Changing geopolitical fate may have forced Putin to accept a subpar deal. Credit: Getty

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Was Joe Biden's departure a key factor in prisoner exchange?

Keir Starmer pledges to expand facial recognition The PM argued the Southport riots called for increased surveillance

Thursday, August 1

CNN cutting opinion section will not save its reputation The news network still has a long way to go

Ashley Rindsberg

Majority of Americans think First Amendment goes too far A Fire report documents bipartisan rejection of free speech measures

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The anti-Trump argument for featuring Trump

Is AI Friend destined to replace humans? Chatbots may end up seeking autonomy from humans

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference in Washington D.C. yesterday. Credit: Getty

Stagflation looms amid Middle East turmoil

Iran's strike on Israel could be a catastrophic error The assassination of a top Hamas official spells trouble for the region

Wednesday, July 31

British Medical Association takes aim at Cass Review The AMA claimed that the report used weak methodology

Humza Yousaf writing to Yvette Cooper (probably). Credit: Getty

Humza Yousaf calls for EDL to be outlawed as terrorist group

Kimberly Crenshaw is wrong about the Sonya Massey shooting The critical race theorist argued that African American women make up a third of police shootings

Jukka Savolainen

Will Joe Biden intervene in Venezuela's election? Nicolás Maduro's controversial victory has sparked nationwide protests

Tuesday, July 30

Make America Weird Again. Credit: Getty

Democrats and Republicans are making each other stranger

Emily Jashinsky

Nate Silver projects Kamala to lose election

IDF chaos could speed up Netanyahu's downfall Domestic issues are quickly overshadowing tensions with Lebanon

Imane Khelif (L) faces Ireland's Kellie Harrington during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Credit: Getty

Will 'male' boxers fighting women prove to be a red line?

White guys won't win Kamala Harris the election Patronizing fundraisers only highlight the gap between the Democratic base and swing voters

Monday, July 29

Elite donors risk pushing Kamala Harris further Left A huge cash influx comes with strings attached

Jeremy Bamber was convicted of the murders in 1986 and has maintained his innocence in the years since

New Yorker questions White House Farm conviction

Edna O'Brien was a laureate of the ordinary The late Irish author gave women's stories their due

Francesca Peacock

Future Scottish laird Sheikh Yasser al-Habib. Credit: Youtube

So what if an Islamic preacher buys a Scottish island?

Mary Harrington

Protecting child rapist reveals Olympics double standard Steven van de Velde proves athletic talent can justify the most atrocious crime imaginable

Josephine Bartosch

Sunday, July 28

Golan Heights attack could provoke an Israel-Hezbollah conflict Though neither side wants to escalate, they may be left with no choice

German EV demand stalls as consumers reject green tech Car-makers such as Porsche are scaling back production

Ralph Schoellhammer

Saturday, July 27

Kamala Harris’s California record will haunt her The former senator has little to be proud of during her time in the Golden State

The sports gambling industry grew more than tenfold in five years. Credit: Getty

Bankruptcies jump 28% in states with legal online sports betting

Olympics ceremony shows France as a cultural museum Last night's rain-soaked spectacle in Paris was mainly North American

Labour teaches the Tories how power works Britain's new government has demonstrated how easy it is to discard old policies

Friday, July 26

Is Josh Shapiro key to a Harris victory? The Pennsylvania Governor is popular even with Trump voters

Charles McElwee

Richard Ayoade is one of a select few in the comedy industry to stand up for his former colleague Linehan. Credit: Getty

Richard Ayoade defends Graham Linehan over trans views

AI boyfriend surge is the endpoint of Mills & Boon Atomisation in the West has fuelled a greater desire for fantasy

Javier Milei was elected for a single purpose: to lower inflation. Credit: Getty

Javier Milei’s libertarian experiment is surviving — for now

Juan David Rojas