Politics

Trump is back. And so are long-buried American fantasies of national exceptionalism and conquest

The outlook for Europe appears dangerous. Expanding the single market would change things. But can it be done?

Meta firing its fact-checkers is about more than sucking up to Trump. It kickstarts a global fight over the rules of the internet and free speech

The Reform leader will not give up power over his party if that is the price for Musk’s money

The number of immigrant voters could reach a peak at this election but this doesn't mean that the Social Democrats, Greens and the liberal FDP will benefit

Musk and Putin share a belief that facts don’t matter and there are no people or power structures that should be allowed to stand in their way

Stop shouting about how appalled we are by Trump and Farage and learn from our mistakes, to build our own disruptive new agenda of change, respect for ordinary people and pride in our country

There is only one way to get a message through – make it clear we are not going to vote for them until they have an honest policy on the EU

Sweden’s youth show no sign of cutting down on their tobacco habits

I always considered myself outdoorsy until I met the Austrians

Could Athens's new approach to helping users slowly reverse the country's drug crisis?

These experiences, however, are far from conclusive evidence of life after death

Keir Starmer is wasting time on bizarre claims about AI and productivity instead of convincing voters that he has a real plan.

Spain’s PM is ready to slap a 100% tax on property bought by buyers from non-EU countries

The Ukraine invasion and Musk’s Twitter buyout of Twitter show how weak accountability is in authoritarian regimes and among ultra-rich tech titans

Keir Starmer needs to change his language if he's serious about securing a better Brexit deal, a senior backbencher has warned

The Republican presidents appear to have much in common. But their policies are poles apart and Donald must turn his back on Ronald to make his MAGA agenda work

Flocks of green parrots, or monk parakeets, have invaded Barcelona

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reignited fears in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

The new senior civil servant at the Foreign Office is a force for good

Whatever the chancellor has to do to maintain fiscal credibility has to be done, but there is no reason it has to be spending cuts

Just look at what it did to Elon Musk – he bought Twitter, and it was all downhill from there

Though many women are stuck at home, they are now the best educated section of the electorate. If the Kosovan government stays in power, it will be down to them

Musk has used his social media platform as a lever to break into German and UK politics. But Zuckerberg’s changes at Facebook are even more insidious

Alice Weidel spouts fake facts and demonises Muslims - and she is getting closer to becoming Germany’s chancellor

This is not a game or a spectacle – it’s about the fate of a nation whose path towards independence is still unfolding

The Tory leader did nothing about rape gangs she was the minister responsible, and is only interested now that she thinks there might be votes in it

The billionaire cares nothing for our sovereignty or democracy and must be cut loose

If you really want to know who cares about the victims of the grooming gangs, look at the people who actually try to help, rather than score points on social media

Mark Francois has sounded the Brexit betrayal claxon over a big change at the Foreign Office