Opinion

The 1992 documentary series that captivated a nation and anticipated reality TV is finding a new audience

Iran, Israel and insults have torn Trump’s alt right army apart

Dead Pioneers are ferocious – and furious about stolen lands and centuries of being erased

A new history finds divisions that predate colonialism - and suggests that the future might be federal

You can be an expert in logic and still espouse the worst values

Merz thought he had the answer for how to deal with Trump. But it turns out he didn’t

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The notion that innovation is value-free conceals the political and ideological agendas behind it

There is a new archbishop of Canterbury, who now heads a huge international church. But here, in the UK, can she achieve what successive governments have failed to do?

The continent needs to take the crucial step towards ending US global economic dominance. Here’s how to do it

The abstract painter wanted to make art like he was ‘rushing through a battlefield’ – so he started using his feet as brushes

The origin of the hat’s name comes from the location of berries used to dye its felt

A French reality TV star gained national attention by outraging the viewing public. What followed was tragedy

A tour of top podcasts featured savagings of Brexit – and the man baby in the White House

A referendum is coming in June that would limit the number of Swiss inhabitants at 10 million. What happens if it passes?

It could cause enormous problems. And one, very large tech company should be especially worried – the AI advertising model might just destroy its business model

In Singapore, the land on which houses are built is so expensive it’s worth many times more than the houses themselves. That makes farming next to impossible. So where do you get your food?

He appears to view the country like an African Iran – not so much a country with a history, but a political malfunction, to be solved by shouting, threats and bombing. Which, of course, doesn’t work

People are being incentivised to do increasingly extreme things online to gain attention – and money. But this new culture is reducing people’s chances of intimacy in the real world

How a terrifying night in Detroit shaped the controversial right wing author’s thinking

You may not like it, but it’s true. The political centre turned in on itself and ignored hard realities. To get rid of him and all he represents, we need that to change

Voters are not swayed by the sight of Black or Brown faces in a political party’s leadership team. They care about the policies – and on that front, the political parties have been failing on immigration, foreign policy and racial equality

For the SNP, promoting EU membership can portray independence not as leaving something, but joining something

Blathering away on TruthSocial, forgetting what day it is and taunting the Japanese PM about Pearl Harbour – Trump is a mess. But the war in Iran might be one screw-up too many

The president’s direct phone number is being traded like a Pokémon card among the DC press pack. But what happens when Trump turns the US political media into his own huge mouthpiece?

The decision against the social media giant in a US court is hugely symbolic, and a victory for campaigners who say Facebook’s products are addictive. But don’t hold your breath waiting for change. There’s a very long way to go

The aim of the people who targeted the ambulances outside a north London synagogue was all too clear – and the reaction of UK extremists on both the left and right was exactly what the attackers wanted

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The president is probably not directly part of insider trading - but those close to him could well be

The bar recent French elections was low. Still, France managed to lumber over it

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

Sometimes daft and sometimes otherworldly, the all-consuming world of BTS, Blackpink and K-Pop Demon Hunters stands apart from the rest of popular culture