North Korea shaken by strong tremors, with South’s officials saying it may be nuclear test

North Korea was struck by strong tremors on Sunday, with the South’s officials saying it could be due to a nuclear test. The USGS initially reported the first tremor as a 5.6 magnitude, but later raised it to 6.3, while China’s earthquake administration...

We have the power to create the economy we want – let’s use it | Tom Kibasi

Today, the unclear prospects of Brexit loom large over our economy and our politics. The vote to leave was, by definition, a vote against the status quo. A majority of British people felt they had little to lose and perhaps something to gain from a radical shake-up of...

The Observer view on global crises and the need for international action | Observer editorial

For tens of millions of people around the world, 2017 has been a year of disasters. The latest in a long list of catastrophes, natural and manmade, has left more than 40 million in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal struggling with extreme monsoon flooding. Many of...