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Trump and Putin, the accidental founders of modern Europe
If the continent wants to survive, it has to adopt new fresh and bold thinking
Our new world demands vision. Does Starmer have one?
The PM has been a disappointment so far. Now he must make voters choose between Farage’s view of the past, and his own view of the future
The country desperate for EU membership
Unfortunately for Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minister, the country’s place in the EU will be secured not by optics, but by its democratic credentials and right now, those are being tested
If universities sink, then so will Starmer
Some Labour figures believe Britain has too many unis. But if they start failing, local economies – and Starmer’s re-election prospects – will go with them
Donald Trump’s imaginary genocide
The ‘white genocide’ story overlooks the suffering faced by the majority of South Africans. It also ignores the entire history of Apartheid
When is it the right time to leave home?
When it comes to building the person you’re meant to become, there are no shortcuts
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Trump’s Gaza peace plan is full of contradictions
The Trumpist on course to win in Czechia
Nick Lowles, the fighter of hate who hid from the sun
The sick age of conspirituality
Letter of the week: Trump has turned politics into a crusade
Don’t take Curtis Yarvin seriously
Dr Bot will see you now
Robert Jenrick, the hollow man
Writers
Alastair Campbell
Don’t take Curtis Yarvin seriously
Tanit Koch
Is AfD tearing Germany apart?
James Ball
Nick Lowles, the fighter of hate who hid from the sun
Bonnie Greer
What I got wrong about Donald Trump and America
Paul Mason
Are we already at war?
Liz Gerard
How the Express keeps on digging
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Isabel Oakeshott fails her citizenship test
The journalist turned Reform activist made some dubious claims about nationality on social media
It’s official – Your Party is Jeremy Corbyn’s party
The former Labour leader has officially registered his new party – and there’s no room at the top for Zarah Sultana
Baroness Bra gets something else to Mone about
A £122m High Court ruling went against the peer’s firm less than 24 hours after she was making legal threats against chancellor Rachel Reeves
Reform oppose stirring up violence – except when they don’t
Nigel Farage’s party is furious at Keir Starmer for allegedly stirring up violence with his comments. But they took a very different tack with Lucy Connolly
Trump’s Gaza peace plan is full of contradictions
In a situation so dire, an unjust peace is better than war. But once that is achieved, justice must come later – or violence will surely return
Trump and the politics of cocaine
Global politics is colliding with the daily lives of Colombians who have already paid a high price
Podcasts
The Two Matts
LIVE… from Liverpool! Did Keir pull it off?
The Two Matts
Q&A: Is Andy Burnham being unrealistic?
The Two Matts
“Donald Trump is an idiot” … discuss
The Two Matts
Exploring the world of far-right misogyny – with Cynthia Miller-Idriss
The Two Matts
This week’s Two Matts Q&A: What does it mean to be British today?
The New Europe
Letters: Europe has a tech problem. Here’s how to fix it
The continent lacks tech giants due to fragmented capital markets – a true single market also needs fiscal union
Letters: Resounding silence greets Starmer’s reset
The new UK-EU deal has annoyed all the usual suspects, so Keir Starmer must be doing something right
Why you should visit Heligoland
Eighty years ago, the island was nearly wiped off the map. Today it relies on wind-farm crews more than tourists
Greenland knows what it wants, and it’s not JD Vance
If the vice-president wishes to return to the country, he may want to be better prepared
Are we already at war?
Russia is sending its drones and bombers into Nato airspace. Whatever this is, it feels like just the beginning
Inside Russia’s propaganda machine
Exceedingly wealthy and close to the Kremlin, the infamous Vladimir Solovyov has become a dominating voice on airwaves since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
The Ukrainians reclaiming Odesa’s history
Vladimir Putin claimed the city was Russian in 2023, but staking the claim doesn’t make it so
Why Trump can’t end the Ukraine war
Donald Trump says his interventions have brought Ukraine and Russia close to peace. So why does it feel further away than last week?
The warm embrace that could freeze Europe
Donald Trump has favoured Ukraine over Russia in recent weeks. But when he meets Putin in Alaska, all that could change
War in the quiet hours
Russia has intensified its aerial assault on Kyiv. One night may pass in relative calm, giving a fragile sense of normality. The next, destruction starts again
Claudia Cardinale, the woman who made the world stand still
Mysterious, graceful and defiant, Cardinale transcended the male gaze and wrote her own legend
How to escape from Hong Kong
Just an hour across the water is a city with a completely different history and culture. But how much longer can it last?
When learning languages becomes a stress test
Emilie Schindler, one half of a team of equals
Trump, Kennedy and a gross debacle over autism
Gaza and a dance against oblivion
Nic Aubury’s 4-line poem: Upside
How ‘idiots’ became citizens
Emilie Schindler, one half of a team of equals
David McCallum, the enigmatic star who wouldn’t be pinned down
Jimi Hendrix, the guitarist who kissed the sky
Salvador Allende, the Chilean too much for the Nixon White House
Sérgio Mendes, the man who drove the new Brazilian sound to worldwide acclaim
