

Who makes the Pope’s coffin?
Burying a Pope is a complicated business. Somewhere deep inside the Vatican, in a highly secret location, a group of carpenters is creating a very special casket
Burying a Pope is a complicated business. Somewhere deep inside the Vatican, in a highly secret location, a group of carpenters is creating a very special casket
Farage and Badenoch are embarrassing themselves with opposition to a completely benign scheme
Will a focus on cheaper food and energy be enough to drown out complaints about sovereignty and fishing rights – especially when the PM struggles to communicate?
He is a life-long property developer. So how the hell did he end up as America’s top international negotiator, on everything from Ukraine to the Iran nuclear deal?
The UK and EU are keen on a defence and security pact, but there is a catch – fish. Tensions over who controls Europe’s waters go back hundreds of years
The leader of the Conservative Party today managed a score draw against the prime minister at their weekly confrontation. Did Parliament swoon in admiration? Not quite
The oversight board Mark Zuckerberg set up has criticised him, and ruled that anti-Muslim content should be removed. Will he now silence them?
The party must act: a wealth tax, rejoin the EU, bring in proportional representation. In other words, start behaving like a Labour government
Half a century ago, a humiliated America scrambled out of a losing war. But parallels with Ukraine show little has changed
Bitter at the old politics, young Germans saw the far-right AfD as a revitalising tonic. How can the left get that taste out of their mouths?
With the local elections just days away, the Conservatives simply do not look like a promising investment
This could be the only thing that could unite a nation divided on all fronts
Eighty years ago, the island was nearly wiped off the map. Today it relies on wind-farm crews more than tourists
Ever since his exile in 2019, Evo Morales has been lining up a return to power and now he’s summoned his supporters
Expats must learn that smaller rural Italian communities run on gossip
Councillors can no longer escape the mess and workers seem intent on drawing this out. Meanwhile, the city is paying the price
As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two approaches, Leipzig’s Capa House offers an urgent reminder about the origins of fascism
If the president manages to oust Jay Powell, head of the US central bank, the results for the US and the global economy could be disastrous
More people are put to death in Iran than anywhere else on earth. Around the world, the protests are beginning
Recipients of a genuine email from the Trump government were convinced it was a fake. Others believe a 1960s spoof conspiracy is real
The fundamental error in the case that led to the Supreme Court ruling was one of wilful blindness: the refusal of trans rights activists to acknowledge that there were two vulnerable groups involved in this controversy
Nigel Farage’s Reform are set for an election breakthrough on May 1. But the seeds of the fledgling party’s downfall are in its leader’s personality
It could well be that just days apart Burnley get promoted back to the Premier League and Carney, the first Canadian prime minister ever to have visited Turf Moor, wins the election
Britain and France both have atomic weapons. Now that the US is no longer a reliable ally, how should Europe deploy its nuclear deterrent?
The greenback is the global reserve currency, but its preeminent position is not guaranteed. Could it finally be knocked off its perch – and if so, what could take its place?
On the EU, borrowing and more, Keir Starmer’s defensive approach is holding the party – and Britain – back
A column by the former New Statesman editor was meant to be a manifesto for a new, macho left. Instead, it draws attention to the government’s biggest shortcoming
Reform’s leader joined the tractor protests but backs a US trade deal that would harm UK agriculture
Reducing the complex history of Israel and Palestine to a battle of good vs evil is wilfully misleading. No wonder Trump has endorsed it
It was hard to find anyone who had a good word to say about the president in New York. The tariffs have made that impossible
A trade deal between Britain and the US government would be a disaster for Britain and distance us from our real friends
The president has Voice of America, a US version of the World Service, in his sights. But the motivations for his war on journalism go far beyond cost-cutting and anti-woke
Have you noticed how the internet has just got a whole lot worse? It’s time to do something about it
The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces
He’s the most boring prime minister we’ve had in decades – so why does the US media seem to hate Keir Starmer so much?
The Swiss are famously moderate – but when an image from a Basel carnival went viral, it led to a period of national self-examination
The withdrawal of USAID has ended the system of Aids treatment and research in the most affected country on earth
The Brexit reset deal will fix some of the mess made by Boris Johnson and Lord Frost. No wonder the latter is already moaning about it
Who knew about his plans to reverse his tariff policy, and who benefitted?
The idea that digital regulation is an attack on free speech is a myth, largely perpetuated by allies of big tech
Young men used to worship Trump’s buddy – now they are rinsing him while he struggles on a video game livestream
Trump’s dangerous adviser believes in an economic theory that was disproved 200 years ago
Fears from Brexiteers and in government are the last stumbling blocks for a reset deal that keeps the continent safe and boosts trade
If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance
Thanks to the SPD, expectations of the soon-to-be chancellor are now so low he can hardly fail to impress once in office
The petulant far right billionaire rips up jobs, risks lives, makes Nazi salutes and taunts anyone who disagrees – then complains
Across the river from Russia, the Estonian city of Narva is part of the European Union. But Vladimir Putin is watching and waiting
The UK needs to stop trying to do a deal with Trump, move away from the US, and rejoin the European Union