Opinion

The curious history of language purists hating ‘mongrel’ words

There are good reasons for some old websites to expire, but huge amounts of personal history go with them

Less rage, more delivery is the former David Cameron adviser’s message in the race to become the state’s next governor

Britain’s 16-24-year-olds face too many barriers and not enough opportunities. This is how we can help them

Vice president Sarah Duterte of the Philippines, daughter of the deposed strongman Rodrigo, might be on the verge of following her father into political history – and infamy

If the president did betray Taiwan, other US-aligned countries in the region will start making other plans. And Trump might not like the new alliances that emerge

A hidden Brussels unit plans the continent’s disaster response - and citizens want it to do more, not less

More than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war in Ukraine. But he cannot back off. Instead, he will switch tactics. Ukraine – and the west – must be ready

Keir Starmer has made mistakes – but he’s been trapped by journalism’s endless psychodrama

The car salesman was on social media complaining about a casting decision in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. What Musk showed was that he doesn’t really know anything about classical civilisation

Populist leaders share the same weakness – their unrealistic promises can’t survive contact with reality, so their governments are doomed from the start. And when failure inevitably comes, voters must suffer the consequences

But just because the Facebook founder got it all wrong, that doesn’t mean others won’t be able to construct successful digital worlds. And if you want to see what that might look like, check out what the kids are up to

The current president is clueless on the world stage. But, if the Democrats ever get back into power, they won’t turn the US into an open, internationalist peacebroker. Their focus is their voters – it looks set to stay that way

The government wants to do it. And Reform are committed to massive benefit cuts. If they get their way, it will be a catastrophe

Brexiteers used to claim their victory was for "real, ordinary, decent" people. Now they openly boast it was for billionaires

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Companies are using AI systems for recruitment, arguing that it’s a way of removing bias from the system. But it brings with it a whole load of other problems, some of them just as bad

That first step into the outside world is harder now than ever before – the starting jobs simply aren’t there. The consequences of that are being felt across an entire generation

He’s about to list his rocket company on the US stock market, which will make him even richer. With that money in hand, Musk will launch his most audacious plan yet

Germany’s once-powerful SPD is crippled by caution - Starmer and his possible successors must take note

A prime minister cannot trample over parliament. It doesn’t work that way and the ones who try it invariably go down in flames. Whoever follows Starmer into No 10 should keep that in mind

Why does this keep happening in the Reform party? And if this is what happens in a high-profile by-election, just imagine who might slip through the net at the next general election

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Labour’s caution has left us drifting into Farage’s waters. But a universal basic wealth, massive devolution and a new voting system could help turn the ship around

A former senior US spy chief has watched the spread of conspiracy theories, political hatred and outright cruelty under Trump, and has come to a worrying conclusion about the nation he once served

African governments always knew western aid came with strings attached. When the US, UK and France cut their aid budgets, the time had come for a change. The results could transform the continent

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