Vive la France, à bas JD Vance!
If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance
The Beatles vs Andrew Tate
One of the Beatles’ great gifts was to reconcile masculinity with emotional intelligence
The US brain drain is only just beginning
As Trump attacks America’s top academic institutions, more and more researchers are deciding to leave – and most of them have one destination in mind
Will flattery get us anywhere with Trump?
Keir Starmer’s chumminess towards Trump has protected the UK from the worst of his tariff madness. But it also risks a rift with the EU
AI art lacks real creativity
Using artificial intelligence to generate images that mimic artworks robs humanity of one of the most meaningful experiences of all
Michel Hazanavicius on hope and the Holocaust
The Oscar-winning director of The Artist returns with a fairytale rooted in horror
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Vive la France, à bas JD Vance!
If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance
The myth of the lone genius
When we see something that’s well-crafted it’s very tempting to assume that it was designed by one person. But that tendency can lead us astray
Dear Rachel, here’s a big idea for you
No matter how loudly we call for a return to the customs union and the single market, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are not going to listen
Ernst Gombrich and the art of seeing
The Austrian-born art historian’s bestselling books revolutionised our understanding of artistic perception
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Putin’s dirty tricks campaign
Whether or not they were involved in the Heathrow fire, the Russians revel in the mayhem their hybrid actions cause
What is the meaning of life?
James Bailey’s new book attempts to finally answer humanity’s oldest and most profound question
The hard right will tear itself apart
The idea that Nigel Farage could be prime minister is laughable when he is struggling to hold his party together
Can Cop30 solve its ethical dilemma?
Thousands of trees are being felled in the Amazon rainforest to build a four-lane highway for this year’s climate summit in Belém
Our media obsession with Trump is playing into China’s hands
China may soon become the most powerful country on earth – but the UK media has taken its eye off the ball thanks to the circus in America
Everyday Philosophy: Why corporal punishment must be banned
Modelling physical violence as a way of controlling other people is bad in itself, but emotional damage for victims can be long-lasting and debilitating, too
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When Switzerland gave Trump the finger
Trump’s policies are already killing people
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Trump’s tactics to stitch up the market won’t work
Britain must not sell out Online Safety for tariff scraps
Why we should all game-shame Elon Musk
Musk is right about tariff moron Navarro
We must grow up about Brexit to defend Europe
Is Brexit botcher David Frost really Britain’s 13th most popular public figure?
No – he is almost certainly not, despite what YouGov says
It’s Farage versus Trump
The Reform leader finally catches up with what the rest of the world has known all along – that Trump’s tariffs are a complete disaster
GB News, Darren Grimes and a case of sour grapes
The former presenter’s sudden departure from the extremist conspiracy theory TV channel seems to have upset both him and his former viewers
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Merz’s honeymoon is over
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Trump’s tariff disaster has wrecked Reform
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Starmer v Chamberlain and The Stones v The Beatles … fight, fight, fight!
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Trump blinks – but don’t relax yet!
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From the horse’s mouth – Behind the scenes with one of the world’s great diplomats
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Q&A: When will Starmer and Reeves wake up to Europe?
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Trump’s tariffs: It’s the end of the world as we know it!
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The Ballad of John and Paul … plus The End for Marine Le Pen?
Sorry Brexiteers, the Trump bonus was a joke
The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces
The sweet sound of ‘Brexit betrayal’
The Brexit reset deal will fix some of the mess made by Boris Johnson and Lord Frost. No wonder the latter is already moaning about it
We must grow up about Brexit to defend Europe
Fears from Brexiteers and in government are the last stumbling blocks for a reset deal that keeps the continent safe and boosts trade
Letters: A reunion would protect us from bullying
The UK needs to stop trying to do a deal with Trump, move away from the US, and rejoin the European Union
Here comes the Trump Slump
The only answer for Britain is to build closer ties with our single biggest trading partner – and that is not the US
No, Trump’s tariffs don’t prove a Brexit win
The GDP hit from being out of the EU is far worse than the one we’re facing from the White House
The New Europe
Greenland knows what it wants, and it’s not JD Vance
If the vice-president wishes to return to the country, he may want to be better prepared
The revenge of the Spanish economy
Spain has made a spectacular economic recovery since the last economic crash– but Spaniards are still struggling and fear Trump’s tariffs might trigger another disaster
North Macedonia loses an entire generation
With 59 fatalities and over 200 hospitalisations, the fire at Club Pulse was the stuff of nightmares
How Le Pen wrote the rules of her own downfall
The far right leader demanded French courts get tough on corrupt politicians. Now she is paying the price
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Putin’s dirty tricks campaign
Whether or not they were involved in the Heathrow fire, the Russians revel in the mayhem their hybrid actions cause
The day Putin took power
The foundations of the Kremlin strongman’s ascent to power were forged in the ruins of Grozny a quarter of a century ago
Ten Trump Lies – and where they came from
The president comes out with a ludicrous stream of nonsense. But some of what he says has its origins in some unexpected places
Letters: Britain is fundamentally European
The UK needs to be part of the European project as a fully active member. Only then can Europe truly stand united against both Trump and Putin
Letters: With a European army we could deter Putin
If the UK was part of a Europe-wide army there would be sufficient forces to protect Ukraine without the need for US assistance
Britain’s post-Brexit era is over
Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status
Misan Harriman: A lens on a world in protest
The photographer’s images command attention – whether capturing the fiery passion of an activist rallying a crowd or the powerful, expressive gaze of a lone protester
The poster artists firing back at Musk and Trump
An exhibition of artworks telling the terrifying story of MAGA and Trump’s second coming has made it on to the streets of London in poster form
Contemporary fiction is getting boring
The nuclear history of the bikini
My best friend’s murder
Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus, and the importance of forgetting
The gap between reality and Black Mirror is closing
Michel Hazanavicius on hope and the Holocaust
Totò, the unlucky actor who took it on the chin
Karl and Bertha Benz, the couple who drove into history
Rob Pilatus, the new Elvis who signed a deal with the devil
Jules Verne, the writer who travelled in his imagination
Capucine, the French cover girl turned Hollywood star
