World Fiction Special - Exquisite short stories

The suicide of a Cuban immigrant to Florida calls up all kinds of phantoms for Anna, herself a migrant from the Czech Republic. By Ana Menéndez.

A eunuch scribe at the ancient Egyptian court in Alexandria witnesses a pivotal moment in the life of his young princess, Cleopatra. Written by FT Kola.

A young South Korean‘s attempts to avoid conscription by becoming obese cause uproar in his family. Written by Krys Lee.

Roberto comes across a body in the lake and feels compelled to investigate – but all his lover Mireille seems to want is sex. Written by Efemia Chela.

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The former US Secretary of State endorsed human rights violations in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Argentina, yet Hillary Clinton calls him 'a friend'.

When the news seems ridiculous and shocking, we need competence to fill faith gap it creates, writes Chris Coltrane.

Caught between a growing economy and the peace process, farmers' land rights are being left behind, writes Erin Kildride.

Bringing gas from Azerbaijan to Europe, the Southern Gas Corridor would fortify Baku's autocratic regime, says Ido Liven.

The UK government has cut funds to Kernewek, the Cornish language, but residents are fighting back. Amy Hall reports.

What to expect from the United Kingdom's new Prime Minister: tough times for the environment, some elitism and clashes with Scotland. By Richard Swift.

The Ugandan LGBT community is under shock after police raided the Ugandan Pride Week, reports Jess Worth.

Federal police use firearms on protesting dissident teachers organizing a blockade, killing eight and injuring over 100. By María De Vecchi Gerli and Jen Wilton.

Inside the Holot Detention Facility, where Israel keeps Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers captive, by Megan Hanna.

Bangladeshi farmers employ a new tool in their struggle against poverty and climate change... pumpkins. Kelsi Farrington reports.

How the Mundukuru people won their battle to cancel plans for a massive new dam in the Amazon.

A refugee running for president; Uruguay wins against Philip Morris; US ends private prisons.

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In Cairo, normality is something of a heroic enterprise, Maria Golia explains.

Vasco Gargalo from Portugal with ‘Aleppo’

The latest cartoon by Simon Kneebone.

Polyp's latest cartoon.

Hondurans are not searching for the American Dream, they are fleeing from the nightmare of violence and repression in their country.

The president of the Philippines he may be, but his reputation is as a Dirty Harry of vigilante politics.

Cartoon by Marc Roberts

Training astronauts to shoot film? All in a day's work for the Canadian documentary filmmaker, writes Cristiana Moisescu.

The Clan, directed and co-written by Pablo Trapero; Urban Hymn, directed by Michael Caton-Jones.

Amerli by Refugees for Refugees and Anda by Melingo.

The Caliphate, Red Ellen, Eve out of Her Ruins, and 'Migrant, refugee, smuggler, saviour' reviewed in this month's New Internationalist magazine.