Politics

US/Israeli action in Iran could trigger cyber war, sectarian violence and border conflicts across the Middle East

It has never been harder to live in the real world and easier to live in the digital one. No wonder so many young people are choosing to escape into the online universe

The president used to disdain cryptocurrency. But legal bills, greed and the chance for leverage over the markets have changed all that

The Reform leader is to pitch himself as the champion of “the people who set their alarm clocks in the morning”. Has he learned nothing from Nick Clegg?

Many of its own MPs won't support measures that could see some people lose £10,000 overnight

Nine years ago the Conservative peer predicted what life would look like following Brexit in June 2025. His predictions proved a touch optimistic

The world can’t afford a repeat of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But this new conflict might doesn’t look like having the same economic impact

The US and Israel have broken away from the international order and are pushing the world towards anarchy. The rest of the west must do all it can to resist

A Daily Telegraph non-story about snacks says it all about the lunacy of the British right

Despite all his best efforts, Elon Musk's AI still seems to be refusing to tell him what he wants to hear

In passing the vote with a bipartisan majority, parliament showed it doesn’t have to be a place where good news and policy comes to die

An open exchange of ideas, no matter how controversial or unpopular, is the best way to get closer to the truth

Israel and Iran’s long fixation has reached a tipping point. Will regime change in Tehran follow?

In today’s crowded media landscape, outlets are increasingly conscious of the need to build their brand – as are the individuals who work for them

Her nasty new book contains one interesting point – funny the Daily Mail chose to ignore it

American sociologist Musa al-Gharbi thinks woke protesters are sincere – but they’re equally committed to being wealthy

The Los Angeles riots highlight how Trump has changed America in so many ways. But one thing he has certainly not done is make it great again

Jonathan Rutherford’s Blue Labour ideas are at the heart of No 10’s political plans. But will it be enough to save Keir Starmer at the next election?

Nine years on, Leave’s most enthusiastic voters have suffered the most. Yet they’re still backing the man who sold them the snake oil in the first place

Rain or shine, Trump craves adoration – which was his motivation for the spectacle to mark the US Army’s 250th anniversary all along

Italy’s blue bloods don’t have the money to maintain their historic properties – so they’re giving them away

Gere is no fan of Trump or America’s current political climate. So, like an increasing number of US citizens, he left for Europe

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The world saw through the spectacle for what it was: the whim of a self-styled strongman in need of flattery and adoration

Like the hapless Fantasia character, Donald Trump has learned that wielding the axe without experience, humility and understanding ends in chaos

With so much happening across the globe, members of the upper house debated their own access to the House of Commons terrace

A new book suggests that we should appreciate flashes of genius without believing that they make a person uniquely special

The short-lived former prime minister's op-ed for Jeff Bezos's newspaper did not go down well with readers

Ten years on, the country’s treatment in the midst of financial crisis remains a stain on European democracy

The former academic is keen to promote his own role in forcing the government into a u-turn

The channel has cancelled Headliners, its late-night ‘anti-woke’ newspaper round-up

Yes, its economy needs a reboot, but the country feels less tatty and troubled. Why?