The terrorist who took over Damascus
Once one of America’s most wanted men, Ahmed al-Sharaa is now feted by Trump and western politicians. But for how long?
Politics
Reform’s poll lead will shrink
Farage is flying high, but the party in the lead always loses ground as the election approaches – even a small slip in his numbers could have severe consequences
Student antisemitism and the socialism of fools
The hard left wants to globalise the intifada, imagining that defeating Zionism will liberate humanity. Their delusion is close to religious mania
Ganging up on Geert Wilders
Wilders’s party is on course to win the most seats – but an opposition coalition could keep him out of power. Just
Will France’s fragile peace hold?
Macron and Lecornu have got away with it for now – but the country has forgotten the art of compromise
Why is the mainstream media so uninterested in the Nathan Gill scandal?
A tweet by the disgraced MEP about the BBC has come back to haunt him
Tinker, tailor, China, farce
A clownish spy scandal has shown up the severe shortcomings of British security, and given the Labour government an even bigger Chinese problem
The worst pro-Brexit book ever written
An author hides behind a pseudonym to invent 75 reasons to celebrate Britain’s slow collapse
Letter of the week: The absurdity of the Palestine Action ban
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How to save the newsroom (from itself)
In 2016, American journalism failed to reach and serve certain audiences. The same problem is arising from Trump’s second presidency
London, the city that scares Trump
Populists have some very strange ideas about London. The best way to get over their irrational fears is to pay the capital a visit
Why Trump should never be given the Nobel peace prize
Peace is not just about bombs falling silent, but the humanity that goes into maintaining it
How to love our pets
The prevalence of dog attacks points to an underlying moral failing: too many owners are shirking their basic responsibilities
Paul Marshall, the man who owns the right
The multimillionaire controls a network of news channels, publications and think tanks that the left could only dream of. If Reform or the Tories win the next election, he will become the country’s most influential non-politician
The park of MAGA’s nightmares
Meridian Hill Park is a hub of progressive protest. It’s home to everything Trump and his followers hate
President Milei, live in concert
In true Milei fashion, the launch of his book, The Construction of the Miracle, was turned into a rock concert to a crowd of 15,000 diehard supporters
Hello, I’m Taiwanese. Give me all your money
The country’s politics may be fractious, but one thing both major camps agree on is that the rise of digital fraud needs urgent attention
Spain ignores its problems at home
Demonstrators in Valencia took to the streets for Gaza, but when it comes to issues like sustainable housing or last year’s flooding, they’re less vocal
End this stupid Palestine Action ban now
Arresting a student for holding a copy of The New World shows how Britain’s crackdown on Palestine Action has become absurd and dangerous
When the Taliban shut off the internet
In an attempt to control the flow of information, the rulers of Afghanistan plunged the country into darkness. That decision has backfired
Labour’s overdue war on Farage and Brexit has arrived. Here’s how to fight it
Blaming Reform’s leader for impending tax cuts only makes sense if you push the UK closer to the EU, too
Denmark’s social media ban for kids is a tragedy. But it’s right
For my generation, the internet meant connection. Now it only means division
Supporting Netanyahu has damaged America
Trump has forged a peace in Gaza – but his inability to influence Israel has undermined the US’s reputation and weakened its global alliances
It had to be Trump.. and that’s embarrassing
A bullying autocrat has succeeded where years of calm diplomacy failed. Progressives must ask why
The battle for Moldova’s soul
The recent parliamentary election result was not a show of support for PAS but instead one for Europe – and against Russia
China’s new dark history
The country is teaching its people a version of the past in which China is always the victim. The consequences of that could be highly dangerous
This deal is a calamity for Gazans
Two right wing crooks have finally brought the slaughter to an end. Now, there must be law and accountability, or there will never be peace
Meet Luka, the man arrested for terrorism for holding up The New World
Exclusive: We track down the student whose arrest exposes absurdity of Palestine Action’s proscription
The unsettling state of settled status
In Farage and Badenoch’s eyes, is even paying taxes in Britain good enough for EU nationals like me?
