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If the Gaza ceasefire holds, it will be a vindication of Trump’s ignorant-man diplomacy
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What to expect from Japan’s ‘punk rock’ prime minister, Sanae Takaichi
Japan's newly elected leader of the ruling LDP party is primed to be the country’s next - and first female - Prime Minister, redefining national ambition as permanent overtime.
Macron faces political freefall after France’s shortest-ever government collapses
As Sébastien Lecornu’s record-short premiership ends in chaos, Macron faces mounting pressure to restore stability and contain the far right’s growing influence in France.
From pageants to politics: Erika Kirk’s rise as the new face of the Maga movement
Nothing makes a politician more potent – and palatable – than a strong dose of improbability. And no political figure in the US was as improbable as Erika Kirk. Barely a month ago, the…
Trump biographer Michael Wolff on the ‘moron’ president’s ‘incredible incompetence’
Trump’s second act is less a comeback than a test of the US system. This, at least, is the argument advanced by the author who has chronicled Trump’s rise, chaos and survival.
US mayors have a chance to keep the White House at bay – but they must be more vocal
The eternal internal conflict of the US is often delineated as between the federal government and the states. “States’ rights” regularly serve as a battle cry for the kind of conservatives – including, up…
Trump’s UK state visit: The true cost of glitz and glam diplomacy
Helicopters, motorcades and champagne banquets – Donald Trump’s second UK state visit was diplomacy at its most extravagant. But at what cost – and to whose benefit?
Corporate activism is melting under Trump 2.0. Ben & Jerry’s is the latest casualty
Jerry Greenfield’s exit from Ben & Jerry’s reflects a broader reckoning: socially minded business is struggling to survive in an era where activism is seen as a liability, not a strength.
