A wave of raids and arrests is raising the pressure on independent bookstores that have become important spaces for connection and exchange.

Many places have representative offices in the UK, from Canadian provinces to Spanish regions to outposts of the former British empire such as Bermuda. The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office is unusu...

US President Donald Trump says he will raise the case of imprisoned Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when he meets President Xi Jinping in China next week. It might seem implausible that Beijing would...

Beijing’s sweeping national security law, imposed in 2020, has reshaped Hong Kong’s political landscape. With a conviction rate exceeding 90%, many people remain behind bars, and the city’s democratic...

For many in the Iranian diaspora, the war has intensified a familiar tension: feeling deeply tied to a land they haven’t visited.

The outflow spurred by the Asian hub’s Covid clampdown shows how quickly talent and capital can retreat when stability and mobility erode.

Anonymity has become part of a lucrative brand for the artist Banksy, but records we unearthed prove his true identity and show the new name he used to travel to Ukraine.

They’re not laughing now, are they?

There’s no putting off an overly intrusive friend with a savior complex. The Trump administration is preparing to go to even greater lengths to persuade Europe to return to the path of righteousness a...

With the former media tycoon sentenced to 20 years in prison, Hong Kong residents are exploring the remaining space for debate and expression.

It’s surreal living in a war zone when you can’t see the war. London is under assault: Crime is “through the roof,” creating no-go areas and rendering the city unrecognizable, according to US Presiden...

Take a trip out on the London Underground’s Metropolitan Line and you soon find yourself passing through neighborhoods of semi-detached and detached houses with gardens, giving way on occasion to gree...

After striking Venezuela, the US president signaled he’ll apply his foreign policy approach elsewhere, speculating about Cuba and Greenland as places he wants to “help.”

While melancholy Europe frets that the US and China will shape the future, middle powers are jostling for a place at the big table.

Mass movements have ousted leaders and disrupted governments worldwide. Bloomberg Economics examines what countries may face unrest in 2026

It may be hard to remember in the depths of winter but this has been a miraculously bright twelve months

Most of the world knows how to respond to the US’s new National Security Strategy. As my colleague Marc Champion has written, Russia loves it. Liberal Europeans are dismayed, and the Gulf monarchies o...

Plenty of trained foreigners want to work, but slots for the qualification exam seem as hard to get as Glastonbury tickets

Authorities in Hong Kong summoned international news organizations to a rare meeting on Saturday to warn against “false information and smear campaigns” surrounding the city’s deadliest fire in nearly...

With rising xenophobia, the writer ponders a return to the safe familiarity - and responsibilities - of S'pore. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Once a beacon of democratic ideals, America now struggles to live up to them. From Nepal to Indonesia, a new generation is looking elsewhere for inspiration.

The US president may have danced, but Malaysia led — in rhythm, warmth, and grace.

Trump's “grand bargain” won’t happen at a time when tariffs and export controls have become combat by other means.

Money is just one reason why graduates are drawn to finance, management consulting and corporate law

In the days when Britain could still regard itself as a world power, the country played a key role in developing the postwar international architecture that was designed to prevent a repeat of Nazi-er...

Faced with the prospect of being deported, I feel a need to justify my existence in the UK

A University of Amsterdam research paper has made the question of migrants a financial issue.

Digital moguls and strongman leaders are far more than disrupters of the old liberal order. Together they seek to sweep it away, writes Giuliano da Empoli

An expert on China—and a sometime critic—Cohen defended companies and dissidents.

Ageing societies seeking to preserve living standards will continue to rely on new arrivals — but governments can be clearer about the trade-offs

The UK has a moral obligation and an economic interest in safeguarding the path to citizenship for migrants from the territory it formerly ruled.

Some in Whitehall were aggressive, some openly racist – but more still felt this far-right gathering was the only place they could be heard, says Guardian journalist Helen Pidd

Police almost overwhelmed by brawlers whipped up by Tommy Robinson and his guest demagogues

Starmer’s Labour government is the big loser as commuters keep calm and carry on.

The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

Dan Jarvis rose with the pained air of a man trying to perform an impossible balancing act. He was there to defend the government’s proscription of Palestine Action. The main impact of this has been…

French historian Fernand Braudel saw history in three cycles, from days to decades to centuries. In Trump’s second term, all three are shifting at once.

Why mostly flag-free England has suddenly become awash with flags and why it matters

Earlier this year, I took part in a radio discussion about feminism, kindness and women’s work. I’d thought it was going quite well, then towards the end it took a slightly odd turn.

Court battles over the administration’s sweeping use of executive power are exposing limits on how much judges can constrain the presidency.

But there are far better ways to build unity and patriotism.