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Wittingly or otherwise, the online right started to absorb Russia’s narrative on Ukraine

A lot of things in life depend on perspective. I watched the exchange from Ukraine, at a position on that country’s front-lines.

The AfD did not manage to ‘march to power’. But it didd ouble its share of the vote.

It should now be clear that Russia’s abuse of the Ukrainian population — and in particular its children — must be front and center of any ceasefire negotiation.

The idea of a blasphemy law is so idiotic that it was even rejected by the last Conservative government

President Trump is absolutely right in wanting to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. The suffering has been appalling and the stalemate brutal. But in the furious mix of wild opinions this week from the White House down, there are at least 10 truths which every American voter must hang onto.

Within 20 years we have managed to halve our sense of national self-worth

There are two wars that President Trump understandably wants to end. The conflict in the Middle East is actually the easier of the two to solve. And who thought anyone would ever be able to say that?

These organisations are run by people who think the best way for a nation to act is as a sort of large NGO

It was inevitable, from the moment she first appeared, that the diverse woman of colour would be the hero

Over the past 15 months, since Hamas invaded Israel and Hezbollah attacked from the north, Israel and its enemies have been in a full-on conflict. The Revolutionary Islamic Government in Iran has been funding and organizing a multi-pronged attack to destroy the Jewish state. And it has failed.

How does a new president restore faith in government? Václav Havel’s answer was to allow people to speak the truth.