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The PM could have been like Nixon in China, but his Brexit caution appears to have ruled that out

An unexpectedly strong Tory conference speech leaves the right wing candidates unsure of reaching the final vote

Iran’s attack on Israel shows that Netanyahu’s military aims – and the entire region – are spiralling dangerously out of control. The US must now step in

As October 30 looms, Reeves must prepare to perform a fiscal juggling act

Bullfighting may no longer be central to Spanish life, but legends around it continue to be told

Today, Brits are drawn to the island’s Nelsonian history and the marvels of its sweet Malvasia wine

Hosting the Games is expensive and complicated, but if it can keep Scottish sports on the world stage then it’s worth it

To the dismay of tourists and locals, monstrous medusas are thriving in the Mediterranean’s warming waters

Belgians are justly proud of their national drink, and just a little bit fussy about it

Just as Scientology survived and thrived after the demise of L Ron Hubbard, the MAGA movement will go on even if Donald Trump loses

Michael Gove and Boris Johnson are journalists at heart and for years have got away with far more from their own kind as a consequence

In Thuringia’s parliament, what should have been standard protocol was turned into a farce, engineered by AfD

Artificial intelligence is ruining the internet we once loved

Why does the Sri Lankan cricket squad have a player with such an English-sounding surname as Mathews?

Labour’s caution over the EU’s youth mobility proposals is damaging a reset of relations – and is founded in irrationality

Labour must deliver policies that make people glad they voted for a new government

The biggest-selling Portuguese music artist in history was instrumental in popularising the fado genre worldwide

Francis Ford Coppola’s hell-for-leather sci-fi epic was 40 years in the making and is an extraordinary film that defies convention

Brexit lies in tatters but one of its key architects, Michael Gove, has been made editor of the Spectator. Here’s why he’s Paul Marshall’s perfect pick

Arguments for trail hunting merely come from wishful thinking motivated by a romanticised view of country life

In the latest potential blow to Britain’s food heritage, London’s oldest Polish restaurant looks set to close its doors after 77 years

The Yugoslav autocrat cultivated his international statesman image aboard a yacht where he hosted celebrities and dictators

Daring choices are vindicated in the writer’s brilliant new novel about a chess player, his brother and their family

The exhibition that the artist planned finally arrives in London, 119 years late

The French photographer took half a million pictures in his life. It took only one to restore his reputation and bring him wealth and controversy

As Nobel season approaches, speculation has begun in the scientific community

The Democrats’ vice-presidential candidate has put Trump on the back foot by pointing out his weirdness. Would this approach have the same effect on Farage?

Baseless rumours about the PM, Lord Alli and a court order are a right wing fantasy fuelled by grifter ‘journalists’ and social media

The foreign secretary's language and persona during his UN address broke boundaries. Was the world listening?

Tory MPs are worried by the former trade secretary’s gaffe over maternity benefits