Meer as 100 confirmed cases of monkeypox – a disease usually found in central and western Africa – have been detected in countries from the US to Australia and France to the UK, causing alarm after two years of a pandemic. With cases identified in more than 15 lande, it feels eerily similar to reports of coronavirus in 2019 – but is it? We speak to Guardian science correspondent Nicola Davis to find out more about the situation and whether it is cause for concern
Whale splashes Norwegian coastguard after being freed from rope – video
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Norwegian coastguards rescued a whale entangled in ropes before the animal swam away to freedom, flipping its tail, footage published on Wednesday showed. The mammal was floating listlessly on the surface of the Baren...
Putin’s Russia: dictator syndrome and the rise of a ‘mafia state’ - video
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Guardian correspondent Luke Harding chronicles the defining moments in Putin's early presidency that helped turn Russia into a 'mafia state' – from the clampdown on the independent media, to shocking assassinations an...
Gemaak in Londen: Solidariteit Britannia – video
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Lynda Ouazar het 'n voedselbank vir ongedokumenteerde mense in die eerste inperking gestig, ondersteun diegene wat hul werk en huise oornag verloor het, en wat nie amptelike hulp kon soek nie. She joined the Guardian for this col...
Made in Middlesbrough: it takes a village – video
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When Sunita Ghosh Dastidar's parents came to the north-east of England they were at one point homeless. Nou, as a first-time filmmaker, Sunita reflects on her upbringing in Middlesbrough and the things that helped her...
I read the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling to see what we lost. Everyone should
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As one more reminder of what we’ve lost, the text of the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling is unlikely to console us. Selfs so, I recommend downloading the pdf. In the wake of its overturning, this beautifully written document – ...
Liz Cheney calls Trump’s election actions more chilling than imagined – video
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The Republican US representative Liz Cheney has said Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election were 'more chilling and more threatening' than first imagined, while calling on Republicans to choose between l...
Putin says Russia will respond to Nato infrastructure in Finland, Sweden – video
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Vladimir Putin has issued fresh warnings that Russia would respond in kind if Nato set up military infrastructure in Finland and Sweden after they joined the US-led alliance. He said it was inevitable that Moscow's re...
Killing of Hindu tailor sparks protests in India – video
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Protests have erupted in India following the killing of a Hindu tailor in the state of Rajasthan. Fearing outbreaks of religious violence, police in the state banned public gatherings and suspended internet services a...