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Why won’t Starmer listen?
Britain’s choice in a Trump trade war is a no-brainer: we must rejoin the single market and customs union, or we’re in deep trouble
How Berlin got under my skin
My first Berlin adventure began at Checkpoint Charlie. My second began in Islington
Is Germany’s economy doomed?
With a declining industrial base, a lack of support for emerging sectors, and a shaky financial landscape, the country’s downturn might be here to stay
All the president’s nodding dogs
Senate Republicans know that Matt Gaetz is unfit to run US law enforcement. But defying Donald Trump is bigger than defending democracy
Putin’s war on the womb
If you love children and happen to live in Russia, the kindest thing you could do would be not to have any
When Depeche Mode conquered East Berlin
How the band may have played a bigger part in the country’s history than is yet appreciated
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Britain’s baby doomers
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Letters: We must counter MAGA with MEGA
The devastating failure of Justin Welby
Cartoon: Who should the UK choose – Europe or Trump?
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Will this fiasco be the last Cop?
Baku has been a spectacle of greed and entitlement. A binding agreement on phasing out fossil fuels would be better
Does anyone care about Rachel Reeves’ CV?
The right wing press love it, but this ‘scandal’ will join Angela Rayner’s flat and Keir Starmer’s lockdown beer in being quickly forgotten
Alex Burghart’s 15 minutes of lame
Kemi Badenoch’s stand-in embarrasses himself at PMQs
Coming to a screen near you: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s boxer shorts
The trailer for the former cabinet minister’s TV series is here and it’s not good
The chutzpah of Farage, the fake farmers’ friend
The Reform leader is marching for farmers but it’s his Brexit which has caused them most harm
Why won’t Starmer listen?
Britain’s choice in a Trump trade war is a no-brainer: we must rejoin the single market and customs union, or we’re in deep trouble
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Who’s to blame for Spain’s floods?
The Spanish press are asking pointed questions about the lacklustre warning system and slow crisis response
Is Berlin losing its voice?
In September, the senate suddenly announced 10% cuts to the city’s arts budget
Olaf Scholz cracks under pressure
As the coalition falls, the chancellor was pushed to call an election earlier than he planned
Serbia’s tragic price of corruption
It’s likely that the public officials responsible for the collapse of the Novi Sad train station will evade accountability
Biden’s wake-up call to Europe
The Ukraine missile strikes he has permitted won’t change the war – but they must change minds in the EU and UK
The next two months will define Starmer
Donald Trump’s election has called into question the Euro-Atlanticism elements of Labour foreign policy
Will Trump surrender to Putin?
And if he does give in to the Russian president, what will the consequences be for Ukraine and for Europe?
How Europe should deal with Trump
As Ukraine despairs and Europe’s populists cheer Trump’s win, Keir Starmer faces up to the need to rejoin the single market
Meet the Ukrainians who could win it for Kamala
A diaspora of 120,000 in Pennsylvania fear Trump and could turn a state he lost by just 80,000 votes last time
You need to read this book on Ukraine
The story of Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko captures the reason why the country must fight, why it must win and why the west needs to support it all the way
Darkness on the edge of town
Two stunning exhibitions at the Helmut Newton Foundation celebrate the great photographer and the city he escaped from
Civilisation in the sand
A new museum in Giza reminds us of Europe’s deepest origins