Trump threatens war and punitive tariffs to recapture Iranian resources – just as in 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mossadegh and US corporations immediately seized 40% of the oil, says SEVIM DAGDELEN
CHINA is not famous for its elephants — but the famed wandering herd have been dominating animal media headlines for some while.
The whole herd of 15 animals originally left a wildlife reserve in the south-west of Yunnan province more than a year ago. They trekked over 300 miles (500km) north, arriving at the outskirts of the provincial capital of Kunming.
Last week the elephants were on the move again, heading south-west while a male who broke from the herd is 10 miles (16km) away, still on the outskirts of Kunming.
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
JOHN GREEN wades through a pessimistic prophesy that does not consider the need for radical change in political and social structures
Nature's self-reconstruction is both intriguing and beneficial and as such merits human protection, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT



