After Magnus Carlsen, Chess Has Entered a New Age
“Interregnum,” a new book by Jordan Himelfarb, follows the chess world’s rising young players, including the reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, as they compete in an era defined by computers, Louisa Thomas writes.
‘I saw the backlash coming’: civil rights activist Kimberlé Crenshaw on America and race
She coined the term ‘intersectionality’ and helped to develop critical race theory, now her life’s work is under attack by Washington’s war on ‘woke’. As her memoir is published, the legal scholar explains why she’ll never stop speaking truth to power
Hanged under the cover of war: letters and videos tell stories of Iran’s death row victims
Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March
Thankless task awaits Charles as soft power of crown meets mercurial Trump
Will the president’s reverence for royalty ease transatlantic tensions or will his protocol-smashing predilection prevail?
Safety fears as UK hospitals use nurses to cover for doctors due to shortage of medics
Exclusive: Advanced practitioners are being deployed to cover doctor rota gaps across the NHS, figures show
The Guardian view on Germany, Japan and the end of the postwar order: as US alliances crumble, a new world emerges
Editorial: Developments in Berlin and Tokyo show how far the strategic environment has shifted in response to authoritarian threat and American unpredictability
It’s no surprise Trump has met his match in Pope Leo – the US president represents the polar opposite of Christianity
Name the deadliest of sins – cruelty, deceit, avarice – and Trump will both exhibit them and celebrate them, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
I witnessed the dying days of Boris Johnson’s premiership. Keir Starmer’s position is uncannily similar
For all his sins, Johnson didn’t sacrifice others to save himself. That’s not leadership – and Starmer may learn that all too soon, says former Tory chief whip Simon Hart
Trump fan Caitlyn Jenner learns elections have consequences
She backed the president as he ran millions of dollars in anti-trans ads. Now she’s disappointed her passport has the wrong gender
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