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Eurovision is not beyond politics
The question of whether Israel’s Eden Golan should have been allowed to perform plagued this year’s competition
Forget the Garrick, what about the Freemasons?
The secretive group seems more worthy of scrutiny than a club for elderly thespians
Xi Jinping’s divide and rule tour of Europe
With China’s economy in trouble, Xi has taken to wooing Europe
An immigrant’s love letter to Britain
Cheer up, you miserable lot. Yes, your country has its problems – but there is so much to be proud of
Drama, glamour and the dawn of Cannes
The film festival is now about making deals, but in its early days it was about making stars, as young Europeans mixed with Hollywood’s elite
The city of life
The art that brought Paris back from the dead
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Goodbye, bear pit. Hello, Bull Ring
The Tories’ new sex education guidance belongs in a fantasy land
How can we stop Britain’s creative sector getting even posher?
Brexit’s part in the Co-Op Live fiasco
The shooting of Robert Fico
Why Labour’s pledges matter
The triumph of the Wilders
Rats in a Sack: Miriam Cates and the mystery of the 72 genders
Writers
Alastair Campbell
Tanit Koch
James Ball
Bonnie Greer
Paul Mason
Liz Gerard
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Goodbye, bear pit. Hello, Bull Ring
The next government could save £20m on Westminster’s refit by building a new Houses of Parliament in Birmingham
France’s struggle with organised crime
A high-profile breakout is indicative of the pressures authorities currently face in trying to keep pace with the trade in drugs and arms
The white world of Brancusi
On the eve of its five-year closure, the Centre Pompidou is hosting an exhibition of Brancusi’s work that is only the second of its kind in France
The Tories’ new sex education guidance belongs in a fantasy land
The government’s policy is not built with real children or teenagers in mind
How can we stop Britain’s creative sector getting even posher?
Ideas from Europe can increase participation in the arts for those from lower-income backgrounds
Brexit’s part in the Co-Op Live fiasco
The new arena is a Great British Failure – just like leaving the EU
Podcasts
The Two Matts
Q&A: Should we believe Starmer’s pledge card?
The Two Matts
Lies, damned lies and Rishi Sunak
The Two Matts
Q&A: Elphicke’s defection and should we let Let It Be be?
The Two Matts
Gaza and Israel: The endless ripples of war
The Two Matts
Q&A: Starmer EU optimism, Trump’s Time interview and Proms hate backlash
The New Europe
The shooting of Robert Fico
Which way will Slovakia turn?
The triumph of the Wilders
The Dutch far-right politician will not be prime minister, but he is in power
Xi Jinping’s divide and rule tour of Europe
With China’s economy in trouble, Xi has taken to wooing Europe
‘We don’t want Russia – we want the EU’
Thousands of Georgians are protesting against the “Russian law”, refusing to give up their hopes of joining the EU
The routes of Ukraine’s uprooted
Photographer Polly Braden has spent two years following the lives of Ukrainian women and children displaced by Putin’s invasion
The US hard right are Putin’s useful idiots
The appeal of brutal Moscow governments is nothing new
Ukraine’s four wars
The conflict is being fought on four fronts: military, psychological, judicial and diplomatic. Could it be about to enter a new phase?
Big rouble in little Britain
A flood of Russian money has undeniably corrupted British politics – but to what extent? It is now time for an inquiry to find out
The Ukraine war in New York City
In Brooklyn’s Little Odessa, Russians and Ukrainians live side by side, in the shadow of a distant conflict
Slovakia’s populist shift could spell fresh trouble for Ukraine
Presidential victory for an ally of pro-Russia PM Robert Fico gives Zelensky and the EU a new headache
Drama, glamour and the dawn of Cannes
The film festival is now about making deals, but in its early days it was about making stars, as young Europeans mixed with Hollywood’s elite
The city of life
The art that brought Paris back from the dead