Politics

In a draining digital age of new problems and new tech, the planet’s most powerful leaders are all in their 70s – and increasingly at war with reality

The Reform Party has finally come up with some policies – and they would wreck the UK’s fragile economy

Beijing will have watched the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and will have learned a dangerous lesson

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Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

If Rousseau is right, it’s not just Venice and Bezos that are sinking. We all are 

A new book reveals the former Nazis at the heart of Das Kanzleramt, the chancellor’s office, the power hub of the young German democracy

The prime minister has established strong relationships with leaders of other countries. But now he must fix the one he has with his MPs

Using the LGBTQ+ community as a punchbag is an age-old trick for Orbán but this time, the prime minister miscalculated

The protest band got an ecstatic welcome in Dresden, the city where a young Vladimir Putin was stationed as KGB officer

The country’s new-found peace feels fragile once again after the attempted assassination of Miguel Uribe Turbay

Her autobiography shows that the western queen of the far right is almost impossible to pin down

Far right nationalistic beliefs are now run-of-the-mill daily rhetoric in US public life

American journalist John Cassidy explains why those who despise this unstable system seem doomed to failure

On the PM’s first anniversary, Britain is still waiting to be told a narrative in which he turns our crises into a shared endeavour, a patriotic adventure

The Greens’ deputy leader wants to take over the party and fight Reform using left wing populism. But if he lets in the Corbynistas, will they ruin everything – again?

The prime minister's spokesman declined an opportunity to throw the government's support behind Tim Davie, caught up in a Glastonbury row

Nigel Farage’s party might need to create 835 new members of the House of Lords if it finds itself in government

From an 18-year-old council leader to missing cabinet members, Nigel Farage’s party is having a torrid time in office

The paper drifts on in a state of limbo, becoming ever more right wing – but is a secret dose of foreign money coming its way?

At Glastonbury, the punk-rap duo played to one crowd – and their critics followed by playing to another

Weight loss jabs really can help people to slim down. But that’s when the problems start

It's time for the country to change its entire approach to the weather

While trying to outflank the right, Labour risks relighting a highly flammable issue

Under the shadow of war, the LGBTQ community and other minorities are fighting for equality in Ukraine

The effectiveness of Keir Starmer’s No 10 operation is being openly questioned as another U-turn is confirmed

As temperatures rise and insurance markets get spooked, voters and populist politicians still want to spend less on the environment

Donald Trump’s claim to have taken nuclear arms out of Iran’s hands is probably little more than bravado

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The human cost of air pollution is too high to ignore. But, how do we tackle those individuals who won't change their ways?

In Senegal, young Africans are embracing cultural pride, rejecting victimhood and seeking a new identity for the continent