The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

They’re giving the incoming Reform government everything they could wish for."

Trump is quietly building a surveillance state, and almost no one is paying attention.

The post-Brexit Conservative government rolled back the frontiers of liberal democracy, research led by the University of Stirling has argued. The research paper, Democratic backsliding and public adm...

Privatised water company criticised over efforts to connect private septic tanks to mains and cut pollution

An undercover reporter discovers a network is offering to pay for social media posts undermining Moldova’s ruling party.

In Manchester and beyond creative responses to the unwelcome message of ‘raise the colours’ are appearing * ‘Scary’ and ‘I loved it’: the ‘unite the kingdom’ march Artists in Britain have customised St George’s flags with messages celebrating diversity, in response to a campaign in which national banners have been flown from lamp-posts, outside homes and painted on roundabouts. While for many, flying the flag is a genuine expression of national pride, some flags have been graffitied on businesses and places of worship belonging to minority ethnic Britons, in some cases with slurs, after the launch of the operation “raise the colours”. Continue reading...

“We have had times where people have really offloaded what is going on in their life. They might just be in a really bad place. It’s more about listening.” While…

Confident Turkish women are facing increasing restrictions, as female artists who do not conform to the government's image of women are being targeted by the justice system. Now, the girl band Manifest has been hit.

Scammers are getting sneakier, so you have to be smarter to stay safe. Here are the newest scam text messages to watch out for.

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith delivered remarks at George Mason University this week, warning of the weaponization of the Justice Department under the Trump administration.

An American tech billionaire was instrumental in funding the far-right figure’s rise to stardom – and even paid for his new set of teeth

I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...

More and more countries are calling for Israel to be banned. Join in this critical moment – and push Eurovision to act!

The leading international authority on food crises said in a new alert that the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,” and “widespread death” will occur without im...

The president likes to cite specific numbers to bolster his claims. They are often wildly improbable — or just impossible.

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