John Sedgwick was born into an illustrious family, but privilege was only part of the story.

Make no mistake: The United States can seize Netanyahu for crimes under US law and prosecute him in US courts when he is in New York City this week.

The reluctance of later administrations to repudiate Bush-era torture and endless detention laid the groundwork for recent violence

Even the United States is now criticising Israel's ongoing settler violence in the West Bank as Benjamin Netanyahu, once the "Trump whisperer", becomes the Trump ignorer.

Of MAGA and the totalitarian mindset

What will a trusted, sustainable, global news organisation look like in an era of agentic AI? And can we reinvent ourselves before someone else builds a less trustworthy, more dangerous alternative?

Former USAID global health official Nicholas Enrich explains the catastrophic human toll of DOGE's cuts to the agency.

For decades it has been White House tradition to invite Ireland's prime minister, the Taoiseach, to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with a ceremonial

The New York Times reviewed over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage to analyze how President Trump’s administration speaks to him. Many pack their speaking time with praise and flattery.

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China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock

Pete Hegseth is the product of an essentially American ethos—which means we have no choice but to ask what to do with him, and what to do with ourselves.

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Longstanding scepticism towards US foreign policy has forced Europe to prepare for a new world order without America at its centre.

The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

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When the United Nations moved to classify slavery among the gravest crimes against humanity, the United States opposed it continuing a long stand.

African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.

Forty-three current and former C.D.C. employees on the changes they say are replacing science with ideology — and making Americans more vulnerable.

Over two days in October 2025, up to 10,000 people are believed to have been massacred; a further 40,000 civillians from the Sudanese city are still unaccounted for. This is the story of what happened

The memo, obtained by NBC News, suggested Trump took classified documents accessible to just a handful of government officials and materials related to business interests.

If you think his $2 billion-a-day fiasco is bad, try adding up all the damage he is doing.

Advocates for the U.S.-Israeli special relationship have played a special role.

How Reagan’s secret betrayal of America during the Iran hostage crisis helped him win the presidency, killed Carter’s clean-energy revolution, and helped create today’s crisis in the Strait of Hormuz…

Trump’s war of choice in Iran is a performance of horrific military strength that betrays a stark political weakness.

The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot