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If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance

The Beatles vs Andrew Tate
One of the Beatles’ great gifts was to reconcile masculinity with emotional intelligence

The US brain drain is only just beginning
As Trump attacks America’s top academic institutions, more and more researchers are deciding to leave – and most of them have one destination in mind


Will flattery get us anywhere with Trump?
Keir Starmer’s chumminess towards Trump has protected the UK from the worst of his tariff madness. But it also risks a rift with the EU

AI art lacks real creativity
Using artificial intelligence to generate images that mimic artworks robs humanity of one of the most meaningful experiences of all

Michel Hazanavicius on hope and the Holocaust
The Oscar-winning director of The Artist returns with a fairytale rooted in horror
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Exit door starts swinging at the New Statesman
The magazine’s popular executive editor is departing as a new regime prepares to take charge


Are government ministers turning to AI?
Clive Brooke, a Labour peer, wrote to the government earlier this month to ask if AI was being used to reply to written parliamentary questions. The answer was somewhat unclear


Truss’s copying of Trump reaches a new low
Britain’s worst PM is launching a social network and embracing cryptocurrency and religion – just like America’s worst president
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The seven deadly sins of cautious Labour
On the EU, borrowing and more, Keir Starmer’s defensive approach is holding the party – and Britain – back


Farage the farmers’ friend wants to sell them out – again
Reform’s leader joined the tractor protests but backs a US trade deal that would harm UK agriculture


Sorry Brexiteers, the Trump bonus was a joke
The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces


The sweet sound of ‘Brexit betrayal’
The Brexit reset deal will fix some of the mess made by Boris Johnson and Lord Frost. No wonder the latter is already moaning about it

We must grow up about Brexit to defend Europe
Fears from Brexiteers and in government are the last stumbling blocks for a reset deal that keeps the continent safe and boosts trade

Letters: A reunion would protect us from bullying
The UK needs to stop trying to do a deal with Trump, move away from the US, and rejoin the European Union
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Greenland knows what it wants, and it’s not JD Vance
If the vice-president wishes to return to the country, he may want to be better prepared

The revenge of the Spanish economy
Spain has made a spectacular economic recovery since the last economic crash– but Spaniards are still struggling and fear Trump’s tariffs might trigger another disaster

North Macedonia loses an entire generation
With 59 fatalities and over 200 hospitalisations, the fire at Club Pulse was the stuff of nightmares

How Le Pen wrote the rules of her own downfall
The far right leader demanded French courts get tough on corrupt politicians. Now she is paying the price


Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Putin’s dirty tricks campaign
Whether or not they were involved in the Heathrow fire, the Russians revel in the mayhem their hybrid actions cause

The day Putin took power
The foundations of the Kremlin strongman’s ascent to power were forged in the ruins of Grozny a quarter of a century ago

Ten Trump Lies – and where they came from
The president comes out with a ludicrous stream of nonsense. But some of what he says has its origins in some unexpected places

Letters: Britain is fundamentally European
The UK needs to be part of the European project as a fully active member. Only then can Europe truly stand united against both Trump and Putin

Letters: With a European army we could deter Putin
If the UK was part of a Europe-wide army there would be sufficient forces to protect Ukraine without the need for US assistance


Britain’s post-Brexit era is over
Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status


Misan Harriman: A lens on a world in protest
The photographer’s images command attention – whether capturing the fiery passion of an activist rallying a crowd or the powerful, expressive gaze of a lone protester

The poster artists firing back at Musk and Trump
An exhibition of artworks telling the terrifying story of MAGA and Trump’s second coming has made it on to the streets of London in poster form

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