This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics suggests CLARE CAROLIN

Meanwhile, Ukrainian drone strike kills two people in Russian-occupied Kherson region

By signing strategic defence agreements with Ukraine, the German government has reached a new dimension of war involvement, says SEVIM DAGDELEN

IAN SINCLAIR looks at how we are made to swallow, without question, the porkies fed to us by the mass media

MARY CONWAY applauds an exploration, through five short plays, that demonstrates the vital role of drama in furthering collective understanding

Wiegman highlights players’ safety while reflecting on the harsh realities of war

Ukraine sports minister brands Fifa president’s call to readmit Russian youth teams ‘irresponsible’