The 7%: Jacinda Ardern joins select group of women in power
New Zealand’s new prime minister is one of 13 female heads of government in the world
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Global pollution kills 9m a year and threatens ‘survival of human societies’
Landmark study finds toxic air, water, soils and workplaces kill at least 9m people and cost trillions of dollars every year
Read moreWhat would an entirely flood-proof city look like?
The wetter the better. From sponge cities in China to ‘berms with benefits’ in New Jersey and floating container classrooms in the slums of Dhaka, we look at a range of projects that treat storm water as a resource rather than a hazard
Read more‘Everything’s changed’: despair of Briton held without charge in Bangladesh
Hasnat Karim remains in prison although no evidence has been produced to implicate him in 2016 Holey Bakery attack in which more than 20 were killed
Read moreAung San Suu Kyi: what has happened to Myanmar’s icon of morality?
Failure of Nobel prize winner to condemn brutal military campaign against Rohingya Muslims places the Lady at centre of global ire
Read moreMyanmar blocks all UN aid to civilians at heart of Rohingya crisis
Exclusive: Military offensive against insurgents leaves thousands stranded without life-saving supplies
Read morePartition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other writers reflect
More than a million were killed and many millions more displaced by Indian partition. Authors consider its bloody legacy and the crises now facing their countries
Read moreBangladesh’s disappeared: activist found on bus claims he was latest target
Farhad Mazhar, who says he was abducted by three men, vows he will not be silenced in first interview with an alleged victim
Read moreFrom heatwaves to hurricanes, floods to famine: seven climate change hotspots
Global warming will not affect everyone equally. Here we look at seven key regions to see how each is tackling the consequences of climate change
Read moreDrive to get children back to school failing worldwide
As UN figures show out-of-school rates unchanged since 2012, researchers say goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is unlikely to be met for generations
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