Politics

The Guardian view on defending Europe in a new era: collaboration is the key

The recent abandonment of plans for a Franco-German fighter jet sent a disastrous signal. Strategic autonomy will be jointly achieved or not at all

Toronto police link dozens of shootings to ‘multilayered’ gun-for-hire network

Young adults and teens are being recruited through apps like Telegram and paid to carry out attacks, officials say

Why did a Russian frigate fire warning shots and what can the UK do about it?

Russia may have violated UN convention on the law of the sea but says it took ‘all measures to prevent the incident’

Starmer’s waning influence is apparent at awkward G7 summit

British prime minister was left making small talk unsure if a meeting with Trump and Zelenskyy was going ahead

Artist defends Churchill video at National Portrait Gallery after being accused of ‘barefaced lie’

Helen Cammock says her comments blaming wartime leader for Bengal famine were intended to create ‘dialogue’

Where does Iran deal leave US-Israel relationship as they reach ‘a fork in the road’?

Prime minister faces prospect of going it alone against Iran as strategic interests of US and Israel are diverging

14 dead, thousands stranded: Inside the plight of mariners trapped in the Strait of Hormuz

The U.S.-Iran deal due to be signed Friday may offer some hope for tens of thousands of commercial sailors trapped in the Strait of Hormuz, but it's unlikely to quickly end what for many has been a brutal ordeal.

Odds that a proposed billionaire tax appears on California ballots plunge on prediction markets

Odds that a proposed billionaire tax is on California's ballot dropped after reports noted that Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing to stop the proposal.

Iran's top envoy says peace deal with US dependent on Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon

Abbas Araghchi says war ‘not fully come to an end’ without Israeli forces leaving territories occupied during present conflict

Vance says changing his tune on Trump was a sign of 'humility'

Vice President JD Vance insisted his evolving views on President Donald Trump over the past decade were a sign of “humility” during his first interview with ABC’s The View.

Can Trump be convinced to back Ukraine?

Donald Trump has urged Russia to ‘make a deal’ with Ukraine as the leaders of G7 countries meet on Tuesday and try to put the conflict back at the top of the agenda. European leaders are hoping to capture Trump’s attention for long enough to speak to him about Ukraine, with the US president’s focus more on the US-Israeli war against Iran. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Guardian’s Europe correspondent Jon Henley.

Russian artist and Putin critic Semyon Skrepetsky shot dead in Poland

Russian artist and Kremlin critic Semyon Skrepetsky was shot dead Monday morning in Poland, officials said, in a killing that has shocked opposition activists and raised questions about whether his political work played a role in his death.