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Fred Harter
With the defenestration of his top general, Xi consolidates control

Wed 28 Jan 2026

With the defenestration of his top general, Xi consolidates control
Katie McQue
Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting
Jeevan Vasagar
‘Golden shares’ tactic to prevent Kraken swimming for US shores

Sun 25 Jan 2026

‘Golden shares’ tactic to prevent Kraken swimming for US shores
Lorcan Lovett
Rebels prepare for ‘final battle’

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Rebels prepare for ‘final battle’
Fred Harter
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ envisions a new global order, with himself at the top

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ envisions a new global order, with himself at the top
Giles Whittell
Trump U-turns in Davos

Thu 22 Jan 2026

Trump U-turns in Davos
Fred Harter
The future of Nato may rest on Greenland

Wed 21 Jan 2026

The future of Nato may rest on Greenland
Ruth Michaelson
Syria is witnessing its biggest power shift since the fall of Assad

Tue 20 Jan 2026

Syria is witnessing its biggest power shift since the fall of Assad
Catherine Neilan
Starmer walks diplomatic tightrope in response to Trump Greenland threats

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Starmer walks diplomatic tightrope in response to Trump Greenland threats
Ruth Michaelson
‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horrors of Iran crackdown begin to emerge

Sun 18 Jan 2026

‘After the blackout, they really started killing’: horrors of Iran crackdown begin to emerge
Isabel Coles
Trump’s clamour for Greenland could collapse the world order

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Trump’s clamour for Greenland could collapse the world order
Jeevan Vasagar
The criminal investigation into Jay Powell is about more than fancy curtains

Wed 14 Jan 2026

The criminal investigation into Jay Powell is about more than fancy curtains
Fred Harter
Faced with protests, Iran has opted for repression

Tue 13 Jan 2026

Faced with protests, Iran has opted for repression
Giles Whittell
Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever

Mon 12 Jan 2026

Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever
Fred Harter
The proposed British and French force in Ukraine is a symptom of an ailing multilateral system

Fri 9 Jan 2026

The proposed British and French force in Ukraine is a symptom of an ailing multilateral system
Xavier Greenwood
America First, everywhere

Thu 8 Jan 2026

America First, everywhere
Oliver Marsden
A ban on aid agencies in Gaza will make a severe crisis even worse

Wed 7 Jan 2026

A ban on aid agencies in Gaza will make a severe crisis even worse
Fred Harter
Cuba mourns 32 officers and fears losing Venezuela lifeline

Tue 6 Jan 2026

Cuba mourns 32 officers and fears losing Venezuela lifeline
Jasper Corbett
Delcy Rodríguez is sworn in but the clock is ticking on her leadership of Venezuela

Mon 5 Jan 2026

Delcy Rodríguez is sworn in but the clock is ticking on her leadership of Venezuela
Claire McQue
Colombia braces for fallout from US action in Venezuela

Mon 5 Jan 2026

Colombia braces for fallout from US action in Venezuela
Claire McQue
America First has never felt so ill-defined

Mon 5 Jan 2026

America First has never felt so ill-defined
Peter Westmacott
‘A Trump lifeline to Tehran could be a Nobel-winning move’

Sun 4 Jan 2026

‘A Trump lifeline to Tehran could be a Nobel-winning move’
Katherine Pangonis
Brigitte Bardot was no simple heroine

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Brigitte Bardot was no simple heroine
Jessica Bateman
‘My grandfather was a Wehrmacht soldier. It left him a broken man’

Mon 29 Dec 2025

‘My grandfather was a Wehrmacht soldier. It left him a broken man’
Xavier Greenwood
Freestyle chess is flipping the board on AI and the traditionalists

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Freestyle chess is flipping the board on AI and the traditionalists
Jack Kessler
A week after Bondi, is there anywhere Jewish people can feel safe?