Even Tory voters think delusional Kemi is wrong about Brexit
Leaving the ECHR would revive damaging wars with Brussels that Badenoch’s supporters don’t want
The right wing think tank talking rubbish about the Brexit reset
The Prosperity Institute’s plans have been tried and failed
It’s time we stopped creating and praising billionaires
The richest 3600 Europeans hold as much wealth as the poorest 181 million, according to a new report by Oxfam
Kemi Badenoch: the pseudo-conservative
In her closing speech to conference today, the Tory leader presented herself as a sensible fiscal Conservative. But she is something very different
Arrested for holding up a copy of The New World. How bloody un-British
This government’s stupid criminalisation of peaceful protestors is a hole they keep on digging
Gary Neville’s detractors are pathetic
The former footballer who removed a union flag is now a target of the hypocritical right
Everyone is addicted to everything
Big tech is using the ‘nanny state’ arguments pioneered by the tobacco and alcohol industries to convince us that their freedom to sell equates to our freedom to choose. The opposite is true
Starmer’s problem isn’t just Reform
If you want to understand the true depths of Labour’s electoral challenge, pay a visit to Hampstead
Letter of the week: Where Palestine Action went wrong
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Farage, racism, and the truth about Reform
The PM was right to call Reform’s leave to remain policy racist – but he will regret it
Philosophers can’t tell you how to live
There is, so far, no philosophical consensus about how we should go about our lives. We have to keep thinking for ourselves
Is this the death knell for Germany’s rigid funeral laws?
Funeral laws in Germany have long been a model of order and control. But one state’s reform could change the way the nation mourns
How to spot the charlatans
Moisés Naím’s new book unpacks how these snake-oil shysters deceive the public
The Bangladeshi food that came down from the hills
Slowly, indigenous cuisine from the highlands is becoming part of Dhaka’s multicultural food scene
Why not tax the rich instead?
After just 27 days in office, France’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned and threw the country into chaos – again
America spirals into hatred
As Donald Trump knows, fear is a powerful tool in politics and makes people do dangerous things
The people hanging by a thread in India
As Bengaluru continues to expand, hair pickers quietly shoulder a job no one else wants
Inside Brooklyn’s battle with Trump’s goon squad
ICE agents have brought fear and loathing to New York City – but the community is fighting back
What Robert Jenrick doesn’t understand about Birmingham
I was one of a handful of white kids at my school in the city. It enriched my life and worldview
The Jewish suitcase is back in the hall
After Manchester, many British Jews are asking why they should remain in a country where they feel despised
A Gaza peace built on sand
No sovereignty, no law, no dignity. The strip deserves a future free of both Hamas and Israel
Labour’s London problem
The party cannot stay in power without dominating in the capital – party insiders are now worried the city is about to slip from the government’s grasp
Solving Britain’s housing crisis the European way
Across the channel, rent control, land reform and social housing investment have kept greedy landlords and homelessness at bay. It’s not too late to change course
Estonia, the country that’s doing digital ID cards right
Labour’s plans have caused huge controversy. But ‘100% digital’ Estonia shows how e-government can save time and money for ordinary people
Michelle Mone: the embodiment of British corruption
She was appointed to the Lords by Cameron and used that position to profiteer during the Covid pandemic. How could this have happened?
How do you tax a millionaire?
It’s clear who has the money in Britain, but any attempt to tax them would meet stiff resistance
Finally, Starmer pins the Brexit blame on Farage
By labelling the small boats heading to Britain’s coast with the Reform leader’s name, Labour are finally calling out the man responsible for Brexit
Killings in Manchester: has Britain ignored anti-Semitism?
We don’t yet know the motive behind today’s killings outside a synagogue. But there are some horrific facts – and Britain must face them
Does Gen Z have a future?
People in their early 20s are growing up with no jobs, no help and no prospects. That is a problem for us all
This is how to beat the populists
The triumph of the pro-EU candidate in the Moldovan election is a victory for militant democracy
Trump’s Gaza peace plan is full of contradictions
In a situation so dire, an unjust peace is better than war. But once that is achieved, justice must come later – or violence will surely return
The Trumpist on course to win in Czechia
Andrej Babiš is a fan of the US president, and hates the EU. But if he wins the election, how extreme will he be?
Nick Lowles, the fighter of hate who hid from the sun
As a child in the National Front’s heyday, fear made HOPE not Hate’s CEO try to conceal his origins. Now he says tensions are worse than they were in 1979
The sick age of conspirituality
Egged on by Trump and RFK Jr, a deadly blend of conspiracy theory and wellness woo-woo is going mainstream
Letter of the week: Trump has turned politics into a crusade
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Don’t take Curtis Yarvin seriously
Yarvin believes liberal democracy has failed and that monarchy should replace it. He just has absolutely no idea how to achieve this
Dr Bot will see you now
Don’t let Donald Trump’s med bed fiasco distract you from how AI is actually transforming medical care and the ethical issues it raises
Robert Jenrick, the hollow man
He heads into the Conservative conference as the stricken party’s likely next leader. But this opportunistic ‘saviour’ could kill off the Tories completely
Is AfD tearing Germany apart?
