For skiers Canada may be known for its magnificent powder snows, stunning scenery and exciting downhill runs. But it is fast becoming infamous for an entirely different type of slippery slope: what ...

Earlier this year, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan sought arrest warrants for two Israeli and three Hamas leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the ...

Four years ago, Angela Merkel could do no wrong, retiring in a blaze of glory after an apparently stupendously successful 16 years as German chancellor. Then came Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine ...

In 1787, General George Washington was reluctant to intervene in discussions about the constitution of the newly formed United States. He knew that his voice carried tremendous influence and he was ...

The bill has been passed by 330 to 275. It has been a respectful debate, with some MPs close to tears as they tell their personal stories, but with little extravagant, over-emotional drama. Labour’s ...

The big day has arrived. On the way friendships have faltered as fresh alliances have been forged, safeguards squared up to slippery slopes and party loyalties replaced with private passions. Outside ...

Have we really walked into a new world? One that's not just going down a slippery slope but stepping over the edge of a cliff? That was the claim of shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick, shortly ...

Jasmin, who is 31 and from Honduras, sits on the floor of a crowded migrant shelter watching her three-year-old daughter, Brindi, eat instant noodles out of a plastic pot. The heat in the city of ...

Julia Loktev’s My Undesirable Friends begins with a doomy portent: “The world you are about to see no longer exists; none of us knew what was about to happen.” A parodic tease, no? Something designed ...

The Labour government is already being dismissed as a standard tax and spend administration, as if raising taxes and public spending were some kind of socialist novelty. The verdict is a couple of ...

Are Jews white? Is criticism of Israel antisemitic? Why is the “Judeo-Christian” grouping a myth? To unpack these big questions, Ellen and Alona are joined by journalist Rachel Shabi, whose new book ...

Esther Rantzen has to talk about death too much. In 2023, the former BBC That’s Life! presenter and founder of Childline was diagnosed with lung cancer. Her diagnosis made her value every new day, she ...