8320, 8324, 8415, 8457, 8459 In the US, black people are being systematically erased The killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis was all too familiar. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8461 China’s growing belligerence is only hurting itself The Hong Kong security law speaks of a power whose main problem is loneliness. By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8323, 8322, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8462, 8463 How Covid-19 is transforming Russia’s power structures As Putin’s popularity falls while that of governors rises, the old centralised system is in flux. By Felix Light
8330, 8461 China and the attractions of authoritarianism How the country has been hurt by Covid-19. By Rana Mitter
8277, 8278, 8415, 8422, 8485 News in Pictures The images from around the world that tell the stories of this week. By Gerry Brakus
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464, 8416, 8468, 8470 Why Israel is stuck with Benjamin Netanyahu Despite failing to secure a decisive victory in three elections and being on trial for corruption charges, Netanyahu remains Israel’s prime minister. How has he held on for so long? By Alona Ferber
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8461, 8463, 8416, 8468, 8470 Is China aiming to break the spirit of Hong Kong’s democrats? The new national security law threatens Hong Kong's autonomy and way of life. By Antony Dapiran
8459 Mike Pompeo does not like answering questions about his actions, but soon he may have to There’s a sense that things are coming full circle for the US secretary of state. By Emily Tamkin
8320, 8322, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8460 Why has Kerala been so successful in tackling coronavirus? Smart strategies and decades of investment have helped the Indian state in the fight against Covid-19. By Sanjana Varghese
8415, 8457, 8461, 8463, 8416, 8468 Why the Taiwanese are thinking more about their identity Renewed resistance to China and successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic has led Taiwan to re-examine ideas about its identity – and its future. By Jessie Lau
8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462 Yanis Varoufakis: Covid-19 has "turbocharged" the EU’s failures The former Greek finance minister on Boris Johnson’s recklessness, Keir Starmer, and why he believes the UK should now pursue a no-deal Brexit. By George Eaton
8320, 8324 Madeleine Albright: “The US cannot solve the crisis by itself” The former US secretary of state and ambassador to the UN on pandemic multilateralism, Iran, and American decline under Trump. By Emily Tamkin
8268, 8296, 8300, 8455 The peak Inside the mind of Dr Jim Down, a leading intensive care consultant, on the night of the peak number of deaths from Covid-19 in hospitals. By Edward Docx
8268, 8275 The humbling of Dominic Cummings Boris Johnson’s chief strategist reached No 10 by pitting the people against the political elite and scorning the media. Now his hypocrisy is exposed. By Harry Lambert
8268, 8275, 8274, 8455 Dominic Cummings admits to breaking lockdown rules. What happens now? The crucial question is whether the events of this weekend have permanently sapped public goodwill towards the government. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8275, 8274 Boris Johnson takes a big risk in tying himself to Dominic Cummings The Prime Minister is betting hard that the public's anger will fade to nothing. By Stephen Bush
8277, 8278, 8300, 8455, 8415, 8456, 8457, 8458, 8422, 8485 Strange Days: lockdown in East London Photographer Spencer Murphy has produced a thoughtful series showing life under lockdown in the area surrounding his home. By Gerry Brakus
8268, 8275 Leader: A nation left dazed and confused The government's fatal early errors have been compounded by a succession of haphazard interventions. By New Statesman
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Breaking the Renaissance myth Culture and the universal genius were not the only things to thrive in this supposed golden age – so too did slavery and warfare. By Rowan Williams
8277, 8279 The Adventures of China Iron: a daring, playful story The fourth novel by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara follows a young woman in pursuit of a freer life, and has been shortlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8277, 8279 Curtis Sittenfeld's Rodham imagines a world in which Hillary and Bill Clinton didn't marry The questions that keep you reading are hypotheticals: will they wind up together? Will they make it to the White House – and, if so, in what order? By Johanna Thomas-Corr
8277, 8415, 8422 How Albert Camus’s The Plague became the defining book of the coronavirus crisis Camus’s novel, first published in 1947, has become a global sensation. It is, it seems, the novel for now. By Samuel Earle
8268, 8296, 8300, 8455 The other epidemic: how coronavirus triggered a surge in mental illness The behaviours necessary to fight Covid-19 are having painful psychological consequences. By Emily Bootle
8277, 8279 Infected by ideas For writers from Daniel Defoe to Susan Sontag, plagues offer a window on to a rapidly changing world. By Leo Robson
8300, 8455, 8415, 8416, 8469 What Hannah Arendt can teach us about work in the time of Covid-19 The philosopher’s distinction between work and labour should guide our attempts to build a better society. By Lyndsey Stonebridge
8268, 8415, 8416, 8469 Is there such a thing as a left-wing authoritarian? Authoritarianism is a trait generally thought to belong to those on the right, but a new study claims the personality type can also be found on the left. By Andre Spicer
8417, 8320, 8324, 8300, 8362, 8303 Why we should be worried that Ivanka Trump has “taken the red pill” The US president’s daughter has confirmed that she, in common with others on the political fringes, denies widely accepted truths about society. By Sarah Manavis
8268, 8296, 8300, 8455 How the coronavirus crisis has revived the politics of time The pandemic has deprived us of something we took for granted: the ability to dispose freely of our private time. By Jan Zielonka and Stefania Bernini
8277, 8279 Why we should not fight our fears A timely memoir investigates the benefits of being afraid. By Sophie McBain
8268, 8332 I’m not a sports fan – but I can’t look away from Michael Jordan in The Last Dance “Hey, are you watching this Chicago Bulls doc? I’m a sports guy now!” By Megan Nolan
