The first half of 2017 makes it almost the hottest year ever recorded. Only 2016 was hotter, and that was because of El Niño.

Homeless mother Megan Doudney regularly receives insults and threats from people inclined to blame the poor for their poverty.

Why the Arrest of IT Trainers in Turkey Affects Us All.

It is part of an international attack on privacy and freedom to communicate.

On current trends, there is a 95% chance of global heating more than 2C by the year 2100.

The US in December expelled 35 Russian diplomats. Russia retaliated by expelling 755 US embassy staff, more than half the total.

Under someone other than the troll, the US would have responded by increasing its expulsions to match.