Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks kill three during Orthodox Easter
Volodymyr Zelenskiy urges prayers for soldiers on frontline amid attacks in Kharkiv and Sumy regions; Xi Jinping arrives in Paris under pressure to harden stance
University of Mississippi: ‘abhorrent’ counter-protesters condemned
Largely white, male group taunts pro-Palestinian protesters on campus and one man makes racist gesture towards Black womanDozens of students at the University of Mississippi
Men believed to be missing surfers died from gunshots, Mexican officials say
Families of men presumed to be two Australians and American who went missing in Baja California arrive in Tijuana to identify bodiesThe bodies believed to
The Guardian view on transnational repression: dissidents need safety in their new homes | Editorial
Authoritarian governments are extending their pursuit of critics far beyond their borders
Forty-five years ago, the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was killed in London with a poison-tipped umbrella as he made his way home from work. The horrifying case transfixed the British public.
So transnational repression is not new, including on British shores. But unless its target is unusually high-profile, or it uses startling tactics such as those employed by Markov’s killers – or in the attempt to assassinate Sergei Skripal – much of it passes with minimal attention.
Shadow of war hangs over Orthodox Easter as Zelenskiy and Putin mark holiday
Russian president attends service led by one of his staunchest backers while Zelenskiy asserts God is on Kyiv’s sideOrthodox Easter services in Ukraine and Russia