Politics

The housing crisis is now global. It shows just how undemocratic our nations have become

When we can’t even afford to rent or buy somewhere to live, we have to ask: did we give the financial sector too much power?

Revealed: African island fights offshore gambling network linked to UK family

London-based property investors deny selling licences to casinos claiming to be based on Anjouan, a tiny Indian Ocean island

Cop17 at a glance: everything you need to know about the UN’s nature summit

This month’s biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, aims to push governments to meet the 23 targets agreed at Cop15 in 2022

'Narcos have one language

Amine Kessaci, 23, lives under constant threat as trial of five men becomes focus of nation’s battle with mafia-style crime

Britain cannot deal effectively with geopolitical crises without rejoining EU, says thinktank

‘Sovereignty without the ability to act on it is not autonomy,’ paper by Institute for Public Policy Research says

Putin reportedly suggests summit with Trump and Xi to decide fate of Ukraine

The report comes amid mounting tensions between Ukraine and the United States, its largest military backer.

France hit by worst unrest in years as attempts to rein in government spending meet citizen ire

France’s worst unrest in years saw thousands arrested, prompting President Macron to vow an “uncompromising” response ahead of a critical budget vote.

A spy charge, a Russian jail and a swap for an assassin: the story of Evan Gershkovich

American journalist Evan Gershkovich talks about his arrest by the Russian intelligence services in 2023, his 16-month detention, and the swap deal that eventually took him home. Get in touch at [email protected]

CNBC Daily Open: A thousand drones and one strained U.S.-Ukraine alliance

Tensions between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump on the diplomatic front has also complicated Ukraine's warfighting efforts.

Times’s investigation adds more intrigue to infamous OJ Simpson case

Report reveals that a shady mobster-turned-informant may have been involved in helping cover up murder

Ukraine war briefing: Trump accuses Zelenskyy of not wanting to end war as feud rumbles on

Trump defends decision to waive some sanctions on Russia; Lithuania foils attack on Starlink site; Kyiv hits another oil terminal. What we know on day 1,699

Andy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport

Passengers urged to ‘share the carriage, not the noise’ as guidance sets out £100 penalties for nuisance behaviour