Politics

The financial crisis left Britain weaker, poorer and more vulnerable to liars - and we’ve never recovered

A cross of St George or a union jack flown today means the same as it did in 1977: ‘You’re not welcome here’

A new book sheds light on the growing gap between the US and the west. It’s time to prepare for the break-up

Stories about a Chinese ‘artificial womb’ seem more science fiction than fact – but reveal uncomfortable truths about the ethics of reproduction

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Debt, remote classes and the rise of AI are making the student experience less fulfilling than ever. But there is still hope

Now formally a woman, Liebich has received an 18-month prison sentence for incitement of hatred and cheering on Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Italian government has given the green light to the Strait of Messina Bridge, a €13.5bn project to build the longest suspension bridge in the world – but not everyone is on board

Unfortunately, this time comes with unique reminders of the inequality and suffering that is the core experience of South Africans

With 50 to 60 million dogs on the streets, India’s cities have struggled for decades to balance compassion for animals with the duty to protect human life

In an age of far right disinformation, scientist Emma Monk wages war against the prophets of rage

Two films about unfolding tragedy shock the Locarno Film Festival

His desperation to follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps deepens day by day, unsolved war by unsolved war

Nuclear power may be essential for a future lunar base, but Nasa’s latest announcement looks more like a flag-planting contest than a serious mission plan

O’Connell campaigned against the oppression of not only Catholics, but slaves, European Jews and indeed anyone. Today, Ireland could do with him back

As criticism grows, prime minister Robert Fico’s far-fetched tirades are looking increasingly desperate

Drug tycoon Bashir Noorzai was seized and jailed for life by the US. Yet somehow he is free - and has reinvented himself as gatekeeper to Afghanistan’s trillion-dollar rare earth treasure trove

Anti-vaccine lies mean the disease is now spreading in Britain, the US and around the world. And this is just the start

There’s only one way to stand up to superpowers such as the US and China, and to the authoritarian bullies like Putin

The site has become an actively malignant force, and the playground of racists and fascists. How can politicians still justify posting on the platform?

The German discount retailers are piling pressure on Asda and Morrisons. But they will find Tesco and Sainsbury tougher to beat

Raising the state pension age assumes people can walk into new jobs in their sixties. It’s not as easy as that

By factoring extremist unrest into his judgment, a British judge has signalled that disorder works

Elon Musk’s DOGE tried to cut wasteful US government spending, but his car company would benefit from the same plan. First target: his own pay packet

Fuelled by the far right and the media and endorsed by other politicians who should know better, Islamophobia is becoming a new national pastime

Donald Trump says his interventions have brought Ukraine and Russia close to peace. So why does it feel further away than last week?

He is a criminal, and has led Israel to commit criminal acts. If he does not stand trial, then international law will be shown as worthless

Our conversation felt like a scroll through far right Facebook – but reminded me that we’ve got to keep talking to each other

Putin’s influence is spreading in Slovakia. The country is now a test case for the confrontation between Russian fascism and western democracies

Ideologues don’t like science because it confronts them with truths they can’t dismiss. Donald Trump seems to think he has a workaround

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

A so-called national crisis isn’t being driven by migrant boats – but by a cynical political class that would rather feed fears than fix anything