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Giles Whittell
Trump U-turns in Davos
Thu 22 Jan 2026
Fred Harter
The future of Nato may rest on Greenland
Wed 21 Jan 2026
Ruth Michaelson
Syria is witnessing its biggest power shift since the fall of Assad
Tue 20 Jan 2026
Fred Harter
Robert Jenrick’s defection is a coup for Reform – but there are risks too
Mon 19 Jan 2026
Nga Pham
Chinese-born billionaire of accused profiting from $70bn global scam industry
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Isabel Coles
Trump’s clamour for Greenland could collapse the world order
Thu 15 Jan 2026
Jeevan Vasagar
The criminal investigation into Jay Powell is about more than fancy curtains
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Fred Harter
Faced with protests, Iran has opted for repression
Tue 13 Jan 2026
Giles Whittell
Starmer and Europe need each other more than ever
Mon 12 Jan 2026
Fred Harter
The proposed British and French force in Ukraine is a symptom of an ailing multilateral system
Fri 9 Jan 2026
Xavier Greenwood
America First, everywhere
Thu 8 Jan 2026
Oliver Marsden
A ban on aid agencies in Gaza will make a severe crisis even worse
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Fred Harter
Cuba mourns 32 officers and fears losing Venezuela lifeline
Tue 6 Jan 2026
Claire McQue
America First has never felt so ill-defined
Mon 5 Jan 2026
Xavier Greenwood
Sparklers in the frame over fatal Swiss nightclub fire
Sat 3 Jan 2026
George Simms
Fist full of dollars: Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul may take boxing to a new low
Fri 19 Dec 2025
Fred Harter
The world is deeply unequal. But it’s more complicated than people think
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Xavier Greenwood
Jimmy Lai needs the west to come to his rescue
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Fred Harter
Jewish people, once again, are grieving on a sacred holiday
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Kim Willsher
Brigitte Macron’s blue language is part of a bigger anti-MeToo movement
Mon 15 Dec 2025
Fred Harter
Councils have a £4bn funding crisis. There is no sign of things getting better
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Bernard Gray
Europe is beefing up its armies with military service schemes. Britain is unlikely to follow suit
Wed 10 Dec 2025
Fred Harter
Yemen could be split in two for the first time in 35 years
Tue 9 Dec 2025
Jonathan Lewis
A private zoo run by Asia’s richest family has alarmed conservationists
Mon 8 Dec 2025
Rory Smith
All eyes will be on Infantino and Trump at the World Cup draw
Fri 5 Dec 2025
Fred Harter
Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Jeevan Vasagar
Deadly floods in Asia show why humans need to adapt to climate change
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Xavier Greenwood
The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next
Tue 2 Dec 2025
Fred Harter
Trump has raised expectations that he will attack Venezuela
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Jasper Corbett
Australia’s social media experiment will be watched around the world
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Liz Cookman
A peace deal could be imminent. It may not be a good one
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Stephen Armstrong
Three companies have submitted rival bids. Whoever wins will change Hollywood
Tue 25 Nov 2025
Xavier Greenwood
UN climate summit was another missed opportunity
Mon 24 Nov 2025
Jeevan Vasagar
Mystery rubbish: who dumped the 150-metre pile in Oxfordshire?
Fri 21 Nov 2025
Charlotte Mc Donald-Gibson
Not so Teflon Trump: the Epstein files vote shows he can’t control his base
Thu 20 Nov 2025
Liz Cookman
Ukraine is reeling from the most damaging corruption scandal of Zelensky’s presidency
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Xavier Greenwood
Shabana Mahmood has thrown a hail mary with her new asylum model
Tue 18 Nov 2025
Fred Harter
Mysterious drone sightings are causing alarm across Europe
Mon 17 Nov 2025
Jeevan Vasagar
The UN has predicted a substantial drop in greenhouse gas emissions. It’s not enough
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Fred Harter
Prisoners keep being freed by accident. It is a symptom of a bigger issue
Thu 13 Nov 2025
Xavier Greenwood
The world’s most trusted broadcaster faces threats on multiple fronts
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Kim Willsher
Paris has become home to Shein’s first physical shop in Europe. Not everyone is happy
Tue 11 Nov 2025
Ruth Michaelson
Ahmed al-Sharaa once fought against US forces in Iraq. Today the Syrian president visits the White House
Mon 10 Nov 2025
Stephen Armstrong
How The Celebrity Traitors achieved TV history
Fri 7 Nov 2025
Hugh Tomlinson
Zohran Mamdani fought an insurgent campaign and won
Thu 6 Nov 2025
Seun Matiluko
Maga says there’s a Christian genocide in Nigeria. Experts disagree
Wed 5 Nov 2025
Jeevan Vasagar
Cop has rarely been so urgent or bleak – but there are glimmers of hope
Wed 5 Nov 2025
Fred Harter
Protests rocking Serbia show no sign of stopping
Tue 4 Nov 2025
Fred Harter
A tragedy foreseen: mass killings in Sudan
Mon 3 Nov 2025
George Simms
Sheffield Wednesday is in administration, but fans are celebrating
Fri 31 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste
Thu 30 Oct 2025
Carolina Unzelte
Javier Milei has Trump to thank for his surprise election victory
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
The acquittal of Soldier F leaves victims and their relatives still seeking closure
Tue 28 Oct 2025
Catherine Neilan
How unpopular is Keir Starmer?
