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Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC speaking at the TUC congress at the ACC Liverpool, September 11, 2023
Workers' Rights / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
Mourners arrive to attend a ceremony marking 40 days since the burial of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran, August 18, 2026
Middle East / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
 An Indigenous man performs a ritual during a protest calling for the protection of Indigenous land rights and demarcations outside the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, August 11, 2026
Latin America / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

Powerful agribusiness interests are trying to overturn efforts by the Lula government to protect the environment and indigenous peoples of the Amazon region, writes GABRIELA SA PESSOA

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Book Review / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

JAMIE BRITTON welcomes a celebration of Leo Baxendale, who was always political and the godfather of British comics

Celtic's Arne Engels during the Premiership match at Celtic Park, Glasgow, August 3, 2026
Men's Football / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
People dressed in protective gear lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of Jeannine Katusabe, who died of Ebola, during a burial service in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, August 11, 2026
Central Africa / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema shares a light moment with journalists after casting his vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, August 13, 2026
Southern Africa / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
Lev Shlosberg, 2nd right, senior member of the Yabloko party, stands in the defendant's box prior to a verdict in the case against him is delivered, in a court in Pskov, Russia, August 17, 2026
Eastern Europe / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
People walk past Shifa International Hospital, where imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be transferred for a medical examination following Pakistan's Supreme Court order, in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 18, 2026
Round-up / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
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Tributes left after a vigil, organised by campaign group Stand Up to Racism, for Professor Jason Arday on the steps of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, central London, August 17, 2026
Media / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

CLAUDIA WEBBE speaks out against the lethal mechanics of Britain’s culture-war press

 An Indigenous man performs a ritual during a protest calling for the protection of Indigenous land rights and demarcations outside the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, August 11, 2026
Latin America / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

Powerful agribusiness interests are trying to overturn efforts by the Lula government to protect the environment and indigenous peoples of the Amazon region, writes GABRIELA SA PESSOA

Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, January 15, 2026
United States / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

Trade unions and community groups are mobilising to push back against Trump’s racist raids after new revelations of spying on legal protesters. MARK GRUENBERG reports from the US state of Minnesota

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Features / 16 August 2026
16 August 2026

The best wildfire service may begin with the community, argues KOMAL RAJ ARYAL

Palestinians walk amid the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, in Gaza City, August 17, 2026
Voices of Scotland / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

The evolution of the Scottish nationalist leadership into cheerleaders for Nato has led the party to betray its pledges on Palestine and social spending, writes COLL McCAIL

PUTTING A GOOD FACE: Anas Sarwar (when still Scottish Labour leader) and Jackie Baillie MSP surrounded by party supporters at the launch of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election campaign, March 2026
Aw That / 15 August 2026
15 August 2026

While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics

Williams driver Alex Albon at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix ,June 4, 2026
Formula One / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
Babar Azam of Pakistan during a nets session at Headingley, Leeds ahead of the 1st Rothesay Test match against England, starting on Wednesday, August 17, 2026
Men's Cricket / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
Serena Williams (left) and (right) Venus Williams wave to the crowd at the end of a women's doubles match against Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament, August 17, 2026
Women's Tennis / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
Trainer Amy Murphy ahead of the Maureen Brittain Memorial Empress Fillies' Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse, June 29, 2024
Horse Racing / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026
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Book Review / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world

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Follow the Movement / 18 August 2026
18 August 2026

An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance

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Theatre Review / 17 August 2026
17 August 2026

EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message

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Music Review / 14 August 2026
14 August 2026

EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern

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Opinion / 14 August 2026
14 August 2026

BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora

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Attila the Stockbroker Diary / 14 August 2026
14 August 2026

The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments