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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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The menopause and dangers of quack doctors
How Corbyn lost the room
Trump: the Democrats’ biggest weapon
Shanker Singham, the Daily Express’s dubious ‘Brexit guru’
Mamdani, a blip or the future?
Mamdani shows a different way is possible
Letter of the week: Nigel Farage, the biggest charlatan of all
Elon Musk’s role in funding fascism
Writers
Alastair Campbell
Elon Musk’s role in funding fascism
Tanit Koch
Germany’s coalition of the unwilling
James Ball
Mamdani shows a different way is possible
Bonnie Greer
What I got wrong about Donald Trump and America
Paul Mason
This is Rachel Reeves’s only rational choice
Liz Gerard
How the Express keeps on digging
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An Iranian exile’s rebellion in sound
Nava Golchini dreams of the day she can go home and perform. Gabbeh, her debut album as NAVA, turns hyperpop into protest
The menopause and dangers of quack doctors
The symptoms of the menopause are often severe and help can be thin on the ground. Well done Wes Streeting for finally doing something about it
Anemone is a seriously accomplished debut
This film is a fine addition to Daniel Day-Lewis’s body of work, one of the greatest in cinema
Riot Women is the most important show of the year
Sally Wainwright’s punk requiem for the invisible offers a loud argument that rage can bring change
Can we dig up the future?
The advance of human civilisation has been driven by the use of minerals – in the long run, the lesson is that political and military power comes from the earth’s crust
Another suspended councillor and a mucky book row – just an average week for Reform in Kent
Another councillor has been suspended over a leaked video while one claims he was booted out for writing an “erotic novel” at Reform’s flagship council
Podcasts
The Two Matts
This week’s Two Matts Q&A: Is charisma now a political party in its own right?
The Two Matts
Is the Mamdani moment as big as it seems?
The Two Matts
Reeves flunks it
The Two Matts
This week’s Two Matts Q&A: Is it time for Keir Starmer to finally smell the roses?
The Two Matts
The Autocrats … Trump and Xi kiss and make up (for now)
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
The prayers under fire in Ukraine
In frozen trenches and shattered towns, chaplains pray with the dying, bless the living and try to keep hope alive
Putin thinks he can’t lose
The Russian president rejected Donald Trump’s peace proposals because he thinks he has the advantage in Ukraine. He’s wrong
How to make sense of Putin’s empire
As Karl Schlögel reminded us, Putin waged this war in Ukraine not only for military means, but as a battle for hearts and minds
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
When punk took on the National Front
Rock Against Racism’s joyous free concerts beat back the far right in 1970s Britain. That defiant blend of politics and music remains an inspiration – but its playbook may be obsolete
Lee Miller beyond the bathtub
Everyone knows the famous image of the photographer in Hitler’s bath. But her lesser-known work is equally compelling
Can we dig up the future?
Riot Women is the most important show of the year
Anemone is a seriously accomplished debut
An Iranian exile’s rebellion in sound
Are the movies finally getting mental illness right?
The joy of nominative determinism
Leonard Cohen, the poet laureate of gloom
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the football club owner who made dreams come true
Junko Tabei, the first woman to conquer Everest
Thomas Sankara, the hopeful leader whose country proved ungrateful
Emilie Schindler, one half of a team of equals
