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Exceedingly wealthy and close to the Kremlin, the infamous Vladimir Solovyov has become a dominating voice on airwaves since Putin's invasion of Ukraine

History is everywhere in Dresden - but are tourists really paying attention?

Labelling the group as terrorists is a threat to freedom of expression – and to democracy. The government must lift the ban

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Sacha Lord resigned as Manchester mayor's advisor after Covid grant fraud investigation

Soon after its political editor denied giving Reform an easy ride, the Beeb broadcast 56 minutes of the populist’s press conference, live

Britain’s crises give the far right fertile ground - and when Reform fails too, he will take advantage

A new technological defence agreement would change the global balance of power. If Trump backs out, it could all be in jeopardy

Much like Brexit suddenly becoming a stunning success, Jacob, this isn't going to happen

Reform’s dog-whistling plans to end migrant benefits and ‘leave to remain’ are founded on lies and would wreck growth

The death of Charlie Kirk has resurrected Donald Trump’s movement as a vengeful crusade for America’s soul

Millions of people across Britain detest Trump, but hardly anyone showed up to protest against his state visit

It would be difficult, though not impossible - but would he leave behind his political success in Manchester for the much choppier waters of Westminster?

The US president says he wants peace, but doesn’t seem able to do anything about it

The peer’s praise for “magnificent” Brexit is just another example of a discredited guru leading the government astray

Those who attended Tommy Robinson’s rally may have told journalists and social media that they “only” oppose immigration on feminist grounds, but they aren’t fooling anyone

One of the most prestigious scientific bodies in the world is considering expelling Musk after his appearance at Tommy Robinson’s extremist London rally

Robert Redford’s death reminds us of his effortless greatness - and that the age of the Hollywood giant is itself fading into history

Most entertainment produced by streaming giants is quite nothingy these days

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Politics is as much about relationships and an understanding of human nature as it is about policy and legislation. The PM must learn this before it’s too late

Tiger conservation projects have become more than protecting the animal, they're about the cracks in Indian society and the people who are left behind

In What We Can Know, our greatest living novelist sees the UK slip beneath the waves – and looks for light in a drowned world

The Lib Dems beat Reform at the election but lost the media war. Now their leader warns that Farage and Robinson seek to tear Britain apart for personal gain

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

El Salvador has become an absolutist police state. Part prison camp, part Bitcoin Beach, it’s the perfect place for Trump to send all the people he doesn’t want in America

MAGA wants all-out war on the left after the shooting of the right wing commentator, Charlie Kirk. Will Trump oblige?

Mandelson and Rayner seemed to be in total command, right up until the moment when it was revealed they’d done something unbelievably misguided

The street artist’s work leaves an indelible trace in our memories and it will last long after authorities scrub away the paint

Banning the AfD’s extremist candidates risks turning them into martyrs, granting the far right the attention they crave

Should I have felt betrayed when I discovered the autobiography I’d read was mostly fiction?