‘Trump is more like Putin in his soul’: Why ordinary Ukrainians say the US president has betrayed them
MAGA attacks on Volodymyr Zelensky only boost his popularity at home, while America is viewed as a danger
Politics
Emily Maitlis’s diary: The Democrat who’d rather see Trump win if it means El-Sayed losing
The would-be first Muslim Senator’s Michigan midterms campaign was shocked by Haley Stevens’ defection. But it might have done him a favour after all
These are Reform’s five cruellest ideas
Nigel Farage’s party is relentlessly nasty when it comes to disabled people. In their total dismissal of people who are different, they reveal who they really are
How Abdul El-Sayed became the man who can break Trump
The candidate who was supposed to be a liability is taking the fight to MAGA in Michigan
If you feel sorry for private landlords after the Budget, try renting from one
They may be facing a tax squeeze, but trust me, their tenants have had a rougher deal
The billionaires who can switch off a war
Elon Musk’s decision to intervene in the Ukraine v Russia war shows Europe must build alternatives to military tech run by US private companies
We know Burnham wants to rejoin Europe. We know why. But how?
The prime minister’s enthusiasm for a return to the heart of the continent masks a whole series of unanswered questions
It might not look like it, but a motoring miracle has now happened
The cars on the road might seem familiar. But forget about them – the future of driving now looks radically different
What happens to Trump if he loses the midterms?
Hegseth and Wiles out, more bombing of Iran and constant griping about election interference are all on the agenda
Meet the woman who won’t back down from Trump
Deep in MAGA country, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is facing huge financial disadvantage – but she’s still ahead
The Budget that smelled like an early election
John Healey’s “breathing space” package of affordable giveaways left big decisions unresolved – perhaps for a national vote soon
Help! Am I becoming an election bore?
I used to have normal hobbies, but in a world where everything is connected, I can’t take my eyes off global voting
Will Israel’s opposition dare break the Arab taboo to kick Netanyahu out?
By any normal standards, he has been roundly defeated. But Eisenkot may reject a controversial coalition that would end his reign
It’s time for Burnham to kill off old Labour
The original meaning of “socialism” has been lost – that’s all Marx’s fault. Fixing the misunderstanding inside Labour would be painful, but worth it
Can Serbia’s revolution without a leader actually work?
The Student List movement has ousted populist ‘Superman’ Aleksandar Vučić. Now comes the hard part
Forget the Terminator – the age of AI weaponry is already here
It’s not like the movies, when the robots suddenly become sentient. It’s more gradual than that – which makes it far more dangerous
The ad industry knows it’s funding online hate – so why won’t it act?
Anti-immigrant vitriol, misogyny and conspiracy theories are making people rich, but whistleblowers say they’re all seen as “the cost of doing business” with tech giants
Only a lunatic would escalate the war in Iran – and that lunatic is Donald Trump
Rumours say the president would respond to midterm humiliation by scaling up a conflict that would risk more American lives and more economic pain
Liz Truss’s new mini-book is every bit as bad as her mini-budget
BANK JOB – the crazy capitals are hers – is full of conspiracy theory, but zero self-awareness
Andy Burnham thinks he has found Britain’s Brexit escape route
The PM is kite-flying over free movement – by suggesting immigration is worse under our EU deal than if the UK was in the single market
The French police’s protest crackdown has crossed a line
A witness who saw a 17-year-old boy’s hand blown off by a grenade says a generation will grow up having learned not to trust the authorities
Brazil and Serbia have shown hope is possible – Israel and America, it’s you next
Defeats for Bolsonaro and Vučić feel seismic as the midterms approach and Netanyahu’s fate hangs in the balance
His dad tried to overthrow Putin – now Pavel Prigozhin runs an African country
After Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed mutiny and mysterious death, his son inherited a slimmed-down version of the Wagner Group – and it’s thriving again
Nigel Farage’s attack on the RNLI and co is a new low even for this bottom-feeder
Reform’s leader told US far right influencer Benny Johnson that NGOs who work with asylum seekers have ‘aided and abetted criminality in absolutely every way’
When I think of President Le Pen, I suddenly struggle to breathe
The fiery protests across France didn’t shake me. The thought of the next election does
What would a National Care Service actually look like?
