Politics

The case for confiscating $300bn worth of frozen Russian assets is clear

The leader of the opposition was almost invisible in the Commons today – but the real threat to Starmer comes not from the Tories, but from the benches behind him

When it comes to billionaires, there’s only one reliable way to keep score – and by that measure, there’s no doubt Musk is losing badly

Vance has gone from punchline to the man who punches first and asks questions later. And he’s a heartbeat from the presidency

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

In Syria, villagers search under their homes for long-buried gold and jewels. But this is speculation in every sense of the word

The government is planning to build ‘up to 12’. Is this the key to Britain’s housing problems, or are they an environmentally damaging waste?

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

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

If ever there was an opportunity – and a need – for a government to say that it needed to raise more cash from taxpayers, this is it

Friedrich Merz's critics are already queueing up long before his new government has even left the starting blocks

Extremists portray themselves as defenders of women, but really they are simply exploiting them

They say that failing to support Tommy Robinson and mass repatriation is weakening the Reform Party

Wall Street craves stability - which is why an unstable president is causing stock market drops

The recent scenes in the Oval Office were horrifying – but the disdain Trump showed to Zelensky is not as new as it seems

Reform’s leader has seen his party and Brexit sabotaged by Trump. Now he faces stinging criticism from one of his own MPs

A French senator has given a powerful speech setting out how the continent must deal with the twin threats from America and Russia

The veteran broadcaster’s straight-talking dispatches from Washington DC in feverish times have seen him called the ‘harbinger of daily astonishment’

It was an understandably subdued prime minister’s questions until the Conservative leader reverted to type

Trump is breaking up the old post-war alliance designed to protect Europe from Moscow. If the US withdraws support, can the continent go it alone?

If the UK was part of a Europe-wide army there would be sufficient forces to protect Ukraine without the need for US assistance

Kemi Badenoch doesn’t see Trump’s regime as authoritarian – she sees it as the Conservatives’ blueprint for power

For a golden period, the Tuscan hill town ruled the art world. Now its treasures are reassembled in a remarkable exhibition

So many European nations can boast enviable success stories in different fields. If you put them all together, what do you get?

A collective called the 1000 Artists have followed in the composer’s footsteps by releasing a silent protest album

The president’s funding freezes, gagging orders and ideological purges are wreaking havoc on US scientific research

Despite all the warning signs the first time around, the world is paying a very heavy price for Trump 2.0

Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status

Starting ‘by accident’ 10 years ago, the Profanities Embroidery Group has been described by the comedian Kathy Burke as a punk version of the Women’s Institute

The current state of the continent’s politics may be alarming, but that does not mean history will inevitably repeat itself