … Read more
Urdd Mah, 22, fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan For many people in the UK this week, school has started again. But for women and girls in Afghanistan, there is still a ban from secondary school classrooms, and much of public life, by the Taliban. Mah, 22, fled from the country in … Read more