Trump is America’s logical destination
The recent scenes in the Oval Office were horrifying – but the disdain Trump showed to Zelensky is not as new as it seems
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Farage’s Lowe blow
Reform’s leader has seen his party and Brexit sabotaged by Trump. Now he faces stinging criticism from one of his own MPs
Perfectly expressed… a manifesto for the future of Europe in the face of Trump and Putin
A French senator has given a powerful speech setting out how the continent must deal with the twin threats from America and Russia
Simon Marks, the Trump truth-teller
The veteran broadcaster’s straight-talking dispatches from Washington DC in feverish times have seen him called the ‘harbinger of daily astonishment’
PMQs Review: It was all going so well for Kemi Badenoch
It was an understandably subdued prime minister’s questions until the Conservative leader reverted to type
Can Europe defend itself?
Trump is breaking up the old post-war alliance designed to protect Europe from Moscow. If the US withdraws support, can the continent go it alone?
Letters: With a European army we could deter Putin
If the UK was part of a Europe-wide army there would be sufficient forces to protect Ukraine without the need for US assistance
The Tories lurch towards the extreme
Kemi Badenoch doesn’t see Trump’s regime as authoritarian – she sees it as the Conservatives’ blueprint for power
Siena, the shining city
For a golden period, the Tuscan hill town ruled the art world. Now its treasures are reassembled in a remarkable exhibition
How to build the perfect European country
So many European nations can boast enviable success stories in different fields. If you put them all together, what do you get?
Everyday Philosophy: John Cage and the sound of silence
A collective called the 1000 Artists have followed in the composer’s footsteps by releasing a silent protest album
Trump’s war on science
The president’s funding freezes, gagging orders and ideological purges are wreaking havoc on US scientific research
Donald Trump, America’s unserious narcissist
Despite all the warning signs the first time around, the world is paying a very heavy price for Trump 2.0
Britain’s post-Brexit era is over
Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status
Cartoon: Is a Trump state visit a bad idea?
Turning Elon’s toxic masculinity into art
Starting ‘by accident’ 10 years ago, the Profanities Embroidery Group has been described by the comedian Kathy Burke as a punk version of the Women’s Institute
Crossing Europe’s old war zone
The current state of the continent’s politics may be alarming, but that does not mean history will inevitably repeat itself
Spain’s modern-day Dick Turpins
Today, highway robbery is common on Spanish motorways
Meeting Germany’s Sorbs
The reality of German culture is more ancient, beautiful and varied than the extremist politicians understand
Lie of the week: Nigel Farage on Nazi salutes
Nigel Farage, the unpopulist
Nigel Farage has staked his political life on slavish support of Donald Trump. Now it seems to be coming back to bite him
Michelle O’Neill is wrong about defence spending
We’d all like more money for public services – but in a world where the US has abandoned Europe, more money for the military is the only way
How woke went broke
The excesses of the social justice movements will not be missed – but something even worse has come to take their place
It’s time for a serious look at Trump’s Russia connection
The disastrous Oval Office meeting with Zelensky showed that Trump is slavishly devoted to Putin. Why?
The abominable showman
Michael Wolff’s new book on Trump and his court reveals a president whose elixir is a cocktail of conflict and confidence, and for whom everything is spectacle
A political catastrophe on live TV
The Trump Zelensky disaster was unbearable to watch and revealed the inescapable fact about Trump – and the US
How Brexit damaged UK tourism
As the industry says visitor spend has slipped behind our European rivals, an insider’s view of why some EU tourists have dropped Britain from their travel plans
Who will be the next Pope?
As Catholics pray for Francis, the pontiff may have already indicated his choice of successor
Keir Starmer’s disastrous decision
The prime minister’s cut to the aid budget will cause horrendous suffering and weaken Britain
Starmer’s make-or-break moment
What happens next will define the prime minister’s legacy – and shape the futures of Britain and Ukraine
Carbon trading, the next Brexit disaster
Britain’s troubled manufacturers are facing even more red tape and cost. Can the government do a deal in time?
Bored of being British
It’s no surprise that so many people are looking for ways to get out of the country
The end of Nato… and a new beginning
It took Ernest Bevin and a fear of Soviet expansion to bring Nato to life. Not even the US’s nationalistic retreat from Europe will kill it off
Neil Kinnock: ‘Trump is like all bullies… he needs a bump on the nose’
In a time of crisis, the former Labour leader says he’d rejoin the EU tomorrow – and wants the Brexit reset to be speeded up
Letters: Who can lead us against Trump and Putin?
In these worryingly unpredictable times, the UK needs to be fully engaged with the EU, for our own safety, security and prosperity
How we fuel our philosophers
From Voltaire to Kant, the world would be a duller place without the discipline’s coffee-fuelled breakthroughs
Why conspiracists love bird flu
Despite the lessons from the pandemic, the demagogues and their followers are all too ready to embrace a cult of death
Cartoon: Will US voters be getting buyer’s remorse?
Lie of the week: Lee Anderson on British interventionism
Donald and Vladimir, a love story
Donald Trump and the mind-bending insanity of his foreign policy that treats enemies as friends and vice versa
Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgia’s French despot
As the country’s courts become more Russian, the real Georgia can be found out on the streets
How Germans celebrate Ramadan
In these days of far right anti-Islam extremism, AfD politicians are quick to seize on any evidence of what they call the Islamisation of Germany
Remembering Franco’s victims
To avoid a repetition of this dark past, Spain’s citizens must listen to the testimonies of those who suffered at the hands of Franco’s torturers
Bart De Wever, the prime minister against his own country
The Belgian prime minister’s cries for the EU to stick to its core functions are selfish and short-sighted
To rearm properly, Britain must borrow
Spending 2.5% of GDP on defence is a good start – but it’s not enough
Trump gives Europe the finger
A vote at the United Nations made it very clear what he thinks of America’s former allies across the Atlantic
Americans already hate their president
The braggart in the White House claims to have record high approval ratings – but polls show he actually has the worst among modern American presidents
Why Merz must act fast
Despite the CDU achieving one of its worst results ever, the party has managed to keep the AfD out of power – for now
After the death of Atlanticism
US support is gone forever. What kind of Europe will emerge from the wreckage?
This laughable war on Rachel Reeves
Right wing politicians and media have made themselves look ridiculous with flimsy attacks on the chancellor