An archaeological site in southern Turkey from the 10th millennium BC has pried open another window into the early Neolithic era—and what may have been the beginning of human civilisation https://t.co/8Nrv1QuoJo

Gobekli Tepe was used more or less continuously from 9500 to 8000BC, the same span of time as between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the advent of space travel https://t.co/qYSVYZXj3l

Giving Vladimir Putin an “off-ramp” will not make the world safer. It it is naive to imagine that he is ready to make peace https://t.co/bL0vZnGqHO

The bicycle facilitated women’s sexual liberation in Victorian England and transformed warfare in South Africa. Ride through two-wheeled history in Jody Rosen’s new book https://t.co/nxpEAgwwdU

“Eritrea is like a giant prison.” We meet some of the state’s long-suffering citizens, and ask how much more they can endure https://t.co/3FJjSqlIy2

The new “Top Gun” movie offers the same fantasy of benign American power as the original, only even more innocently, as if answering a deeper need for reassurance https://t.co/pgRvUtqOLq

Germany, Italy and France are in the “peace camp.” On the other hand, Poland and the Baltic states, backed by Britain, think Russia should pay dearly for its aggression https://t.co/YYUOaSLTcX

Thousands of documents and photographs shed new light on abuses committed by China against the Uyghurs and other minorities https://t.co/P37evrs59P

Gustavo Petro’s strength spooked Colombian elites in the run-up to the election https://t.co/1oMdomoMtc

America has already imposed financial sanctions on Eritrea’s army and ruling party. The UN should follow this lead https://t.co/wZNljSMOy7

Voters should reward politicians who think a gun licence should be at least as hard to obtain as a driving licence https://t.co/PaUk5OJWNQ

Anyone who goes about mostly on two wheels will find “Two Wheels Good” an entertaining ride https://t.co/HnQUYjaqDs

President Issaias Afwerki’s good behaviour in Eritrea has not outlived sanctions. He still rules by fear and stirs up trouble with neighbours https://t.co/gJ2wdu30JI

If Russia is allowed to keep the land it has stolen from Ukraine, Vladimir Putin may be tempted to grab more—from Ukraine or from another country such as Georgia or Moldova https://t.co/TnMzy9q9Gu

There is no good reason to let civilians own guns that fire rapidly, or magazines that let them kill a room full of people before reloading https://t.co/d9cQs1WFrS

The Kharkiv gene bank’s precarious situation underscores the importance of protecting and conserving genetic material from crops https://t.co/QUv91HkWHY

The president’s economic model involves expanding the scope of the least productive part of the economy: the one that is run by the government https://t.co/xttupOE1rr

Should next year’s crop in Ukraine and Russia fail, hundreds of millions more people could fall into poverty. Political unrest will spread, children will be stunted and people will starve https://t.co/uuJvOhPuUo

Those who follow the official news in Russia see a world solely of the Kremlin’s making. We spent a day in the life of a follower of The Putin Show👇 https://t.co/GKBcUIaOQz https://t.co/pHCmReBLmJ

The bicycle facilitated women’s sexual liberation in Victorian England and transformed warfare in South Africa. Ride through two-wheeled history in Jody Rosen’s new book https://t.co/tPFtZ9c08Y

Appeasing Vladimir Putin would bring dangers for the world. If he gets to keep the land he has occupied, he and despots elsewhere will conclude that warmongering pays https://t.co/2kXJwxnP67

That the Uvalde atrocity and the National Rifle Association’s annual conference will occur in the same state, in the same week, is a symbol of America’s divisions and dysfunction https://t.co/vbv57wtHYm

Some people in Europe and America think it is time to explore peace talks with Vladimir Putin. But no solution can be imposed on Ukraine without the consent of Ukrainians https://t.co/5776oLkQLD

Russia’s military drones are falling from the skies at an alarming rate, while Ukraine’s equivalents still buzz over the heads of Vladimir Putin’s forces https://t.co/Yxi0g0Gjob

