Opinion

It is the preferred currency of organised criminals, terrorists – and now the Reform Party is getting in on the act

Trump’s disdain for ‘Good old Germany’ is well known. Will the chancellor hold his own on his first official trip to the White House?

She’s in opposition, and her errors are her problem. That doesn’t mean that her many, many failings as Conservative leader are any less galling

2017 OF201 is the largest object to have been found in our solar system for more than a decade

Digital assistants that can autonomously perform tasks for a user are the new big thing. But do they actually work?

The philosopher’s 1981 book After Virtue suggested that modern morality is fragmented and rootless – an argument that still stands today

A populist pushback is fuelled by voter scepticism that our global leaders can ever crack the climate crisis

Once plagued by violence, Medellín’s Comuna 13 has been transformed into a vibrant community symbolising resilience, culture and peace

In dog-obsessed Chicago, pets dominate social life and identity, leaving non-owners feeling alienated, bemused and increasingly outnumbered

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

A failed far right rally in Birmingham highlights how racist activism has evolved in strategy, becoming more subtle and media-savvy

The charming town of Llivia, a Spanish exclave in France, thrives with Catalan investment, in sharp contrast to its forgotten French surroundings

The continent lacks tech giants due to fragmented capital markets – a true single market also needs fiscal union

The New World will hopefully outlast the new world trends, traits and personalities currently doing so much damage in so many ways

Rachel Reeves’s fear of tackling the big issues means she is repeating the mistakes of the past, and summoning up memories of Tory austerity

Hard right populists can get thrown out of power – just look at the Netherlands

It’s high noon for American democracy. Can the Supreme Court hold the line against MAGA’s madness?

Both Europe and America are being forced to face the populist right and they aren’t going to vanish all by themselves

The government has decided that the country will rearm – this strategic review is just the beginning

Yet another had right opportunist has exploited the opening in European politics that the left continues to ignore

As Putin’s summer offensive begins, insiders in Zelensky’s camp say they are facing the toughest time in years - with scary ramifications for Europe and the world

Progressive parties will never win votes by lecturing the electorate on how to live their lives

His attempt to grab control of the internet is perhaps the biggest threat of all

The governor of the Bank of England has just given an eye-watering speech about Britain’s economic idiocy

The prime minister says Reform’s leader can’t be trusted – but there’s one example he refuses to use

He’s out of jail and will go back to being both a grifter and a demagogue. But men like Robinson allow us to ignore deeper truths about our society

When it comes to building the person you’re meant to become, there are no shortcuts

If the continent wants to survive, it has to adopt new fresh and bold thinking

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

The prime minister’s reforms are crucial to achieving a more humane prison system. But, they’re only the start

The new UK-EU deal has annoyed all the usual suspects, so Keir Starmer must be doing something right

Our continent runs on US tech. With Trump in the White House, that no longer feels safe – and plans are taking shape for a way out