Opinion

Despite Trump’s enthusiasm, the president has returned home with little more than a hint that if he avoids displeasing Xi, it could turn into something more substantial

AI slop wrecks a compelling final interview, but Cantona, Full Phil and Paper Tiger stand out at Cannes

One of Bashar al Assad’s henchmen is charged by a Syrian court of horrific crimes. When senior members of a deposed regime are put on trial, is justice ever possible?

If I had to put my life on it, I’d guess that he will be PM by Christmas

New records by old musicians like Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones suddenly sound vital. Why?

The Labour leadership contenders each have their strengths – and a lot of weaknesses

Her San Francisco house was full of children – and her extraordinary suspended looped wire sculptures

The effortlessly stylish star preferred walking her dogs or arranging flowers to attending galas and premieres

Visit the place where Joan Baez and Jane Fonda heard the Vietnam war bombs fall

How did the future M People founder make Manchester dance? He says it’s all about the attitude

It could be a show about travel mishaps and family spats. Instead, it shows humanity at its finest

Scientific breakthroughs often emerge from experiments that go wrong – but modern research culture rewards only success

The singer had been living in quiet retirement – then one night changed everything

The president has put the islands’ fate back on the table – without asking the islanders

I love football, and I love big international tournaments – but it will be impossible to watch Donald Trump’s tournament and enjoy it

The right wing press has launched an attack on the head of the Southbank Centre over something he didn’t even say. This time they may have met their match

The UK has deep-seated problems its political leaders refuse to confront. But that doesn’t make it a dystopian wasteland beyond the powers of reasonable statecraft

Voters aren’t fed up with talk of Brexit. They’re fed up with government paralysis

Labour and unions have been drifting apart since the 1930s, and the Green party is pushing to gain union backing. But breaking Labour’s link with the unions could have terrible unintended consequences

In a Vanity Fair interview, the star footballer said he was worried by the rise of the hard right. The result was a wave of race-baiting, and the return of the big Le Pen lie: that unless you’re white, you’re not really French

There are thousands of lost settlements just off coastlines around the world. Could Torcoss in Devon be next?

You can’t walk up the Spanish Steps, there’s nowhere to park and most sacreligiously of all, pre-cooked pasta dishes are now on display to lure tourists. Is the Eternal City on the verge of falling to the visiting hordes?

Prices were so high for tickets that the tournament risked becoming a festival of pure greed. But fans simply weren’t buying it – and so Trump and FIFA have had to think again.

An addiction to risk aversion has stalled progress. Now with Burnham, the dam has burst

A company in China now creates digital avatars of dead people. And now it seems Mark Zuckerberg is looking at how to keep users glued to his platforms, even after they’re gone. Are we heading for eternal digital life?

His Makerfield move is a gamble - but also a signal of intent

Under a Streeting premiership, it is highly likely the government would take on a far more pro-EU approach

The Sun, Telegraph, Mail and Times cover the Reform leader less like a politician and more like a star

Why were the heads of the FBI and CIA calling a Manhattan wine salesman on the morning of 9/11?

At odds with party members, his path to No 10 is narrow - but he figures it's now or never

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The ITV drama about a rapist cabbie paints a shocking picture of police misogyny