People across the world are standing up to the power of the arms trade. Amy Hall explores its threat to life and democracy.

Britain’s general election saw the rightwing Conservatives swept out – and a huge majority for Labour. But the shallowness of the victorious party’s support points to an existential threat to dominant parties across the world, argues Conrad Landin.

Can South Africa ever fully shake off the shackles of apartheid? Conrad Landin asks whether the country’s historic genocide case against Israel could lead to a reckoning at home.

Confronting the impact of empire is not about getting stuck in the past, writes Amy Hall. It’s vital to how we build a better future.

As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down the culprits and proposes a route to resolution.

We depend on it for food, shelter and work, it’s a cultural marker and a source of identity – but also a site of violence and anguish. It’s time for a reckoning, writes Amy Hall.

Report from The Balkans by Alessio Perrone.

Update from France by Claire Fauset.

SIM cards loaded with cash handed out across the country have been credited with staving off a Somali famine after warnings of an impending crisis in February. Roshni Majumdar reports.

Late Shift; Young Mothers.

Mexico In Transformation; Transcription; Song for a Hard-Hit People; The Roof Beneath Their Feet.

The Kasambwe Brothers; Manizeh.

Mariam Barghouti reflects on what it means when communities built on hospitality can no longer support their neighbours.

Veronique Mistiaen meets Afghanistan’s ‘mother of education’, who for more than two decades has been transforming lives through community-based learning.

The chocolate king of the Ukraine.

State of the industry; Deadly business; At the border; Who’s supplying whom?

The photos, facts, and politics of Iran.

‘No panic’ by Maarten Wolterink (Netherlands)