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Imposing a 1% levy on the super-rich isn’t a policy, it’s pantomime. Tackling inequality in Britain will require much more far-reaching changes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death by a domestic war crimes court is being seen by many as another episode of vendetta politics in the country. This may set the stage for another spell of political uncertainty in Bangladesh. At the same time, the verdict…

Editorial: Whether by leveraging Russia’s frozen assets, or other means, the EU must deliver the cash necessary to withstand Putin’s war of attrition

Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered in a Saudi consulate. The president says ‘things happen’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Tough action is needed to bring order to the asylum system, but that cannot include putting migrants’ lives at even greater risk

For the New York and Washington great and good who loved the company of wealth and power, all that glitters is no longer gold, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Men in the UK are crying out for better healthcare provision, but this isn’t it

Bill Ackman thinks his pickup line could aid population rates. Given the track record of the mega-rich, it may do the opposite

History shows us that the creation of international rules and institutions is followed by their partial destruction, and a reconstruction that builds on what came before, says professor of law Philippe Sands