Opinion

The current chaos serves as a reminder that, on some fundamental levels, the constitutional settlement of the French fifth republic doesn’t really work

The late Sven-Göran Eriksson faced scepticism and downright xenophobia from the British press but always remained a true gentleman of football

The public is sick of political in-fighting, so Keir Starmer must clamp down on No.10 leaks

It’s time Labour did something big and transformative to save us from a news cycle of misery

At anti-immigrant gatherings across Ireland one thing stands out: the youngsters

In the meantime, the Irish literary scene is thriving

Reform’s leader is keen to discuss a referendum on the ECHR instead. Surely it can’t be a distraction tactic?

Instead of pretending to be dragged into it, why not celebrate it?

Meet the defectors, who want a new life in Vladimir Putin’s ultra-conservative utopia

What Harris’s Democrats can teach Starmer’s Labour party

Police and demonstrators faced each other on the Chicago streets. The crowd chanted – but was anyone in the convention centre listening?

The Tory leadership candidate’s mixed-race children won’t be forced to pick an identity - despite what her latest culture war rant says

The women’s 800m final causes our writer to pose some awkward questions around race

I freely admit my love of Pizza Express’ version of the powerful sauce, a bottle almost always in my fridge in salad season

As cinema shows, the coach has a kind of sacred space in American life

The government has demonstrated a conviction that dangerous behaviour has to have consequences

During the singer’s 10-night residency in Munich, she understood exactly what Germans need to hear

Delays for travellers to Europe are about to get much worse with the EU’s new entry/exit system

This was supposed to be the year populism triumphed. But a push towards its most extreme followers could be fatal

If you do not like a social media site, do not use it. If it is not used enough, it will eventually evaporate

In 5,000 years’ time, will people marvel at the accomplishments achieved today?

Since 2017, Omas gegen Rechts (Grannies against the right) has grown into a national and international force

The former Catalan president vanished like the Scarlet Pimpernel, believing he had a duty to evade arrest

The Nordic town of Bodo, the 2024 European Capital of Culture, has everything you could wish for

Ukraine’s invasion of Kursk has exposed yet more flaws at the heart of Russia. Could the dictator’s regime now fall?

The UK’s regulator, HFEA, is having to grapple with the scientific, ethical and even philosophical challenges associated with synthetic embryo research

I’m not one for boycotts, but I make an exception for business leaders who backed Brexit