Opinion

Yes, its economy needs a reboot, but the country feels less tatty and troubled. Why?

The Israeli leader has scored a tactical victory against Iran. But that alone is unlikely to bring him victory, either at home or abroad

Labour are trying to fix Britain’s housing crisis. But they can’t expect any credit for it

Britain has tumbled down the wellbeing rankings – and now it is time to learn from the country at the top

The government failed to level with the public about the depths of Britain’s problems. It will come back to bite them

The Beach Boy is gone – and as Trump’s troops stalk LA, the state’s sun-drenched dream is over too

One day an engineer at a metals company in the Netherlands stole a trove of nuclear secrets and offered them for sale – his first customer was Iran

Trump doesn’t care about the bombing of Iran, or global security. Now Europe must fill the volatile vacuum he has left behind

A long-awaited and much-needed compromise has the loony right crying about betrayal… and potatoes

You used to be the coolest Europeans, with the best music and culture. But cutting back the British Council and the World Service will only make you smaller on the world stage

The chancellor is spending billions – but the moment demands far more

To be in Europe is to live without boundaries. The Irish have chosen that path, and their national identity has soared

Politicians from the main parties have ignored us for too long. No wonder my generation is out there looking for alternatives

Experiments to combat climate change using ‘iron fertilisation’ to boost plankton growth, first proposed in the 1980s, remain unproven and contentious

The Belgian is – temporarily – replacing Tintoretto in one of the Venice’s sacred spaces. But first he wants to talk about Trump

The movies used to belong to auteurs. Now the industry is mining viral meme content like Skibidi Toilet for new ideas

Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely turned machines and myths into joyful rebellion

From the Pilgrims to Star Trek, every promised land ends up looking suspiciously like the one we left behind

A collection of images curated by the director tells the story of protest and resistance in Britain. But who wins and who loses is only part of the story

How São Paulo’s ‘Big Worm’ went from urban scar to public space – and what it tells us about city futures

E-bikes are changing life in the city – but not in the way right wing protesters imagine

From pensioners to pop stars, the government’s misfiring messages are uniting Britain in frustration

As the world lurches back towards nationalism and isolationism, does cosmopolitanism and its liberal philosophies have a place today?

The hammer of high interest rates is no longer the way to deal with pressure on prices

Leading neurotechnologist Philip Low and the world’s richest man were once inseparable. Now, in an exclusive interview, Low explains why he calls his ally a power-mad narcissist – and predicts how Musk will react now Trump has turned on him

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

European current affairs are often under-reported in the British press, which is why our publication’s news coverage will ensure the continent is not overlooked

After a few days in Guernsey, the Islands’ message was clear: ‘Our system works better than yours’

After a bruising few days, Reform’s leader is joining other populists in embracing nativism – encouraging the ‘original’ population to have more children while immigration is restricted

For now, the chancellor is sticking to policy – if only to keep the AfD in check

Colombia was an early pioneer of drug decriminalisation, but president Gustavo Petro’s pro-reform government has gone further

Trump is always one pen stroke away from upending the lives of thousands of people. After the past few weeks, I feel as if I’m on the chopping block too