Europe

Victory puts Portuguese Socialists at forefront of Europe’s centre-left comeback

Social democrats elsewhere could learn from the deft, straightforward António Costa.

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The two leaders will discuss the crisis this week in talks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

By Katie Stallard

The prime minister António Costa has won an unexpected majority after six years in office.

By Nicu Calcea

The president wanted to focus on China but is finding out that the world shapes his strategy, not the other…

By Emily Tamkin

Favourability towards their neighbours has dropped from 84 per cent in 2011 to just 32 per cent.

By Ben Walker

Anti-imperialism is about defending the victims of oligarchic states, not apologising for their aggression.

By Paul Mason

The Kremlin’s demands of Ukraine are so ambitious that little short of full-scale war could satisfy them.

By Felix Light

Lockdowns restricted people’s lives beyond recognition – but why did governments defer to the Chinese method of pandemic management?

By Helen Thompson