Arooj Aftab: Night Reign review – all the heat and mystery of nocturnal life
Few singers can match the delicate warmth and quiet power of Arooj Aftab’s voice. Over the past decade, the Pakistani-American singer has released four albums
‘World domination is a big thing for me’: pop superstar Becky Hill on raving to the top – and her new album’s dark past
Becky Hill glides up on an ebike in full pop star clobber: leather flares, black strap top with enormous silver buckles, immaculately tousled hair, light
Everyone’s Getting Involved review – tepid all-star Talking Heads tribute
Responsible for indie hits like Midsommar, Moonlight and Everything Everywhere All at Once, American film company A24 has created a vast lifestyle brand around its
South Africa calls on ICJ to order Israel to end Rafah offensive
South Africa has asked the international court of justice (ICJ) to urgently order Israel to end its assault on Rafah, halt its military campaign across
‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
The South African artist Lebohang Kganye has won the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize for her work that uses large-scale cutouts and elements of
Nigerian activists condemn mass ‘forced marriages’ of 100 girls and young women
Human rights activists in Nigeria have launched a petition to stop a plan to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass
Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones
Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile River that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of
Farewell Emma Hayes and thanks for the trophies, honesty and empathy | Xaymaca Awoyungbo
It was a rainy Saturday evening a few weeks ago and Chelsea were playing Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final. I made the journey from
Bird review – Andrea Arnold’s untamed Barry Keoghan tale is a curate’s egg
Andrea Arnold’s flawed, garrulous new movie is a chaotic social-realist adventure with big, chancy performances, grimly violent episodes, tragedy butting heads with comedy and physical
An Unfinished Film review – moving and mysterious movie about China’s Covid crisis
Out of agony and chaos, Chinese film-maker Lou Ye has created something mysterious, moving and even profound – a kind of multilayered docu-realist film, evidently