Hundreds protest over killing of Ágatha Félix, 8, shot in back by police bullet in favela

Event dedicated to Indian prime minister will be attended by US president Donald Trump

Google and Facebook have stepped in to boost local journalism in the UK and US as they face political pressure

Here’s what you need to know about the whistleblower’s complaint that the White House is refusing to release to Congress

Antonio Brown has said he is quitting the NFL and has taken extraordinary shots at other figures in the league

Massachusetts senator takes support from Bernie Sanders while Booker says he will exit race if $1.7m not raised by end of month

Amber Guyger, 26, claims she entered Botham Jean’s apartment by mistake and acted in self-defense, in case that has inflamed racial tensions

The whistleblower offers part-confession, part-J’accuse, an ambiguous tale for a nation which doesn’t know what to think

Teargas and live rounds fired at demonstrators in Suez after crowds call for the removal of president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

A new study suggests there are fewer women in STEM not because girls are marginally worse at math, but because they’re measurably better at reading.

White House attacks amid whistleblower scandal after Biden strikes back at Trump over corruption claims

Police fire teargas at protesters after they deface a Chinese flag, set fires and vandalise a station

As well as misogyny and homophobia, censorship is now a weapon for the popular right

PM allegedly gave money and access to trade missions to US entrepreneur Jennifer Arcuri while mayor

Tanya Gold published a piece about a plus-size mannequin one Sunday. By Monday morning the internet had gone mad and was out for her blood

For some, setting a world record is an all-consuming passion – and the weirder the better. Meet the people putting the record books into a spin

Don’t compromise on such a vital element of a committed relationship, says Mariella Frostrup

The actor talks about Official Secrets, in which she plays Katharine Gun, the whistleblower who tried to stop the Iraq war

If more swing states introduced ranked voting, progressive candidates could challenge centrist Democrats without fear of aiding Trump