7 h. ago Voices: Donald Trump’s gamble in Iran is bad news for the ‘Axis of Autocracies’

United by little more than a hatred of the US-led world order, Russia, China and North Korea are in no doubt that the attacks on Iran’s nuclear programme pose a threat to their marriage of convenience, says Luke McGee

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22 h. ago Now more than ever, the prime minister must refrain from following Donald Trump’s lead

Editorial: With the stakes so high now in the tinderbox of the Middle East, Keir Starmer must show the caution that has served him so well on the world stage

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5 d. ago Instead of ending wars, ‘America First’ is being dragged into more of them

Editorial: The more nations and groups become involved in the growing conflict between Iran and Israel, the more unpredictable events will turn – and the harder for Donald Trump’s America to control them. That’s very much ‘big stuff’ – with big risks

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6 d. ago Voices: This is what the world looks like when America is weak

Trump is choosing weakness over strength with Israel and Iran, writes Luke McGee. The US president has the power to bring people to the negotiating table, but offers no real sticks or carrots

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8 d. ago Voices: What’s happening between Iran and Israel is a direct result of Trump’s carelessness

Far from being a legendary peacemaker, the US president’s actions in both terms in office have led him to fuel chaos throughout the Middle East, writes Michael Day

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1 week ago Voices: Netanyahu’s ‘Israel first’ attack on Iran shows that Trump can shout – but no one is listening

Although the US president can effectively bully friendly states such as Canada, when it comes to the ‘strong men’ of the world, he has been played time and again, says Sean O’Grady

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1 week ago Voices: Has Gavin Newsom got what it takes to challenge Trump?

Have Democrats at last found a credible champion in the California governor – and can he exploit his LA stand-off with the president to become a 2028 White House contender, asks Mary Dejevsky

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1 week ago ‘We’ve got to become an aggressively populist party’: Chris Murphy on the task facing Democrats

The Connecticut senator is urging colleagues to take risks to confront Trump and show voters a less judgmental facePete Buttigieg. Ruben Gallego. JD Vance. All are young politicians who sport facial hair, perhaps in the belief that it confers gravitas. One headline writer even suggested: “2028 Might Be The Year Of The Beard For Presidential Hopefuls.”Cue Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator who recently joined the ranks of the bearded. The 51-year-old’s is flecked with white, perhaps implying a warrior weathered by battle. Murphy is one of the most outspoken voices in the Democratic opposition to Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Voices: Elon Musk was no match for Donald Trump – but his humiliation might only just be beginning

As the richest man on the planet issues a grovelling apology to the world’s most powerful man, it seems the fear of mutually assured destruction was sufficiently strong to attempt a truce. Sean O’Grady hopes it won’t last long

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Deaths in Kharkiv as Russia continues strikes on civilian targets

Latest prisoner exchange includes Mariupol defenders; European Commission unveils 18th round of sanctions. What we know on day 1,204At least two people were killed and 28 injured in an overnight Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday morning. “Seventeen strikes by enemy UAVs were carried out in two districts of the city this night,” said the Kharkiv mayor, Igor Terekhov. More than 15 apartments were on fire in a five-storey building and several houses were hit. Terekhov added “there may be people trapped under the rubble”.Separately the death toll rose to at least three with 13 wounded after Russia attacked Kyiv and Odesa with waves of drones and missiles early on Tuesday. The civilian targets hit included a maternity ward and a cathedral. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts were hit, writes Daniel ...

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1 week ago Voices: When it comes to the LA protests, not even the law seems to stop Donald Trump

The US president has no legal authority to nationalise the national guard if the governor does not want him to do so, writes Bonnie Greer. He is also prohibited from sending the United States military onto American soil. Not that it seems to make much difference

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1 week ago Voices: When it comes to the LA riots, not even the law seems to stop Donald Trump

The US president has no legal authority to nationalise the National Guard if the governor does not want him to do so, writes Bonnie Greer. He is also prohibited from sending the United States military on to American soil. Not that it seems to make much difference

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1 week ago Zelenskyy calls for ‘concrete actions’ as Russian strikes hit seven of Kyiv’s 10 districts

Ukraine president criticises lack of response from allies as Moscow launches one of its largest attacks of war on KyivEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has voiced his frustration with Donald Trump by calling for “concrete actions” rather than “silence” after Russia launched one of its largest attacks on Kyiv of the war, with seven of the Ukrainian capital’s 10 districts hit overnight.A total of 316 drones and seven missiles were launched at Ukrainian targets across the country in the early hours of Tuesday, including at Odesa in the south-east, where two people were killed. But it was the capital that was the focus of Russia’s ferocious barrage. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Voices: By manufacturing a migrant crisis in LA, Donald Trump has become America’s bully

Sending in the National Guard to break up protests against a crackdown on illegal migrants in California is an indication that the bully-in-chief is only just getting started, says Sean O’Grady

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2 w. ago Voices: The very important meeting that took place while the world watched the Musk

ICYMI: It was a meeting that may prove of more lasting significance for the wider world than the verbal fireworks between the US president and Tesla chief, writes Mary Dejevsky

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2 w. ago Voices: What will happen next in the Musk v Trump civil war?

The end of their bromance was not as inevitable as some would have you believe, writes Sean O’Grady – but now that it’s happened, it’ll be us who pays the price

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2 w. ago Voices: Why Trump’s travel ban won’t work – and doesn’t deserve to

The US president’s crackdown on 19 countries with ‘hostile attitudes’ is nothing more than an exercise in extremist views, writes Sean O’Grady – and it won’t achieve a thing

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4 w. ago King Charles’s visit to Canada shows the monarchy’s quiet diplomatic strength

Editorial: With the King stepping into a public constitutional role abroad, Britain finds an unlikely asset in navigating volatile international waters

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4 w. ago Voices: Donald Trump has a new battle on his hands to win the Nobel Peace Prize

There’s another global American leader striving to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine, one who could yet beat the US president to the accolade he so clearly craves, says Michael Day

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