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Why Donald Trump couldn’t honour the Pope

The US president’s bizarre eulogy masked a deeper tension.

By Freddie Hayward

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The conviction of Marine Le Pen

International Politics

The conviction of Marine Le Pen

David Broder

Elon Musk’s Wisconsin mission explodes

Elon Musk’s Wisconsin mission explodes

Freddie Hayward

Erdoğan’s revenge

The Weekend Essay

Erdoğan’s revenge

Kaya Genç

The battle for Greenland

The Weekend Essay

The battle for Greenland

Katie Stallard

US

International Politics

The capitulation of the American elite

Jill Filipovic

Donald Trump’s assault on capitalism

Justin H Vassallo

The downfall of King Dollar

The Weekend Essay

The downfall of King Dollar

Bruno Maçães

How Gatsby deceived America

Lee Siegel

International Politics

Trump’s tariffs are designed to extend American power

Will Dunn

The hoax that spawned an age of American conspiracism

The hoax that spawned an age of American conspiracism

Phil Tinline

Europe

What Russia can teach us

Andrew Marr

The Kate Mossman Interview

Steve Rosenberg: the last man in Moscow

Kate Mossman

The Easter Rising and the perils of mythology

The Easter Rising and the perils of mythology

Finn McRedmond

The magical thinking behind European unity

Hans Kundnani

The Europeans who built Britain

Nikhil Krishnan

Peacekeepers in a world without peace

International Politics

Peacekeepers in a world without peace

Andrew Marr

Middle East

International Politics

Donald Trump’s nuclear test

Lawrence Freedman

International Politics

Syria’s sectarian rage

Shiraz Maher

The Gaza breakdown

The Weekend Essay

The Gaza breakdown

Rajan Menon

Netanyahu has gone back to war. But Israel is not with him

David Swift

In the face of Hamas’s terrorism, choosing life is essential

Ari Jesner

Pilgrims of a lost Palestine

Pilgrims of a lost Palestine

Megan Gibson