Giving Vladimir Putin an “off-ramp” will not make the world safer. It it is naive to imagine that he is ready to make peace https://t.co/2RpRax5pje

President Issaias Afwerki has turned Eritrea into a prison camp. Restraining him would be a public good https://t.co/GfL1AMijyQ

A new book purports to reveal “the history and mystery” of the most popular form of transport ever known to humankind (except for its own two feet) https://t.co/rirCu5RaVV

The Chinese government encourages ultra-nationalist views online, especially on topics such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, covid-19 and Ukraine. A new Twitter account exposes them to the West https://t.co/72vFJwTxSe

Most NATO leaders have welcomed the two applicants with open arms. But Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using his veto. Why? https://t.co/ZxRUZLdpTV

Despite a level of gun violence unimaginable in most rich countries, Americans are divided on how to proceed. Without action at the national level, the tragic events in Uvalde will be repeated again and again https://t.co/7vr3fUIq9N

Xi Jinping is damaging China’s economy—and the president’s inflexible policies have big implications for the world. Our latest cover story: https://t.co/FbHNUrZJfu https://t.co/VgeXSxWSsD

The Economist believes it should be hard to own a gun https://t.co/symPvEdqNO

Farmers need them for pest control; hunters and other hobbyists may use them for sport. But each gun should be licensed and registered https://t.co/mpcM9iOVFW

In the decade since Sandy Hook there have been over 900 shootings on school grounds in America. But the country remains divided on how to tackle the problem👇

“Mariupolis 2” shows the war in Ukraine from the perspective of civilians. Its subjects, besieged by Russian forces, express a desperate need for food and decent sanitation https://t.co/uFMo7UQiUj

African leaders say China was the only country willing to meet their infrastructure needs. Critics argue that China has built white elephants, fostered corruption and en­couraged indebtedness https://t.co/kL8yliOL6Y

China builds a self-repressing society https://t.co/KijwFuJeDM

Russia’s military drones are falling from the skies at an alarming rate, while Ukraine’s equivalents still buzz over the heads of Vladimir Putin’s forces https://t.co/B2tcOUp6tH

The Amazon rainforest’s flora absorb 1.5bn tonnes of CO2 a year, equivalent to 4% of emissions from fossil fuels https://t.co/sz89UGJvJj

Guns now kill more young people in America than cars do https://t.co/Lmd09i34hk

Australia and New Zealand have experienced mass shootings but adapted their legislation in the wake of tragedy. America has simply refused to change its gun laws https://t.co/y4qeAeqZBb

Should next year’s crop in Ukraine and Russia fail, hundreds of millions more people could fall into poverty. Political unrest will spread, children will be stunted and people will starve https://t.co/au7smNhPu5

The abundance of guns is also the main reason why the murder rate in America is four or five times higher than in a typical rich country https://t.co/5FOKMBl1In

As a dry region gets drier, sandstorms grow more frequent https://t.co/8BraZ4gy8h

Poland has taken in 3.5m refugees from Ukraine since the start of the war, more than all other EU countries combined https://t.co/gDTLVTv8Ld

In 2020 more than 10,000 young Americans were killed by firearms, up from just under 7,000 two decades earlier https://t.co/icUyJDx34d

For more than 60 years motor-vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death for young people in America. But since 2017 guns have killed more people between the ages of one and 24 ⬇️ https://t.co/LeQTIbdics https://t.co/hOZlwc7P4P

For more than 60 years motor-vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death for young people in America. But since 2017 guns have killed more people between the ages of one and 24 ⬇️ https://t.co/On6aEz3Td3

Motor-vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death for young people in America for more than 60 years. But since 2017, guns have killed more Americans between the ages of one and 24 https://t.co/8a0s9ubxER

The Amazon rainforest’s flora absorb 1.5bn tonnes of CO2 a year, equivalent to 4% of emissions from fossil fuels https://t.co/k9VJGHSycW