Politics

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

The Israeli leader has scored a tactical victory against Iran. But that alone is unlikely to bring him victory, either at home or abroad

Meet Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia – she wants her country in Europe, not swallowed by Russia. And she has a fight on her hands

Labour are trying to fix Britain’s housing crisis. But they can’t expect any credit for it

Britain has tumbled down the wellbeing rankings – and now it is time to learn from the country at the top

The government failed to level with the public about the depths of Britain’s problems. It will come back to bite them

As I went into the hotel’s internal missile shelter, I wondered whether the people involved in both sides of this war truly understand what they stand to lose from it

One day an engineer at a metals company in the Netherlands stole a trove of nuclear secrets and offered them for sale – his first customer was Iran

Trump doesn’t care about the bombing of Iran, or global security. Now Europe must fill the volatile vacuum he has left behind

A long-awaited and much-needed compromise has the loony right crying about betrayal… and potatoes

The chancellor is spending billions – but the moment demands far more

Politicians from the main parties have ignored us for too long. No wonder my generation is out there looking for alternatives

The Belgian is – temporarily – replacing Tintoretto in one of the Venice’s sacred spaces. But first he wants to talk about Trump

E-bikes are changing life in the city – but not in the way right wing protesters imagine

From pensioners to pop stars, the government’s misfiring messages are uniting Britain in frustration

As the world lurches back towards nationalism and isolationism, does cosmopolitanism and its liberal philosophies have a place today?

The hammer of high interest rates is no longer the way to deal with pressure on prices

Leading neurotechnologist Philip Low and the world’s richest man were once inseparable. Now, in an exclusive interview, Low explains why he calls his ally a power-mad narcissist – and predicts how Musk will react now Trump has turned on him

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

European current affairs are often under-reported in the British press, which is why our publication’s news coverage will ensure the continent is not overlooked

After a few days in Guernsey, the Islands’ message was clear: ‘Our system works better than yours’

After a bruising few days, Reform’s leader is joining other populists in embracing nativism – encouraging the ‘original’ population to have more children while immigration is restricted

For now, the chancellor is sticking to policy – if only to keep the AfD in check

Colombia was an early pioneer of drug decriminalisation, but president Gustavo Petro’s pro-reform government has gone further

Trump is always one pen stroke away from upending the lives of thousands of people. After the past few weeks, I feel as if I’m on the chopping block too

John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, has a warning for Iceland: stay out of Trump’s line of sight

Our founder and editor-in-chief’s weekly highlights from the magazine

Richard Drax’s family built their riches on Barbados’s most infamous plantation. He says it’s all just history

There’s one small section of the electorate that’s remaining surprisingly faithful

Labour has been dragged towards the Reform Party, mainly because of the debate over immigration. That has to stop. Here’s how

From poverty and conflict to inadequate infrastructure and stagnating economies, the challenges facing the continent are immense