At the crossroads

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 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

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

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

Forget Sleepless in Seattle, after a recent trip, our editor-in-chief believes it’s the homeless in Seattle that define it now

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A belligerent and terrifyingly effective liar, Leavitt isn’t just Trump’s press secretary – she’s the very embodiment of his media strategy. But signs of strain are beginning to show...

The march of artificial intelligence is powering rapid advances in robotics, as could be seen at the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games

The two nations have been fighting border skirmishes since the sixties. But a new issue threatens something much worse

Wuppertal, in western Germany, is famous for having the world’s oldest suspension railway – with one very large passenger

It’s a trivia quiz ‘fact’ that the game began as an anti-capitalist critique.. but the truth is even stranger than that

Britta Marakatt-Labba’s embroideries transform the herdspeople’s history into a textile protest poem

‘Scarcity mindset’ marketing made the collectable dolls a Gen Z cult, but ubiquity will gradually erode Labubus’ power

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

A crime writer’s memoir goes from New Jersey to Venice via Iran and LA – and features an apology to her most famous character

Book festivals, ragebait journalism and city boys in the country get eviscerated in Natasha Brown’s brilliant Universality

A new film captures the awkward, brittle reality of late-life male companionship

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

From a backyard shack in Kingston, Perry reinvented the idea of the recording studio – before burning it to the ground

All a woman desperate for freedom could remember was how much she loved Mr MAGA. Is anyone surprised?

Gabriel Millard-Clothier is taking the path less trodden from CCHQ to the Mail on Sunday

The shadow justice secretary and Tory leadership hopeful was pictured at a protest alongside a founder member of the far right Combat 18

Host Ben Leo sent an angry private message to a podcaster who questioned his penchant for knocking on suspected migrants’ doors

The newspaper is firmly against plans to hike taxes on gambling – and no wonder

Sandy Baltimore’s name has surprising links to Gaelic-speaking Ireland, colonial plantations and Caribbean migrations

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