Thirty-five years after reunification, the east-west divide still remains – leaving fertile ground for right wing extremism
Nairobi’s vanishing dancefloors
One way to sense if a city is in decline is if its dancefloors are depleting, as is the case in Kenya’s capital
When smoke blackened the Kathmandu sky
Nepal is no stranger to upheaval but the scale of rage in September’s protests was unlike anything I had ever seen
Sorry… the mayor has just sold your house
Italy’s one-euro homes are becoming a nightmare for local authorities – so they’re selling them off
Hunted to death in rural France
Hunting season has begun in France but the participants’ lack of etiquette and disregard for the rules is frustrating locals
Trump and the politics of cocaine
Global politics is colliding with the daily lives of Colombians who have already paid a high price
Keir Starmer has finally found his bite
A so-so speech soared when the PM went for Farage. The start of a fightback, or too little, too late?
I’m skipping party conference season
I used to love it – but now I can see the problem with these annual political get-togethers
Are we already at war?
Russia is sending its drones and bombers into Nato airspace. Whatever this is, it feels like just the beginning
A Reform merger would be extinction for the Tories
Farage is only interested in a reverse takeover. Kemi Badenoch must resist – and find a way to rouse her rabble
The ID cards disaster is another sign that Starmer has lost it
The PM has failed to spot voters’ anti-big-government streak, enraged his own party and reunited the warring Farage and Boris Johnson
Could Obama restore my hope in politics?
Hosted by David Olusoga, the former president tackled everything from AI to political violence. The only elephant in the room was Donald Trump
The rise of the early downsizers
It was once a financial move for old age, but now, faced with stagnant wages and stubborn mortgage rates, younger homeowners are selling up and shrinking
The locked-in generation
Rising bills and housing costs, coupled with a precarious jobs market, have trapped many young people in lives they do not want
Does Andy Burnham want to rejoin the EU?
The Labour leadership candidate has taken every Brexit position possible. Now it’s time for him to spell things out
EU insiders want Starmer to ramp up his Brexit reset
A thaw in UK relations and fear of Trump’s America has Brussels eager to forge closer links
Letter of the week: Is the Tommy Robinson march receiving too much coverage?
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Smash the populists, Keir
The prime minister needs to set out the path to a much better Britain than the one we have, before Nigel Farage does it for him
Terminal irony and the collapse of meaning
Coded messages on the bullets that killed Charlie Kirk reveal a nihilistic, always online world where cynicism, violence and politics blur together – and meaning itself collapses.
Just tax the rich
We shouldn’t need philosophy to tell us that wealth redistribution could alleviate extensive poverty
Evelyn Palla, Germany’s queen of chaos
In Palla, Deutsche Bahn will have their first female CEO and her appointment has raised eyebrows
How to escape from Hong Kong
Just an hour across the water is a city with a completely different history and culture. But how much longer can it last?
Back to school in Trumpland
It’s the start of a new academic year and schoolchildren in America have all become wearily accustomed to the active shooter drills
France tackles a weighty issue – obesity
Affecting one in six adults, obesity has doubled in France during the last 25 years
Venezuela, the land of permanent Christmas
President Nicolás Maduro has a festive plan to bring joy to Venezuelans – and to distract them from the ongoing row with the US
Inside Russia’s propaganda machine
Exceedingly wealthy and close to the Kremlin, the infamous Vladimir Solovyov has become a dominating voice on airwaves since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Prince Alexander of Saxony, a prince for our time
History is everywhere in Dresden – but are tourists really paying attention?
Palestine Action: We are not the terrorists
Labelling the group as terrorists is a threat to freedom of expression – and to democracy. The government must lift the ban
We’re paving the road to power for Tommy Robinson
Britain’s crises give the far right fertile ground – and when Reform fails too, he will take advantage
Britain, the US and the Australian dilemma
A new technological defence agreement would change the global balance of power. If Trump backs out, it could all be in jeopardy
Nigel Farage’s economics of hate
Reform’s dog-whistling plans to end migrant benefits and ‘leave to remain’ are founded on lies and would wreck growth
MAGA is now a holy war
The death of Charlie Kirk has resurrected Donald Trump’s movement as a vengeful crusade for America’s soul
At the anti-Trump rally in Westminster
Millions of people across Britain detest Trump, but hardly anyone showed up to protest against his state visit