Will the Kursk raid backfire on Ukraine? Recent incursions into enemy territory imperil ceasefire talks

Christopher McCallion and Ben Friedman

Centrists can’t ignore the rise of populism in East Germany The AfD is set to win crucial regional elections

Ireland is at risk of a 2008-style crash

DNC abortion service highlights America’s new religious war It is no longer easy to separate church and state

Mary Harrington

Jeremy Hunt is the candidate Labour would fear most None of the Tory leadership contenders can match his level of competence

Sunday

18.08

Western companies are deepening ties in Russia US oil group SLB has been capitalising on a lack of competition

William Nattrass

Is Germany heading for de-unification? Old regional divides are becoming more pronounced

Don’t cancel Reginald D Hunter over Israel joke

Saturday

17.08

What happened to Candace Owens? The conservative commentator has turned into a full-blown conspiracist

Thierry Breton’s naked ambition is undermining the EU His war with Elon Musk has tarnished the bloc's image

Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski

Priti Patel is rewriting her immigration failings

Friday

16.08

Javier Milei criticises UK censorship drive The President pledged to protect free speech in Argentina

Kamala Harris uses Trump to hide her thin agenda The Democrat's policy platform is strikingly unambitious

Alexander Nazaryan

Immigration soars to top of UK voter concerns

Blame parents for rejection of the Cass Review A Guardian story inadvertently exposes how young children are indoctrinated

Nord Stream revelations will hurt German support for Ukraine

Ralph Schoellhammer

The hounding of Liz Truss makes little sense Britain's establishment has turned on one of its own

Will Russia have another 25 years of Vladimir Putin? A quarter of a century after he first became PM, Putinism still dominates the country

Bethany Elliott

Thursday

15.08

Democrats want to reclaim patriotism from Republicans Kamala Harris is looking to capitalise on Donald Trump's negative rhetoric about the US

Will Reform UK become Britain’s second party?

Trump’s anti-strike remarks jeopardise blue-collar gains The former president has praised Elon Musk for firing workers

Michael Baharaeen

Trans Paralympian is another blow to women’s sport Valentina Petrillo should not be competing in female events

Josephine Bartosch

Jailing Brits for Facebook posts isn’t justice State policing of social media has become increasingly apparent

The anti-Tory coalition is solidifying ahead of 2029

Wednesday

14.08

Kamala Harris is hiding her progressive record The Vice President is trying to pivot to the centre

Elon Musk’s Grok-2 rolls out uncensored AI images

Is the US headed for recession? Inflation is running hot — but the economy is cooling

NYT columnist refuses to accept Cass Review findings Lydia Polgreen insists on the importance of youth gender transitions

Eliza Mondegreen

Liberals should not be complacent about the meaning of ‘Englishness’

Can Tom Tugendhat win over the Tory Right? The Conservative leadership contender is dialling up his law-and-order message

Tuesday

13.08

Report: thousands of US girls underwent trans ‘top surgeries’ A growing surgical industry is impacting vast numbers of children

EU is spearheading the new global Axis of Censorship Elon Musk is the bloc's latest target

Ashley Rindsberg

Crime in US cities drops sharply

Is nuclear power the aim of Ukraine’s Kursk raid? Kyiv is desperately looking for leverage ahead of any future negotiations with Moscow

Philip Pilkington

American racial politics spreads to NHS Denying care based on race may become standard practice

Keir Starmer should not dismiss riots as ‘far-Right thuggery’

EU threatens Musk over Trump interview

Monday

12.08

Online Right opens up rift with MAGA movement JD Vance's clash with Nick Fuentes exposes the schism between Trump loyalists and the extreme fringe

Donald Trump returns to X

Could lame-duck Biden derail Democrats’ campaign? The White House wants to keep the president on-message

Liberal media gives Kamala Harris the soft treatment

The unbearable lightness of the Tory leadership contest All candidates have entered into a pact of vapid platitudes

Ukraine’s Kursk raid catches Russia by surprise Vladimir Putin is struggling to find a response to the breakthrough

