Opinion

The White Lotus actress is a registered Republican, but that isn’t a reason to troll her – our idea of liberal Hollywood is a myth

As the G20 gathers in South Africa without the US, international deal-making faces another steep climb up the Everest of diplomacy

The chancellor should slash VAT and national insurance, but end the pension triple-lock. But she won’t dare

The home secretary says we need to get tough on immigrants, but only a few years ago, she thought the complete opposite – so which is it?

When it comes to Russian interference, Bill Browder, the US investor and prominent anti-Putin activist, believes the media has barely scratched the surface

Can Brazil finally defy an old joke, and show its time has come - or will five centuries of inequality, violence and foreign meddling haunt it once again?

A promise by Nigel Farage may come back to haunt him if he ever becomes prime minister

Hitler’s closest circle faced the noose - but others in his regime were recruited to build the new West Germany

A whodunnit with serious implications for the future of the broadcaster is underway – with all expected to be revealed at a select committee showdown

The Crown Prince has spent vast sums modernising his kingdom, but the social reforms and vanity projects can’t disguise his ruthless authoritarianism, or the brittleness of his rule

As was often the case before our villains became cartoonish, Watson’s flaws were complex

It is ludicrous that, in little over a year, Keir Starmer has gone from landslide high to record low satisfaction ratings

The right are undermining the institutions of liberal democracy. Progressives must change tack to stop them

With some Labour MPs in despair and others in revolt, the prime minister’s situation now looks terminal

Thirty years after the Srebrenica massacre, the country remains suspended between beauty and grief

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Rachel Reeves has performed a U-turn on tax, but global lenders have not reacted badly. In fact, for the chancellor, there is now light at the end of the tunnel

If we reach the point where real friends seem retro, life will have lost all its meaning

For obvious reasons, understanding why the masses fell for the fanatics would be the much more worthwhile research today

Here in Taiwan, we like a good drink, especially one that reflects our love of freedom. If Beijing doesn’t like it, tough

Large parts of Bangladesh could one day be under water. The tough lives of the Manta river people show what the future may have in store as sea levels rise

It is a decade since the worst terror attack in French history left 132 dead. Where people died, Parisians now drink beer and smoke cigarettes

Mate is a difficult taste to get used to. But if you do try it, make sure you pretend to like it – or else

Organised crime gangs have started recruiting teenagers online to carry out hits on their rivals. There are a worrying number of willing assassins

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The slaughter in El Fasher is the latest episode in the continuing nightmare of the Sudan war – no one is doing anything to stop it

The more Kim Leadbeater’s bill is subjected to close scrutiny, the worse it looks

Confiscating jewellery and scrapping refugees’ right to secure status won’t solve anything

Nigel Farage’s close ally has been jailed for 10 and a half years after being recruited and paid by Moscow. We should not be surprised if there are others

I'm always shocked to my core when I remember that only relatively few people consistently care about rape and sexual assault