Day: April 13, 2025

The award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates on why US liberals have misunderstood the role culture plays in shaping politics. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

More than 30 Ukrainians killed in Russian missile attack on Sumy. Also: Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza City’s last functioning hospital, presidential elections in Ecuador and Gabon, and scientists grow human teeth in a lab.