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Thursday, May 22ndThursday
May 22^nd

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The steroid Olympics are here to stay

Oliver Bateman

Analysis 17:30

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US bond sell-off is creating a debt spiral

John Rapley

Explainer 15:00

Explainer

Trump’s populist agenda needs more than a Big Beautiful Bill

Fred Bauer

Debate 12:30

Debate

Kneecap are victims of the Anglo-Irish divide

Northern Ireland’s historic ethnic conflict is dormant enough that what is technically illegal can be safely ignored.

Aris Roussinos

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Why MAGA believes in South Africa’s ‘white genocide’ theory

Gavin Haynes

Wednesday, May 21stWednesday
May 21^st

Analysis 21:30

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Trump’s Golden Dome is a high-stakes gamble

Tom Rogan

Debate 19:30

Debate

Fake summer reading list exposes AI threat to journalism

Zaid Jilani

Analysis 16:00

Analysis

Incel coverage is fueling a moral panic

With all the subterranean notoriety, there has never been a better time to be one.

Simon Cottee

Debate 13:00

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Democrats will never find a liberal Joe Rogan

Emily Jashinsky

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Geopolitics

Will Trump liberate South Africa? He mirrors the nation’s malignant racism

Brian Pottinger

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family matters

Elon Musk: mommy’s boy Is Maye the power behind the X-man's throne?

Sarah Ditum

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23 May

Publishing

Can indie novels save our minds? A renaissance takes brave authors

Matthew Gasda

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23 May

family matters

Elon Musk: mommy’s boy Is Maye the power behind the X-man's throne?

Sarah Ditum

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23 May

Publishing

Can indie novels save our minds? A renaissance takes brave authors

Matthew Gasda

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23 May

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Christopher Harding: Sumo is bigger than ever

Democrats will never find a liberal Joe Rogan

Is MAGA woke?

The steroid Olympics are here to stay

US bond sell-off is creating a debt spiral

Trump’s populist agenda needs more than a Big Beautiful Bill

Kneecap are victims of the Anglo-Irish divide

Why MAGA believes in South Africa’s ‘white genocide’ theory

Trump’s Golden Dome is a high-stakes gamble

Fake summer reading list exposes AI threat to journalism

Incel coverage is fueling a moral panic

Democrats will never find a liberal Joe Rogan

Will Trump liberate South Africa? He mirrors the nation’s malignant racism

Elon Musk: mommy’s boy Is Maye the power behind the X-man's throne?

Can indie novels save our minds? A renaissance takes brave authors

Elon Musk: mommy’s boy Is Maye the power behind the X-man's throne?

Can indie novels save our minds? A renaissance takes brave authors

Elon Musk: mommy’s boy Is Maye the power behind the X-man's throne?

Can indie novels save our minds? A renaissance takes brave authors

From the UK edition

UK net migration has fallen — but the crisis isn’t over

Is Right-wing extremism really Germany’s greatest threat?

Giving Ozempic to 20 million Brits would be disastrous

Kemi Badenoch isn’t taking the Lib Dem threat seriously

Who does the EU youth mobility scheme really benefit?

Starmer’s winter fuel U-turn reveals a government without direction

Gary Lineker exit has exposed BBC’s double standards

Donald Tusk is powerless to stop Poland’s Right-wing wave

New report exposes fallacy of UK Net Zero target

Labour’s foreign aid cuts are long overdue

Criminals will love Labor’s prison reforms Sentencing works, probation doesn't

How Canada’s boomers stole the future

The gold mine tearing Ulster apart

Sumo is bigger than ever

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Politics

UK net migration has fallen — but the crisis isn’t over

US bond sell-off is creating a debt spiral

Trump’s populist agenda needs more than a Big Beautiful Bill

Criminals will love Labor’s prison reforms

Will Trump liberate South Africa?

Pam Bondi is right: the DoJ isn’t impartial

Nvidia’s Middle East expansion is a bet against China

New Gaza offensive is turning Netanyahu’s allies against him

Was Biden’s cancer diagnosis covered up?

Bernie Sanders: Democrats are a threat to democracy

Fertility clinic bombing heralds weird new era of terrorism

My night with Romania’s defeated populists

Trump should not demand a ceasefire in Putin call

Trump’s strategy of peace But does he have the staff to implement it?

How data wrecked American warfare Robert McNamara remade the military

Katy Perry is pointing us to the Moon Nasa must beat China

Trump: the Multipolar President?

These Times

The brutal flaw in Israel’s starvation plan Famine won’t bring victory

Welcome to the age of Otaku Ghibli memes are just the start

Our Mission

How China co-opted the green movement Development for Beijing, degrowth for us

Moody’s US credit rating downgrade has spooked investors

New report exposes fallacy of UK Net Zero target

Labour’s foreign aid cuts are long overdue

China threatens Scott Bessent’s economic rebalancing act

Can Germany really build the strongest army in Europe?

Labour is panicking over deportation hubs

Japan’s humiliation of South Korea They should be the best of friends

Aptitude tests are making us stupid They encourage workplace conservatism

How the BBC killed HARDtalk

Stephen Sackur

How to win American citizenship An immigration game show isn't a bad idea

Ancient Rome was built on gossip Tittle-tattle is a powerful weapon

Culture

Kneecap are victims of the Anglo-Irish divide

Democrats will never find a liberal Joe Rogan

Elon Musk: mommy’s boy

Can indie novels save our minds?

Harvard is preparing to outlast Trump’s war on DEI

Grok’s ‘white genocide’ glitch: a cautionary tale for AI’s future

Istanbul Ukraine talks are for show, not peace

Top Democrats distance themselves from progressive past

Blue-state housing crisis is costing Democrats voters