It’s a welcome idea for a huge societal problem. But it’s still not clear how a service of this kind would work – or how it would be paid for
The Bad Boys of Brexit are back, the reunion no-one wanted
Nigel Farage is threatening to reform the superannuated punks who fought the 2016 referendum. Bring it on
‘The deep state stole my mini-budget’: An exclusive extract from Liz Truss’s new book
The short-lived PM’s Bank Job reveals how everything bad was actually someone else’s fault
Is this the moment MeToo died?
The movement seemed to have changed the world. But unchecked online hate and cases like the Cornell 7 means we are now back at square one
I went looking for Trump’s America – this is what I found
Driving through the US southern states on a Harley-Davidson offers lessons in hospitality – and also in why so many vote against their own best interests
Britain’s vengeful press will never forgive Prince Harry – and they want the royals to hate him too
The overreaction to his GQ interview exposes the hypocrisy of papers who urge him to shut up but won’t stop writing about him if he does
Burnham’s NEET plan is doomed because of one fatal flaw
Politicians love apprenticeships. It’s a shame most young people don’t – they’d rather experience university life
The truth that Northern Ireland has never confronted
The annual crisis over Protestant marches might have been avoided had we followed Mandela’s example
Emily Maitlis’s diary: Why are we turning away the people who could make Britain richer?
Our national obsession with immigration – and the pejorative language we use about it – has got to change
The chancellor’s impossible budget
John Healey needs to find a huge amount of money – but he can’t cut welfare or put up taxes on ‘working people’. So what options does the chancellor actually have?
Letter of the week: MAGA are on the road to hell
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The Indian PM’s plan that takes voter interference to its logical conclusion
Narendra Modi has a plan for winning the next election – and the thousands of demonstrators on the streets don’t like it one bit
18 things that will absolutely, definitely happen if Trump gets whopped in the midterms
New Musk-run voting machines, Kansas ruled not a real state and Hegseth to face a firing squad… is this America’s future?
Who will win the battle of the €1.8 trillion EU budget?
Brussels wants a deal done fast before a probable Le Pen victory in France – but unrealistic spending proposals make that unlikely
Trump, Putin and the ‘peacemakers’ who make war more likely
The comforting idea that we can understand and persuade our enemies is leading the world towards disaster
Burnham’s hard road to hope
The PM’s first budget must show the meaning behind his mantra – by challenging us to be citizens rather than impatient observers
EXCLUSIVE: How to survive a political crisis
In an exclusive extract from his brilliant new book Persevilience, Alastair Campbell reflects on his time at the heart of the New Labour media operation, and what it taught him
EXCLUSIVE: The power of talking to dead people
In an exclusive extract from his brilliant new book Persevilience, Alastair Campbell writes how our parents, friends and colleagues pass away – but the advice we think they would give us lives on
Fighting UK crime on the Cambodian border
Fraud counts for 50% of all UK crime, and a large amount originates from overseas. But the victims aren’t just the westerners who lose their money
The Brexit majority has gone for ever – rejoin now has a majority of 9 million
The polls are clear – an overwhelming number of voters want to rejoin the EU. Millions of Brexit voters have died and the young want to get back in
The riots in France are being stoked by Russia and Iran
The original complaints about school conditions have been completely lost in a mess of competing political interests, many of which are being driven from abroad
The mask has slipped – now we can see the real, shameful face of Reform
ITV’s documentary reveals the party as a hotbed of racists baying for concentration camps and executions
Why one of the world’s leading economists says AI doesn’t add up
The PM’s former advisor isn’t convinced by the bargain the AI companies are offering. They stand to make trillions: but what do we get in return?
