Vladimir Putin has repeatedly threatened to escalate the war in Ukraine by breaking the nuclear taboo. In June, as Russia installed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, he raised the spectre of a ...

Only in Kharkiv, ever-changing city of industry and ideas and shifting identities, could the words REINFORCED CONCRETE become a rallying cry for fortitude, resilience and wild hope. Of course, ...

When he first joined the Ukraine army in 2015, Taras Danilyuk was armed only with a hunting rifle and a shared machine gun. His first battle, in the Donbas, lasted for five days and he saw death at ...

The Gorton and Denton byelection was a sensation for the Greens—and it hurt Labour’s pride. With the May elections approaching, the UK’s governing party looks set for a beating. But what about Reform?

Although the world seems full of war and conflict, love—of all kinds—is everywhere. This week, Ellen and Alona are joined by Sally Hayden, award-winning journalist and author of This is Also a Love ...

I’m 33 years old, and all my friends are pregnant and having children. A friend in her forties says that this trend will continue for the next few years, my social world entirely consumed by pregnancy ...

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Donald Trump likes to talk up his links to Britain, his Hebridean mother and Scottish golf courses. But the appreciation has largely been one way: David Lammy’s description of the president elect as a ...

In the last year, the United States has transitioned from flawed liberal democracy to competitive authoritarianism. In this new regime, institutions as diverse as universities, law firms and news ...