In this month’s picks, a sharp portrait of a political leader, an intriguing essay film from a renowned novelist and a sensitive look at the impact a gamer had on the lives of his friends.

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The budget indicates that Russia will continue to fight largely as it has, locking it in a grinding war of attrition.

Turmoil in Washington is distracting from efforts to fix a flood insurance gap and replenish a key disaster relief fund.

The ambassador, Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa, was found outside a hotel on the western edge of the city, a day after his wife reported him missing.

[The address comes 10 years after his predecessor’s groundbreaking statement on global warming. His words will be watched for signals on the direction of the new papacy.

In a speech at an annual Labour conference, the British prime minister contrasted his political project with that of Nigel Farage, whose Reform party promises mass deportations.