My weirdest Christmas: I sat in a desk chair watching the strangest movie I’ve ever seen.
In 2022, I was living in a flat above a chicken shop in north London with two flatmates and a…
Danish and Greenlandic leaders have a message for Donald Trump: you cannot annex other countries.
The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland have reaffirmed their commitment to territorial sovereignty after Donald Trump appointed a special…
Major companies are scaling back their public support for Pride events.
The UK’s largest companies are significantly reducing their public backing for Pride events, according to a Guardian analysis, raising concerns…
Spain’s socialists lost support in the regional election while the far right gained ground.
Spain’s ruling Socialist Workers’ party (PSOE), already struggling amid a series of corruption and sexual harassment scandals, has suffered another…
Christmas is a time for forgiveness. But is saying “sorry” enough?
It’s a strange season to talk about forgiveness. While streets glow with fairy lights and shop windows suggest compassion is…
The 50 best TV shows of 2025: Number 2 – Dying for Sex
“Dying for Sex” follows a woman in her forties who, after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, leaves her husband and…
Investigators say a Russian general was killed by a car bomb in Moscow.
A Russian general has been killed after an explosive device detonated under his car in what Moscow says was likely…
‘Teach your daughter to speak Polish’: Ukrainians in Poland face rising tensions.
Valeriia Kholkina was buying ice cream with her husband and four-year-old daughter when a man overheard them speaking Ukrainian. “Teach…
The most innovative and influential design and architecture of 2025
1. V&A East Storehouse by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, London At the V&A East Storehouse, the collection itself steals the…
The EU’s actions, along with Putin’s rhetoric, are both contributing to the continuation of the war in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin’s marathon press conference on December 19, an annual year-end event, offered no indication that Russia might abandon the…