Sun 21 Dec 2025

A week after Bondi, is there anywhere Jewish people can feel safe?
Avraham Burg
Avraham Burg: Bondi shooting marks a zeitgeist of global hatred

Mon 15 Dec 2025

Avraham Burg: Bondi shooting marks a zeitgeist of global hatred
Matthew Bishop
Musk has shut Doge – but what has he done with the data?

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Musk has shut Doge – but what has he done with the data?
Fred Harter
Bulldozers raze homes and history as Ethiopia’s PM builds his new Dubai

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Bulldozers raze homes and history as Ethiopia’s PM builds his new Dubai
Andrew Anthony
Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Julian Assange ‘has been in prison for his virtues, not his vices’
Stephen Armstrong
Steve Cropper was the country-soul backbone of Stax Records

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Steve Cropper was the country-soul backbone of Stax Records
Jonathan Lewis
A private zoo run by Asia’s richest family has alarmed conservationists

Mon 8 Dec 2025

A private zoo run by Asia’s richest family has alarmed conservationists
Jeevan Vasagar
Deadly floods in Asia show why humans need to adapt to climate change

Wed 3 Dec 2025

Deadly floods in Asia show why humans need to adapt to climate change
Fred Harter
Trump has raised expectations that he will attack Venezuela

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Trump has raised expectations that he will attack Venezuela
Francisco Garcia
Ousted president seeking to tear up Bosnia’s delicate peace

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Ousted president seeking to tear up Bosnia’s delicate peace
Steve Bloomfield
Modi holds Putin close, but he will make up with Trump

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Modi holds Putin close, but he will make up with Trump
Tanya Gold
Who was Jeffrey Epstein?

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Who was Jeffrey Epstein?
Jack Denton
Mogadishu prepares to fall to Islamist insurgents

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Mogadishu prepares to fall to Islamist insurgents
Steve Bloomfield
Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison

Mon 24 Nov 2025

Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison
Xavier Greenwood
UN climate summit was another missed opportunity

Mon 24 Nov 2025

UN climate summit was another missed opportunity
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Not so Teflon Trump: the Epstein files vote shows he can’t control his base

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Not so Teflon Trump: the Epstein files vote shows he can’t control his base
Liz Cookman
Ukraine is reeling from the most damaging corruption scandal of Zelensky’s presidency

Wed 19 Nov 2025

Ukraine is reeling from the most damaging corruption scandal of Zelensky’s presidency
Hugh Tomlinson
Trump’s U-turn on Epstein files aims to quash Maga rebellion

Tue 18 Nov 2025

Trump’s U-turn on Epstein files aims to quash Maga rebellion
Fred Harter
Mysterious drone sightings are causing alarm across Europe

Mon 17 Nov 2025

Mysterious drone sightings are causing alarm across Europe
Dan Hancox
The families of Franco’s victims still seeking justice 50 years after his death

Mon 17 Nov 2025

The families of Franco’s victims still seeking justice 50 years after his death
Helen Garner
The crime writers addicted to the mushroom murders

Sat 15 Nov 2025

The crime writers addicted to the mushroom murders
Hugh Tomlinson
Zohran Mamdani fought an insurgent campaign and won

Thu 6 Nov 2025

Zohran Mamdani fought an insurgent campaign and won
Jeevan Vasagar
Cop has rarely been so urgent or bleak – but there are glimmers of hope

Wed 5 Nov 2025

Cop has rarely been so urgent or bleak – but there are glimmers of hope
Fred Harter
Protests rocking Serbia show no sign of stopping

Tue 4 Nov 2025

Protests rocking Serbia show no sign of stopping
Fred Harter
A tragedy foreseen: mass killings in Sudan

Mon 3 Nov 2025

A tragedy foreseen: mass killings in Sudan
Isabel Coles
‘The road is full of dead’: Sudanese leave one hell for another

Mon 3 Nov 2025

‘The road is full of dead’: Sudanese leave one hell for another
Carolina Unzelte
Javier Milei has Trump to thank for his surprise election victory

Wed 29 Oct 2025

Javier Milei has Trump to thank for his surprise election victory
Carolina Unzelte
Brazil’s beloved voice actors are fighting back against AI dubbing

