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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

Whether criticising our institutions, sucking up to the US or fleeing for warmer climes, it turns out that the Brexiteers don’t seem to love the UK after all

Jeffrey Epstein knew “how dirty Donald is”. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Trump to hide it from his core supporters

That is what the New York Times seems to think – but surely I can’t take all the credit

Ten years on, a new drama shows how seven hostages came face-to-face with death

No 10’s briefings about a plot against the prime minister are the work of his unpopular chief of staff

In Trump’s eyes, Cheney was a non-person who did not even merit a comment upon his death

We have never paid so much tax and received so little in return. Worst of all, no one in Whitehall or Downing Street will ever take the blame

According to the right wing, both in Britain and elsewhere, major cities are ridden with violence and crime

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Fuentes is a racist, a Holocaust denier and an admirer of Hitler – and he is now on the verge of the US political mainstream

Luck has played a part in how the world’s billionaires gathered their wealth. The issue arises when they don’t quite see it this way

A harsh, intrusive Danish-style immigration system won’t win right wing votes for Labour and will enrage the party’s traditional supporters. When will this government learn?

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

Zohran Mamdani’s design team created a campaign brand that was vibrant, diverse and utterly unlike that of his rival

In my pre-enlightened days, I joined a Billy Joel fan club. When I left the piano man behind, his life descended into despair

South Africans’ experience with racism isn’t just something that happened in the past; it’s a core characteristic associated with the country