Politics

The Guardian view on a significant week for European politics: progressives have some reasons to be cheerful

Events in Denmark and Italy show geopolitical instability is creating opportunities for a centre-left response to the far right

Iran rejects US ceasefire plan and submits its own amid push for talks

Tehran puts forward five-point counter-proposal and says war will end when it decides and on its terms

Italy's tourism minister resigns amid turmoil from referendum failure

Giorgia Meloni made public request for Daniela Santanchè to quit in effort to restore credibility after voters rejected judicial reform

There are no missiles raining down on Havana. But what I saw there was still warfare

Trump’s oil blockade is starving the island of vital resources. His brute force isn’t making America great again – it’s breeding resentment across the globe

US Army Raises Upper Age for Recruits to 42 and Scraps Marijuana Restrictions

Change raises age limit from 35 and removes barrier for entry for recruits who have a legal conviction for cannabis

White House says Trump will meet Xi in China in May

A long-awaited meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place in Beijing on May 14 and 15, the White House said.