Politics

I’m a Sikh MP. Here’s why we should all heed the words of Henry Nowak’s father

As a nation we face a choice: either follow the far-right rhetoric of hate and division, or unite under our values of decency and determination

Which party will recover first from its current self-harm?

Tuesday saw the usual first-week-of-June gaggle of state primary elections. It’s a feature of the American federal system that states choose when to hold primary and local elections.

The Alligator Alcatraz Boondoggle

The immigrant-detention facility, which may soon be shut down, has been a cruel and costly publicity stunt.

‘Embarrassing’: pressure on Merz after Germany’s failure to win UN security council seat

Criticism comes from across political spectrum after blow to Friedrich Merz’s government

Boom Box: the story of undercover police who set up a fake music studio in London

New four-part documentary reignites criticism of Operation Peyzac, in which officers posed as music industry figures to gather intelligence

Mikie Sherrill vilifies ICE while downplaying dangerous violence of Delaney Hall protesters

Scores of violent, criminal left-wing protesters assaulted law enforcement officers at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, earlier this week. However, Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) used the incident to demonize law enforcement officers instead.

England's poorest areas face deepest cuts to green space under planning law changes, report finds

Exclusive: New loopholes for developers will exacerbate extreme disparities across country, charity coalition warns

Israel and Lebanon announce a new ceasefire

Israel and Lebanon announced the renewal of a ceasefire upon certain conditions, but the continued non-engagement of Hezbollah in the talks makes the group’s cooperation uncertain.

Law firm in Fairfax illegal immigrant groping case helps clients evade ICE

The “independent” law firm that Fairfax County Public Schools hired to investigate its handling of a groping case involving an illegal immigrant provides pro bono immigration assistance and coaches clients on how to elude deportation authorities.

Europe’s far right exploit Henry Nowak murder in UK with populist rhetoric on race

Polish, Spanish and French populists focus on clips of teenager’s dying moments and accuse UK of descending ‘into depths of the earth’

People in the US: tell us about your difficult consumer experiences

We’d like to hear about your frustrations with companies, from difficulties getting a refund to bad customer service

Red Alert: China's Nuclear Surge Is an Emergency-Level Threat

China is sprinting toward nuclear parity with the United States — and it is already winning. Last month, the Congressional Research Service reported that Beijing is conducting the most ambitious nuclear expansion in its history, racing to build a larger and more survivable arsenal that threatens American interests from the Taiwan Strait to the continental U.S. itself. This is no longer a distant concern. It is an immediate strategic emergency.