- Asia Pacific, Capital punishment, Law, Myanmar, Singapore, South and Central Asia, US news, US politics, World news
The Guardian view on the death penalty: a long way to go | Editorial
Though capital punishment is in global decline, there are horrifying exceptions to the general trendNext month…
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The Guardian view on Sri Lanka: good riddance to the Rajapaksas | Editorial
Mass protests forced the president to announce he will resign. But the years of his family’s corruption and in…
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The Guardian view on an Indian summer: human-made heatwaves are getting hotter | Editorial
The world’s poorest people ought to be helped to cope with a climate emergency they did little to causeWhat is…
- Afghanistan, Civil service, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, House of Commons, Politics, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
The Guardian view on the Afghan evacuation: a governmental disaster and human tragedy | Editorial
A damning report by the Commons foreign affairs committee exposes the full scale of failure by ministers and o…
- Afghanistan, Gender, Religion, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women in politics, World news
The Guardian view on Afghan women: the Taliban turn the screws | Editorial
The regime intensifies repression and suffering while failing to address the country’s urgent humanitarian nee…
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The Guardian view on strongmen and straw men: south Asian crises over Russia’s war | Editorial
It may be a conceit to think that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will shape the contours of a coming wider globa…
- Asia Pacific, China, Europe, Imran Khan, India, Jair Bolsonaro, Joe Biden, Middle East and North Africa, Nato, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South and Central Asia, Syria, Ukraine, United Nations, US news, Vladimir Putin, World news
The Guardian view on Putin and the world: it’s not just about China | Editorial
The Russian president may look isolated over Ukraine, but important players are hedging their betsWhen Vladimi…
- Afghanistan, Foreign policy, South and Central Asia, Taliban, UK news, United Nations, US foreign policy, World news
The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s struggle: it isn’t just the Taliban | Editorial
Girls’ hopes of education have been crushed again. People are fighting for basic rights and freedoms – but als…
- Afghanistan, Biden administration, Defence policy, Foreign policy, Human rights, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations
The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s despair: the UK must step up | Editorial
Britain needs to show that it cares about the lives of starving humans, not just animalsSoon after the Taliban…
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The Guardian view on Kazakhstan’s unrest: danger ahead | Editorial
Years of rage lie behind the days of protest. Bringing in foreign troops can’t resolve an uprising with deep r…
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The Guardian view on Dominic Raab’s Foreign Office: callous as well as complacent | Editorial
A whistleblower has exposed the extent to which Afghans’ trust in British promises of protection was betrayed …
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The Guardian view on Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi is now one of many | Editorial
The generals snatched power and seized elected politicians. But they have yet to cow the publicThe prosecution…
- Afghanistan, Aid, Famine, Global development, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Islamic State, South and Central Asia, Taliban
The Guardian view on Afghanistan: a fast-developing disaster | Editorial
As its economy implodes and the food crisis grows, its people feel betrayed. No wonderThe global attention has…
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The Guardian view on Afghanistan: the dilemma for donors | Editorial
The Taliban are showing their true colours. The people face a desperate struggle for basic rights – and for su…
- Afghanistan, Ben Wallace, Biden administration, Islamic State, Joe Biden, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US politics
The Guardian view on Afghanistan: chaos turns to carnage | Editorial
The attack on Kabul airport underlines the west’s obligations, which do not end with the occupation For all th…