Mon 27 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
Not everyone is happy about the UK’s new digital IDs
Fri 24 Oct 2025
Nina Kuryata
Russian ‘blood money’ may be seized to pay for Ukraine’s defence
Thu 23 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
The Prince Andrew scandal shows no sign of going away
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Kim Willsher
Louvre heist was 800 metres from police headquarters
Tue 21 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
A wave of Gen Z protests is sweeping the world
Mon 20 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
A million-year-old skull from China has rewritten human evolution
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS
Thu 16 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
With pubs closing at a fast rate, Labour is reviewing licensing
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
Trump stole the show – but Middle East leaders will shape Gaza’s future
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Oliver Marsden
Today’s ‘peace summit’ is a real estate convention in disguise
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
The Gaza ceasefire is an important first step towards lasting peace
Fri 10 Oct 2025
Charlotte Mc Donald-Gibson
Trump sends the National Guard to Chicago
Thu 9 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
A sense of decay prevails at the Conservative party conference
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
France’s prime minister resigns… again
Tue 7 Oct 2025
Stephen Armstrong
A record buyout of Electronic Arts deepens Saudi Arabia’s soft power push into gaming
Mon 6 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
Fossil fuel companies are slashing their renewable investments
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Ruth Michaelson
Trump’s peace proposal piles pressure on Hamas
Thu 2 Oct 2025
Catherine Neilan
Leadership whispers and Reform dominate Labour conference
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Hugh Tomlinson
The US federal government is heading towards a shutdown
Tue 30 Sept 2025
Kim Willsher
Nicolas Sarkozy’s ‘corruption pact’ and France’s fractious politics
Mon 29 Sept 2025
Stephen Armstrong
Tech moguls close to Trump take ownership of TikTok in US
Fri 26 Sept 2025
Fred Harter
Nasa wants to return to the moon. It is way behind schedule
Thu 25 Sept 2025
Ruth Michaelson
Egypt releases its best-known political prisoner
Wed 24 Sept 2025
Giles Whittell
The UN is in trouble, but it is still breathing
Tue 23 Sept 2025
Fred Harter
The UK, Canada and Australia recognise Palestine as an independent state
Mon 22 Sept 2025
Serena Cesareo
Palantir is the company that sees it all
Fri 19 Sept 2025
Ruth Michaelson
Syrians left waiting for democracy after postponed elections
Thu 18 Sept 2025
Rachel Sylvester
New laws to limit the ECHR would be no silver bullet
Wed 17 Sept 2025
Stephen Armstrong
Facing headwinds, Apple may have bitten off more than it can chew
Tue 16 Sept 2025
Catherine Neilan
Mandelson has made things go from bad to worse for Starmer
Mon 15 Sept 2025
Rachael Healy
Have we reached peak veganism? The future feels flexitarian
Sun 14 Sept 2025
Bernard Gray
Israel’s strike on Qatar dispels any belief that it is focused on peace
Fri 12 Sept 2025
Fred Harter
Joseph Kony is being tried in the ICC – without him
Thu 11 Sept 2025
Xavier Greenwood
Nepal faces a dangerous power vacuum
Wed 10 Sept 2025
Carolina Unzelte
Venezuela has become Donald Trump’s convenient enemy
Tue 9 Sept 2025
Fred Harter
Google: from a search to an answer engine
Mon 8 Sept 2025
Brad Gray
Cracker Barrel: The latest in a long line of botched rebrands
Fri 5 Sept 2025
James Tapper
Mounjaro price hikes will make obesity even more unfair
Thu 4 Sept 2025
Oliver Marsden
Not everyone has rushed to help Afghanistan
Wed 3 Sept 2025
Rory Smith
England’s top flight holds all the riches
Tue 2 Sept 2025
James Kynge
Nvidia is a victim of an AI cold war between Beijing and Washington
Mon 1 Sept 2025
Kim Willsher
France is heading towards political limbo again
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Giles Whittell
Swamp life takes hold in Windermere
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Xavier Greenwood
Junta calls for elections in a country it barely controls
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Stephen Armstrong
No news is bad news when it comes to local journalism
Tue 26 Aug 2025
