The Guardian’s view on Donald Trump’s Ukraine strategy: talking tough while doing very little is not effective.
In January, with Donald Trump’s campaign promise to end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours” still fresh in memory,…
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You be the judge: should my roommate stop brushing her teeth at the kitchen sink?
The Prosecution: Raquel I can hear Gina brushing her teeth from my room—the swishing and spitting really gets to me.…
Roll out the red carpet for Trump, give him the royal treatment—but once he’s gone, the UK will still be mired in crisis.
As Donald Trump met with a smiling Keir Starmer and senior royals during his UK state visit this week, I…
France should have recognized Palestinian statehood long ago. My cynical side wonders: why only now? | Rokhaya Diallo
When Emmanuel Macron announced France’s intention to recognize Palestinian statehood, it provoked a furious response from Israel and sparked a…
Why do some gamers invert their controls? Scientists have answers, but they might surprise you.
Five years ago, just before the first Covid lockdown, I wrote an article asking what seemed like a very niche…
The island that outlawed beekeeping: are honeybees really bad for the environment?
Off the coast of Tuscany lies a small, crescent-shaped island called Giannutri, just an hour from mainland Italy. With only…
It makes you feel like a teenager again!” Why The Summer I Turned Pretty is 2025’s unexpected TV sensation.
People often claim the romantic comedy is dead—that we’ve moved on from the witty charm of Nora Ephron’s stories to…
The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland review – a gripping account of German resistance
On September 10, 1943, a loosely connected group of influential friends gathered in a small apartment in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district.…
How Robert Redford transformed men’s fashion both on and off screen
The list of true men’s style icons is surprisingly short. While there are countless handsome and stylish actors, pop stars,…
China’s “temple economy” under scrutiny as scandals shake influential religious figures.
The allegations against a religious leader were shocking: mistresses, illegitimate children, and embezzlement. Yet in 2015, Shi Yongxin, the head…