Sunday

11.08

Therapy culture is fuelling the youth mental health crisis

Carolyn D. Gorman

Bumble suffers amid in-person dating revival Young people are returning to tried and tested methods

Could Jeremy Corbyn’s independent group threaten Labour? The MP wants to challenge the party from the Left

Richard Johnson

Saturday

10.08

Gavin Newsom finally addresses California’s homelessness crisis The Governor is laying the ground work for a presidential run

Is Trump forgetting his populist message? The former President needs to return to his 2016 message

Emily Jashinsky

Study: Scientists damage credibility with social medial use

Friday

09.08

Imane Khelif’s gold medal is a loss for women The IOC is actively undermining the credibility of boxing and the Olympics

Kamala Harris tests out new accent

Trump is playing a dangerous game with the Federal Reserve The former president risks causing a Nixon-style shock to the markets

Republican ‘stolen valour’ jibe won’t hurt Tim Walz Military experience is not as valued in the US as it once was

Thwarted attack on Taylor Swift concert reveals youth jihadi problem

Ralph Schoellhammer

BMA chiefs face revolt over rejection of Cass Review Clinicians are distancing themselves from the union's stance on puberty blockers

Josephine Bartosch

Thursday

08.08

Tim Walz shows that Democrats don’t believe in free speech Kamala Harris's running mate claimed that misinformation is not protected speech

Ashley Rindsberg

Elon Musk’s war with UK deepens

What the media gets wrong about ‘Asian’ protesters Journalists are using ambiguous racial descriptors to cover the riots

Have the Democrats outplayed RFK Jr? Kennedy's dip in popularity since Joe Biden's exit is telling

Emily Jashinsky

Shutting down X won’t stop misinformation

Kursk raid will not shift war in Ukraine’s favour The offensive may grab headlines for Kyiv, but it will not gain territory

Bethany Elliott

Wednesday

07.08

AIPAC’s Democratic purge continues as Cori Bush loses Pro-Israel funding is reshaping the party and silencing progressive voices

Liberals join the anti-mask crusade

Yahya Sinwar’s Hamas appointment strengthens Iran’s hand The new leader is a loyal soldier in the IRGC’s regional jihad

Blame activist academics for Britain’s university crisis Massive debt isn't the only reason for teenagers spurning higher education

Labour risks further unrest with asylum seeker decision Communities do not want to be used as storage by the Home Office

UK riots aren’t just about immigration

Tuesday

06.08

Stock market volatility is a warning sign for Democrats Kamala Harris can't rely on vibes alone to carry her to the White House

Tim Walz pick delights the Left — and his opponents

Is Tim Walz too progressive for Middle America? The Minnesota Governor had a chequered record during the BLM riots

Michael Baharaeen

Why are rioters being punished more harshly than some rapists?

Google antitrust ruling is a blow to big business Tech giants are now receiving overdue scrutiny

Andrew Orlowski

Why England’s riots haven’t spread to Scotland A much smaller immigrant population likely plays a key role

Iain Macwhirter

What’s behind Japan’s stock market crash? The Nikkei is now down nearly 4% from a year ago

Monday

05.08

Boxing chief questions eligibility of Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at Olympics Chris Roberts criticised the IOC for not acting on the information he provided

Eliza Mondegreen

Vivek Ramaswamy defends America’s weirdness

Israeli economy flounders as Middle East conflict escalates The country's stocks are falling sharply in response to the Iranian threat

Ralph Schoellhammer

Race riots are the logical endpoint of identity politics Policies of multiculturalism have created a volatile racial hierarchy

Is stock market fall anticipating a US recession? Asian sell-offs are spreading into Western economies

Philip Pilkington

Covid-style controls against disorder are not the answer

Sunday

04.08

Mitt Romney is the Democrats’ new darling The Republican senator has been enjoying a renaissance on the Left

Inside Belfast’s Sandy Row riot A working-class Loyalist community has become a hub of unrest