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Mon 12 Oct 2026

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A Houthi soldier watching a protest against Saudi Arabia, in Sana'a, Yemen, 9 October 2026.

The Gulf has entered a new era of instability. If its leaders think they can rely on old alliances, they are wrong

Nesrine Malik

Lab workers at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East in Russia.

As a scientist, here’s what worries me about the suspected Russian plague victim

Devi Sridhar

A close-up picture of somebody holding a gold wedding ring

I don’t have children. So who will I leave my precious possessions to when I die?

Kiran Sidhu

An illustration consisting of numerous speech bubbles

Illustration of figures lost in labyrinth of staircases.

Finally, a helpful intervention in the ‘overdiagnosis’ wars. But where’s the money to answer this tragedy?

John Harris

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley smiles while chatting with officers wearing checkered hats

I will have more police officers of colour in the UK capital – and the culture wars won’t stop me doing it

Mark Rowley

Delegates gather around the Young Greens booth during the first day of the Green party’s conference in Brighton, 2 October 2026.

Yes, it’s been a tough week for the Greens: but don’t lose sight of how we’re transforming British politics

Zack Polanski

A nuclear counterattack training exercise at an undisclosed location in North Korea in April 2024.

Fixated on AI, the world has forgotten what is staring it in the face: nuclear annihilation

Simon Tisdall

Mural depicting Vladimir Putin at a polling station in Donetsk, in Russian-controlled Ukraine, during Russia’s parliamentary elections, 20 September 2026.

The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukraine

Timothy Garton Ash

In Khan Younis, a man and boy sort through rubble of a destroyed building

In three years, Israel’s war on Gaza hasn’t just changed the Middle East, it’s changed the world

Steve Bloomfield

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The Guardian view on mental health: overdiagnosis is not the problem facing young people

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