Politics

A sham election has given Alexander Lukashenka a seventh term as president of Belarus. But his fate is now tied to forces beyond the ballot box

On Holocaust Memorial Day, with anti-Jewish crimes at an all-time high, the country needs to remember more than ever

Conspiracy theories are the oxygen that keeps Trump’s tribe breathing fire. The JFK files might not reveal anything new, but they will fuel his supporters’ distrust of the state

It might be useful for making Whitehall more efficient, but the potential downsides of the new technology are enormous

The views of most Conservatives are not what you might think

Two new polls show Britons are now firmly aligned with Europe, not the USA

Labour and the Tories are obsessed with Reform - and that gives Ed Davey space to make a different case

News Group has paid a huge price, but may have seen off the greatest scandal it has faced

Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are making a huge mistake in not openly embracing offers to cut red tape

The right wing are lying about a cover-up. But the information vacuum which allowed fascists to foment mass violence can’t be allowed to continue

The president’s opening gambits show those who tried to sanewash him were deluded

There's a thin line between "progressives got a lot wrong" and "the far right are winning because they're right"

Could the sleeping giant of Germany’s silent majority mobilise against the AfD?

The Marolles, the city’s popular cultural heart, has been changed by tourism

Elon Musk and Giorgia Meloni seem to have a harmonious friendship – at least in front of the cameras

Over the past five years, the president has been acting as the Flavor Flav of the Croatian political establishment

The EU has been a long-running topic of debate and now Icelanders want their say

The nation’s problems are so deeply ingrained that no single technology could ever sweep them all away

This year’s non-word of the year, ‘Bio-deutsch’ (biological German) has caused much controversy

Progressives’ cowed silence has let the toxic talk of Farage and Jenrick take hold. Now we must respond – and taking action on integration should be the start

The prime minister’s limited Brexit reset means the best UK FC can hope for is avoiding relegation, not shooting for glory

We need government to lead, to inspire and to give people hope. Talk in language that ordinary folk use, and actually go and listen and learn

On the 75th anniversary of the author’s death, some of his most famous words read as a warning

As they can only take into account what they are given, they are fallible

It’s time for Brussels to clamp down on Musk and the disinformation pumped out by Twitter. But are they up to the job?

Donald Trump is a ridiculous, laughable figure – but behind the showmanship and the foreground noise is something profoundly dangerous

American corporations are rushing to dump diversity and climate programmes as a far right regime takes power. Would the same happen here?

Just because Trump won and populism is surging doesn’t mean the Labour party should give up its election promises

The Democrats are in shock and disarray. But someone will need to stand up to Donald Trump

Abnormal is the new normal as the MAGA president pledges a programme of outrage and reprisal.