Wed 29 Oct 2025

Brazil’s beloved voice actors are fighting back against AI dubbing
James Ball
Musk sank Twitter, but his $44bn purchase has fuelled his rise

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Musk sank Twitter, but his $44bn purchase has fuelled his rise
Steve Biddulph
Israel will have to address its self-inflicted PTSD

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Israel will have to address its self-inflicted PTSD
Ruth Michaelson
Marwan Barghouti’s fate may rest in Trump’s hands

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Marwan Barghouti’s fate may rest in Trump’s hands
Marie Le Conte
When France is such a joke, there's nothing else to do but laugh

Sun 26 Oct 2025

When France is such a joke, there's nothing else to do but laugh
Alexi Mostrous
Who trolled Virginia Giuffre?

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Who trolled Virginia Giuffre?
Ruth Michaelson
For one militia leader, rebuilding Gaza could mean big business

Sat 25 Oct 2025

For one militia leader, rebuilding Gaza could mean big business
Matthew Kneale
The king and the pope have a lot to pray for together

Fri 24 Oct 2025

The king and the pope have a lot to pray for together
Nina Kuryata
Russian ‘blood money’ may be seized to pay for Ukraine’s defence

Thu 23 Oct 2025

Russian ‘blood money’ may be seized to pay for Ukraine’s defence
Kim Willsher
Louvre heist was 800 metres from police headquarters

Tue 21 Oct 2025

Louvre heist was 800 metres from police headquarters
Fred Harter
A wave of Gen Z protests is sweeping the world

Mon 20 Oct 2025

A wave of Gen Z protests is sweeping the world
Tom Fletcher
A diary of five sleepless days, from Sharm el-Sheikh to Gaza

Sun 19 Oct 2025

A diary of five sleepless days, from Sharm el-Sheikh to Gaza
Patrick Kidd
Kanchha Sherpa, last survivor of 1953 conquest of Everest

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Kanchha Sherpa, last survivor of 1953 conquest of Everest
Fred Harter
A million-year-old skull from China has rewritten human evolution

Fri 17 Oct 2025

A million-year-old skull from China has rewritten human evolution
Bernard Gray
Former Nato chief warns Russia is at war with UK

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Former Nato chief warns Russia is at war with UK
Oliver Marsden
Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Tears, relief, fresh bruises – Palestinian prisoners return
Oliver Marsden
Today’s ‘peace summit’ is a real estate convention in disguise

Mon 13 Oct 2025

Today’s ‘peace summit’ is a real estate convention in disguise
Selma Dabbagh
This brutal narrative must now change

Sun 12 Oct 2025

This brutal narrative must now change
Fred Harter
The Gaza ceasefire is an important first step towards lasting peace

Fri 10 Oct 2025

The Gaza ceasefire is an important first step towards lasting peace
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
Thatcher-san

Fri 10 Oct 2025

Thatcher-san
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Trump sends the National Guard to Chicago

Thu 9 Oct 2025

Trump sends the National Guard to Chicago
Fred Harter
France’s prime minister resigns… again

Tue 7 Oct 2025

France’s prime minister resigns… again
Stephen Armstrong
A record buyout of Electronic Arts deepens Saudi Arabia’s soft power push into gaming

Mon 6 Oct 2025

A record buyout of Electronic Arts deepens Saudi Arabia’s soft power push into gaming
Fred Harter
Fossil fuel companies are slashing their renewable investments

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Fossil fuel companies are slashing their renewable investments
Ruth Michaelson
Trump’s peace proposal piles pressure on Hamas

Thu 2 Oct 2025

Trump’s peace proposal piles pressure on Hamas
Hugh Tomlinson
The US federal government is heading towards a shutdown

Tue 30 Sept 2025

The US federal government is heading towards a shutdown
Kim Willsher
Nicolas Sarkozy’s ‘corruption pact’ and France’s fractious politics

Mon 29 Sept 2025

Nicolas Sarkozy’s ‘corruption pact’ and France’s fractious politics

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