Politics

Why Giorgia Meloni turned on Donald Trump

Italian premier’s fallout with US president comes as she gears up for re-election battle

Reform UK has a new set of problems

The fight for the right is far from settled, as the Makerfield and Aberdeen by-elections showed

Sorry, Elon, the Far Right Is Still the Far Right

And on some issues, it’s further to the right than before

Vladimir Putin’s war machine sputters in drone age

Ukraine’s innovations cut into Russia’s manpower advantage

Iran says it closed Strait of Hormuz after Israel and Hizbollah exchange fire

Setback for Donald Trump’s push to end war with the Islamic republic

Rahm Emanuel says Trump ‘got schooled’ by Iran in bad ceasefire deal

Possible Democratic presidential candidate describes war as historic ‘American national security mess’

Markets Get the Measure of Trump

At the very first sign that the president is buckling on an unorthodox foreign policy decision, that is the time to pounce

Burnham camp divided over chancellor pick as UK finances worsen

Ed Miliband, Shabana Mahmood and Yvette Cooper are all believed to be contenders as bond markets seek reassurance

Harry Potter has ruined Britain

Our greatest assets have been appropriated by the Ministry of Wizardry

Big Tech is stoking unrest in the UK. Why?

Elon Musk’s amplification of anti-immigrant sentiment in Belfast, Southampton and beyond cannot be explained by ideology alone

The window for peace in Ukraine won’t be open forever

There is an opportunity to freeze the conflict, but Putin’s fantasy of total victory could get in the way

UK Unveils Prototype Missiles for Ukraine with No US Components

Low-cost, long-range weapons could be deployed as soon as this year in war against Russia