The prince, his protectors and the questions that must be answered By Gordon Brown
Less than a year ago, campaigners for the bill were optimistic it would pass – what went wrong? By Hannah Barnes
How Britain failed a generation of Neets By Anoosh Chakelian
The scale of Britain’s involvement is still not fully understood By Tom McTague
On the first full day of his state visit to the U.S., King Charles gently pushed back against President Trump’s attacks on Britain and NATO.
King Charles presented President Trump with a golden bell. “Should you ever need to get hold of us,” the king said, “well, just give us a ring!”
The Trump administration wants to terminate humanitarian protections known as Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of migrants from Haiti and Syria.
Jeffrey Epstein’s messages cast light on an unusual building on his private island and show how his connections helped him secure tapestries from Mecca for it.
The Persian Gulf government has long complained about the group’s quotas, which officials believe unfairly limited their exports.
The House is now favored to fall into Democratic hands while control of the Senate, once seen as a G.O.P. bulwark, is increasingly up for grabs.
Elon Musk’s legal showdown with Sam Altman’s OpenAI could have far-reaching consequences for the future of artificial intelligence.
Mr. Musk’s lawsuit against Mr. Altman and OpenAI, which went to trial this week, makes the case that all-encompassing greed is Silicon Valley’s defining feature.
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said the suspect would face multiple counts, and that more charges were expected.
Writings that the authorities said were left behind by the man displayed outrage at policies put in place by the White House.
Geofence searches have become popular as a tool for law enforcement, but critics say they put Americans’ personal data at risk and violate the Constitution.
Despite a cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah have been trading attacks almost daily.
President Isaac Herzog of Israel has decided not to issue a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption case, and instead will seek mediation, officials say.
President Trump withdrew from the Obama-era nuclear accord in 2018. But Iran responded with an enrichment spree that haunts the negotiations to this day.
It is unclear if Jared Kushner, a son-in-law of President Trump’s, and Steve Witkoff, a special envoy, will meet any Iranian officials.
It will be a challenge to recoup confidence in the Federal Reserve’s ability to operate independently from a White House that has tried to bully it.
The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that U.S. forces had stopped 34 vessels since President Trump imposed the order. Iran has made lifting it a condition of resuming talks to end the war.
Hamas said it was not participating in the municipal elections in Deir al-Balah, set for this weekend. Residents said it was a long-awaited opportunity to address the city’s problems
Many families felt the sting of the president’s now-illegal tariffs, but companies have said little about whether they will share the $166 billion return.
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Too many no longer believe elections are fair
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America’s new defence-tech industry should be a model for Europe
Binyamin Netanyahu is quick to start conflicts, but shows no ability to end them
In Trump’s strategy of feigning madness to get what he wants, there is no longer any border between pretense and actual irrationality. By Fintan O’Toole
The profile of the pedant has changed surprisingly across time periods and cultures, but what’s constant is that nobody wants to be called one.
On Pedantry: A Cultural History of the Know-It-All by Arnoud S.Q. Visser
Seamus Heaney’s complete poems, following on editions of his letters, prose, and translations, confirm the extent of his achievement.
The Poems of Seamus Heaney edited by Rosie Lavan and Bernard O’Donoghue, with Matthew Hollis
An important exhibition showcases a painterly repartee that altered the trajectory of the two artists’ work and, by extension, modern art itself.
Manet and Morisot – an exhibition at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, October 11, 2025–March 1, 2026, and the Cleveland Museum of Art, March 29–July 5, 2026
The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ushered in a form of collective leadership in the country, with more power for the Revolutionary Guards.
Oil was hovering above $100 a barrel and there were no public signs of a breakthrough in peace efforts.
John Phelan is leaving the Pentagon after months of tension with Pete Hegseth and other leaders. The tumult comes as the Navy has been engaged in war with Iran.
The delayed funding, which was approved today, is heavily weighted toward military spending, unlike previous European packages.
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