The Globalist

UN inspectors head to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Plus: Sri Lanka’s pact with the IMF, why China and Hong Kong’s elite are leaving for Singapore and the latest arts and culture news.

Ukrainian troops escalate the counteroffensive in Kherson. Plus: political paralysis grips Iraq, a flick through today’s papers and a look at a new Ellsworth Kelly exhibition in Austin, Texas.

The latest on Ukraine’s long-anticipated southern counteroffensive and Russia’s Vostok military exercises. Plus: catastrophic flooding in Pakistan, a flick through today’s papers and the latest fashion news.

Fighting continues around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine. Plus: a look ahead to Brazil’s upcoming election, Nasa’s “megarocket” gets ready to blast off and London celebrates Notting Hill Carnival.

More US lawmakers visit Taiwan, defying China’s warnings. Plus, Emmanuel Macron seeks to mend ties with Algeria, an update from Ethiopia as fighting continues in northern Tigray, and Andrew Mueller’s unique assessment of what we learnt this week.

As winter approaches, we look at Vladimir Putin’s strategy in Ukraine and whether European solidarity can withstand soaring energy prices. Plus: victories for gay rights in Singapore and Vietnam, the global impact of a strike at the UK’s biggest container port, and a check-in from the Formex interior design event in Sweden.

We discuss Ukraine’s independence day, which also marks six months of war with Russia. Plus: the prosecutor in Argentina seeking a jail sentence for the vice-president, the latest business news and the DRC’s art scene.

We discuss the US and South Korea’s biggest joint military drills in years. Plus: the charging of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan under anti-terrorism legislation, this week’s elections in Angola and a bold new idea for Berlin’s public transport system.

The latest on the war in Ukraine, and Sweden and Finland’s pending Nato accession. Plus: Kenya’s new president, a fashion news round-up and Sotheby’s first curated sale in Singapore in 15 years.

Uncertainty about the security of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant continues. Plus: we explore the bilateral ties between Russia and Myanmar, Taiwan and the US agreed to start trade talks, and Andrew Mueller’s irreverent round-up of the week’s news.