Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank near the Russian border last week. Credit: Getty

August 21, 2024

Kremlin: Ukrainian troops in Russia is the ‘new normal’

Keir Starmer should not join the EU’s trade war with China Brexit should allow the UK to chart its own course on vehicles and manufacturing

Led By Donkeys exhibition: regime-approved satire When did comedy become about middle-class moralising?

Record gold prices leave West scrambling Precious-metal purchases are a response to a shaky dollar

Philip Pilkington

Obama's legacy haunts today's Democrats. Credit: Getty

Is Obama the reason Democrats are now ‘underdogs’?

Tuesday

20.08

Chicago Teachers Union pushes Democrats to the Left Kamala Harris would do well to resist the organisation's progressive influence

Alexander Nazaryan

RFK Jr campaign may join forces with Trump VP pick Nicole Shanahan said staying in the race could help Kamala Harris

New government, same scandals. Credit: Getty

Labour stumbles into another cronyism controversy

Brazil’s censorship machine is coming for Elon Musk The decision to close X's office is part of a long-running dispute with the billionaire

Does ‘raising awareness’ glamourise eating disorders? A spike in child diagnoses has not brought improvements in treatment

Day One of the DNC had a festival-like atmosphere. Credit: Getty

Democrats unfazed by Palestine protests in Chicago

Emily Jashinsky

Joe Biden’s passing of the torch was far from dignified Last night's DNC speech was full of self-aggrandisement and non sequiturs

SNP leadership in turmoil over Gaza dispute With independence off the agenda, the party has descended into infighting

Iain Macwhirter

Monday

19.08

Out with the old? Credit: Getty

Democratic platform forgets to remove Joe Biden’s name

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

Economic dependence on America has made Ireland vulnerable. Credit: Getty

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

Hunter compared Israel to an abusive spouse. Credit: Getty

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

Don't even try, Priti. Credit: Getty

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

This is the first time immigration has topped the charts in eight years. Credit: Getty

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

$A fractured alliance. Credit: Getty$

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