If Flávio Bolsonaro wins the presidential election, Brazil loses
Son of the extremist former president Jair Bolsonaro, Flávio offers more of the same culture war, Trumpy chaos. It is the country that will bear the brunt – again
RFK Jr’s anti-vax gamble with African babies’ lives is an experiment in cruelty
A Guinea-Bissau medical aims to investigate side effects that decades of research have failed to find
The moral depravity of Robert Jenrick
A high-profile English politician proposes the idea of killing immigrants in the English Channel. How has it come to this?
Is this really all the Brexiteers have got left?
Parliament held a debate on joining the EU. But where were all the Conservative and Reform MPs who championed our departure in the first place?
Hungary’s lesson to the world: Populism isn’t permanent
Under Orbán, Hungary seemed lost to the far right. But a new PM has shown how to pull a nation back from authoritarianism – and it’s working
Kemi Badenoch, queen of delusion
The Tories think they’re doing brilliantly when they’re not. And their leader’s incoherent plan will make it harder for them to win
Letter of the week: Burnham’s popularity will fade – he must not waste this chance
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Make Washington DC square again
America’s capital city was originally a square shape, and a new law aims to restore its original boundaries. But is it in fact a case of gerrymandering?
My truly deranged encounter with Trump apologist Kellyanne Conway
The godmother of ‘alternative facts’ assured me the president loved Zelensky – just as he was stabbing him in the back with Putin
The place where Putin’s dark oil fleet sails by – and nobody notices
The Bosphorus has been a contested waterway for centuries, and the lessons of its history have never been more relevant
Narrow, nasty, only helping the rich: Kemi Badenoch’s deeply flawed Tory strategy
The leader is unlikely to break through while she remains openly eager to help the wealthy and contemptuous of middle-of-the-road Conservatives
The eviction that could sway a general election
When Maricarmen Abascal was removed from her home, Madrid erupted in protests. Now, her death could determine the political direction of the country
Donald Trump messed with Texas. Now Texas is fighting back
From the far north of the Lone Star State down to the Mexican border, people feel their way of life is under threat. And they know who’s responsible
23 stupid reasons why Britain should never rejoin the European Union
Despite Andy Burnham’s views on Brexit, there are some arguments for not going back into the EU. Here are a few to get you started
The rumour mill continues over Gove, his ex and disappearing news stories
Oxford professor Lola Salem, who lived with the former politician for two years, has been charged with possession of indecent images of children
Reform and the Greens are fading – the real fight is Tory v Labour
The two insurgent parties peaked last December and since then it’s been all downhill. It looks like we are returning to the old days of Conservatives v Labour
Burnham is already winning the new Brexit wars
The shrieks of fury from Johnson, Badenoch, Farage and co speak volumes as the prime minister confronts the disaster they wrought
Trump’s snuff politics is a new low in American cruelty
The president is using barbaric spectacle as a political weapon – and the damage will go on long after he has gone
Trump’s going to lose it
Dire midterm polls, sackings, a dodgy deal with Putin… all looks bad for the president. But he might take the US down with him
Andy Burnham wants to get back into Europe – here’s how he can do it
Britain and the EU need one another, and the answer is to bring in the UK on a new form of membership. This is what it would look like
Why Emmanuel Macron can’t save France
De Gaulle managed it – twice. But there was one thing the general understood that the current French president does not
Zack Polanski’s moment is over
After Holborn & St Pancras, everyone now knows the Greens leader’s instincts are lousy and the Zionism vote was a disaster
Joining the EU is back on the agenda, and it’s driving GB News crazy
The prospect of Britain returning to the EU is making the hard right channel’s output even more unhinged than usual
This is the way to save Britain’s high streets – and Burnham should listen
A think tank’s suggestion of adding 2% tax to online purchases would provide £1.5billion to revive traditional shops
Why does Australia have such a deep misogyny problem?
