International
Wasted minds
Covid learning loss has been a global disaster
Millions of children are still out of school. The costs are stacking up
Severe complications
Around the world, bans do not make abortion much rarer
But they can make care for all pregnancies worse
From inflation to insurrection
Costly food and energy are fostering global unrest
Many governments are too indebted to cushion the blow to living standards
Clear water
Swimming’s ruling on transgender women continues a trend
Another sport chooses fairness over inclusion
Technology and mental health
Can tech tackle the global crisis of depression and anxiety?
Quite possibly. A new WHO report sets out the scale of the need
Arms and armour
Does the tank have a future?
The war in Ukraine has exposed the vehicle’s vulnerabilities. They can be overcome
Overruled
The pandemic has accelerated a global decline in the rule of law
But it has also brought some needed change to the way justice is administered
Survival of the bookish
Climate change is harder on less educated people
And covid learning loss has made them even more vulnerable
Spies like us
Anonymous tipsters, angry at Russia, help detect sanctions-busters
A “whole of society” approach to intelligence is paying off
Connective action
The war in Ukraine is spurring transatlantic co-operation in tech
Talks are bound to get trickier once attention turns back to China
Press freedom is under attack
Journalists are struggling against the worst conditions since the cold war