Politics

Two generations ago, the chaos of Latin America inspired a wave of remarkable fiction. Now the patterns are repeating

Nikita Teryoshin’s chilling photos of ‘The back office of war’

It is sad and diminishing that our government is now effectively telling an important community it is no longer wanted

The words integrity, professionalism and accountability mean what the Tories want them to mean, rather than what a dictionary might say

With political willpower, 2025 could see London become the test bed for a new generation of rent control powers

A flood of Russian money has undeniably corrupted British politics – but to what extent? It is now time for an inquiry to find out

Both Welles and Frank Capra were masters of portraying the crooked side of the American Dream

Thames Water is a national scandal, but in Wales a not-for-profit counterpart goes from strength to strength

From Catalonia to Cumbria, there are around 100 active separatist movements in Europe. What drives them, and how many are serious about full independence?

The former DUP leader’s arrest led to fears of another Stormont shutdown. Instead, optimism is breaking out

As Trump goes on trial, his fans are already paying the price for buying into his social network

Readers should keep an eye open for vote-swapping websites in the run-up to the general election

A million of the club’s fans crammed into a city of 350,000 to celebrate their Copa del Rey victory. I was not anticipating to be one of them

The populist prime minster is on a crusade to turn the country’s pubic service broadcaster into a state-controlled institution

Despite not being a Francophile, post-Brexit Britain pushed me to find work and a future in France

Germany should accept the gift of 20,000 elephants from Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, with both remorse and open arms

In many other countries in Europe, assisted dying is already legal and the UK should follow suit

An aspiring Labour government cannot avoid the questions raised in the Cass review

The paper’s attacks on Angela Rayner reek of hypocrisy and double standards

The circus has arrived in New York, and it’s here to stay

It just shows how desperately out of touch they are

Flags are often at the centre of contemporary culture wars, but controversy over national symbols is nothing new in the Faroe Islands

Whatever our government says, the Kigali regime is a brutal, oppressive dictatorship, and no place for vulnerable refugees

The former PM is having doubts about being associated with the station, one insider tells Mandrake

The humiliated ex-PM has nothing worthwhile to say - and she says it loudly

The cycle of attack and reprisal is unlikely to be broken in the Middle East

You Are Not Alone, a powerful new documentary, follows the horrific attack that gripped Spain

A study reveals that the UK has no choice but to follow tougher trading rules from the bloc

A constitution that facilitated this dominance for so long could now turn against the Tories

In Brooklyn’s Little Odessa, Russians and Ukrainians live side by side, in the shadow of a distant conflict

For years, president Erdoğan won almost every election he contested despite a deteriorating economic outlook