Billions have been spent on confronting violence against women. And yet the murders continue – and so does the crass sexism, even from the PM
Letter of the week: Nigel Farage is an embarrassment to himself
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Britain needs the BBC – but not in this current form
As today’s media explodes with opinion, propaganda and misinformation, honest reporting has never been more important
We have fallen into the age of total digital distrust
There are con artists everywhere online. The only option is relentless, exhausting suspicion. But be careful not to fall into paranoia
Emily Maitlis’s diary: My deep dive into Jeffrey Epstein’s hidden empire – and the network that let him get away with it
Cash, corruption and institutional failures allowed the sex offender to prey on women at his Virgin Islands base
An all-new breed of online secret agent
Sending trained specialists on overseas operations is expensive and complicated. A new method has emerged. It’s easier – but far more dangerous
Kemi Badenoch’s secret post-conference Tory memo
A memo from the leader to her inner circle makes clear the Conservative party’s next move – an effort to squash the young, once and for all
Hope is back. An election can wait
The prime minister is already laying the foundations of his manifesto – but he knows an early vote is far too risky
If only we didn’t need Black History Month – but we do
There have been Black people in Britain since the Roman period and yet people still struggle to understand what that really means
Putin’s wartime economy is heading for catastrophe
He’s calling up more troops to feed into the Ukraine meat-grinder, but nothing can save Putin from total economic disaster now – not even peace
We are all Keynesians now
James Graham’s new play about the great economist has a powerfully contemporary message for our own times – a moment for government to act, intervene and address the huge challenges of the 21st century
Brexit promised farmers freedom – it gave them a six-hour lottery
The way in which British farmers receive government help was designed by Michael Gove – and it is a complete mess
Has the time come to hand the Falkland Islands over to Argentina?
If you ask Brits what they think about the islands no one seems to care and if you ask Argentinians, they care a hell of a lot. So doesn’t it make sense?
The Greens’ foolish anti-Zionism vote is a disaster for Zack Polanski
Corbynite entryists have laid the ground for a series of rows that will end in the policy being reversed – or the party splitting
Oh look – Mark Zuckerberg’s trying to be cuddly
After the ‘perv glasses’ disaster, the Meta boss is back with a new, cuter idea. And judging by the US response, it seems to be working. For now
Burnham has some great ideas – a shame we won’t get them for years to come
The new PM has some interesting suggestions, many of them similar to those of his predecessor. But take-off, sadly, has been severely delayed
The door that leads back to the EU is finally open. Now let’s walk through it
How fitting that new talk of joining again coincided with the 500th issue of The New World, originally founded to oppose Brexit
Burnham’s big idea could crush the Labour party
The PM has said he wants to change the way the country votes. But has he done the sums on what this would mean for his own party?
British teens need to copy the French and get out on strike
Growing up in France I regularly barricaded my school. Spending time screaming about the state of the nation is healthier than you might think
Is this the real reason Trump keeps falling asleep in public?
The president’s allies claim his frequent public dozes will help him be more productive
Andy Burnham’s housing plans don’t add up. Here’s why
The aim of building 1.5 million new homes is admirable. But where are the bricks and the concrete going to come from – not to mention the builders?
Excuse me Mitch McConnell, but are you by any chance dead?
The dysfunction of US congress, the destruction of policy and the cynical manipulation of the Supreme Court – McConnell has helped ruin America
Before seeking to return, shouldn’t we honour our Brexit promises to EU citizens?
Almost 1,500 EU citizens resident in the UK have been told the original decision to grant them residency rights had been made in error
Unserious and down in the polls: Zack Polanski doesn’t look up to the job
The Green leader did well during the final phase of the Starmer collapse when people wanted something new. But now he seems like yesterday’s news
The Cornell rape case is a direct consequence of the fraternity system
If you keep teaching young men that they’re exceptional and that women are playthings, then yes – this is how they will behave
Suddenly, young people are excited about Labour again – and this is why
Andy Burnham’s barnstorming conference speech talked directly to a disaffected generation and gave them something they have rarely felt from politics: hope
Everyone hates data centres – and I don’t blame them
Data centres are huge, noisy, polluting, provide no local jobs, look horrible and are being built in residential areas. A backlash is brewing – a big one
The right says empathy is suicidal – but Andy Burnham thinks it might save us
The prime minister’s emotional conference speech laid down a challenge to populists who say compassion makes us weak