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Fred Harter
Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan has built a $9bn empire on crypto bets

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan has built a $9bn empire on crypto bets
James Tapper
Tehran warns UAE to evacuate major ports as Hormuz shipping crisis deepens

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Tehran warns UAE to evacuate major ports as Hormuz shipping crisis deepens
David Barnett
Country star pays record $12m for Jack Kerouac’s On the Road scroll

Sun 15 Mar 2026

Country star pays record $12m for Jack Kerouac’s On the Road scroll
Ceri Thomas
Bringing Iran to ‘Goldilocks’ point underpins the rationale behind this war

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Bringing Iran to ‘Goldilocks’ point underpins the rationale behind this war
Hugh Tomlinson
US weighs ‘boots on ground’ option as offensive drags on

Sun 8 Mar 2026

US weighs ‘boots on ground’ option as offensive drags on
Matthew Bishop
From war in Iran to aliens, US prediction markets mean all bets are on

Sat 7 Mar 2026

From war in Iran to aliens, US prediction markets mean all bets are on
Killian Fox
Hasan Piker: ‘The left should be better at manufacturing outrage’

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Hasan Piker: ‘The left should be better at manufacturing outrage’
Giles Whittell
Eight reasons Trump attacked Iran

Tue 3 Mar 2026

Eight reasons Trump attacked Iran
Elaine McCallig
The Minneapolis knitters taking on ICE

Tue 3 Mar 2026

The Minneapolis knitters taking on ICE
Ruth Michaelson
After Khamenei: the succession

Tue 3 Mar 2026

After Khamenei: the succession
Sanam Mahloudji
You can’t bomb Iran into democracy

Mon 2 Mar 2026

You can’t bomb Iran into democracy
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Bill Clinton: I saw nothing of Epstein’s crimes and did nothing wrong

Sun 1 Mar 2026

Bill Clinton: I saw nothing of Epstein’s crimes and did nothing wrong
Sara Weissel
Israelis head from synagogues to bomb shelters

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Israelis head from synagogues to bomb shelters
Bernard Gray
Range and accuracy make Tomahawks the first strike choice in Iran

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Range and accuracy make Tomahawks the first strike choice in Iran
Ruth Michaelson
Trump vows ‘hour of freedom is at hand’ but opponents of Iranian regime fear only chaos will follow

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Trump vows ‘hour of freedom is at hand’ but opponents of Iranian regime fear only chaos will follow
Ruth Michaelson
Ayatollah dead after US and Israeli attacks on Iran

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Ayatollah dead after US and Israeli attacks on Iran
Anna Leszkiewicz
Curtis Sittenfeld: ‘The ICE crackdown is a violation of the law – and of human decency’

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Curtis Sittenfeld: ‘The ICE crackdown is a violation of the law – and of human decency’
Ian Buruma
The age of American fascism

Sat 28 Feb 2026

The age of American fascism
Fred Harter
Palmer Luckey has sights set on US defence big bucks

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Palmer Luckey has sights set on US defence big bucks
Matthew Bishop
Kevin Hassett shouldn’t throw stones

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Kevin Hassett shouldn’t throw stones
Amy Wallace
I knew Virginia Giuffre. I wish she was alive to see the power of her courage

Sat 21 Feb 2026

I knew Virginia Giuffre. I wish she was alive to see the power of her courage
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
‘They think we’re the enemy’: state police leaders brace for another ICE surge

Tue 17 Feb 2026

‘They think we’re the enemy’: state police leaders brace for another ICE surge
Rowan Moore
Courtesy, resilience and jazz shine through powerless Havana nights

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Courtesy, resilience and jazz shine through powerless Havana nights
Stephen Armstrong
How a slow-motion massacre unfolded at the Washington Post

Sat 14 Feb 2026

How a slow-motion massacre unfolded at the Washington Post
Jeevan Vasagar
In the eye of a super hurricane

Sat 14 Feb 2026

In the eye of a super hurricane
Andrew Anthony
Eric Schlosser: ‘We’re still living in Fast Food Nation’

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Eric Schlosser: ‘We’re still living in Fast Food Nation’
Stephen Armstrong
The cuts, cowardice and kowtowing that gutted the Washington Post

Sun 8 Feb 2026

The cuts, cowardice and kowtowing that gutted the Washington Post
Barbara Ellen
Bad Bunny: the planet’s biggest star has Trump fuming

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Bad Bunny: the planet’s biggest star has Trump fuming
Steve Bloomfield
Europe, wake up: this is what mass deportation looks like

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Europe, wake up: this is what mass deportation looks like
Robin Pagnamenta
Market relief as Kevin Warsh is appointed chair of Fed

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Market relief as Kevin Warsh is appointed chair of Fed
David Sedaris
The Crossing Guard

Sat 31 Jan 2026

The Crossing Guard
Duncan Weldon
Warsh may look the part but White House tensions still loom

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Warsh may look the part but White House tensions still loom
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Minneapolis digs in against ICE as White House to review latest killing

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Minneapolis digs in against ICE as White House to review latest killing
Katie McQue
Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting
Isabel Coles
Minneapolis erupts again as US citizen is shot dead by federal agents

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Minneapolis erupts again as US citizen is shot dead by federal agents
John Naughton
Guess who the US military just recruited? Private AI

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Guess who the US military just recruited? Private AI
Giles Whittell
Fake news: the Greenland emergency is an elaborate confection

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Fake news: the Greenland emergency is an elaborate confection
Andrew Groves
ICEcore: motley garb designed to sow fear and confusion

Mon 19 Jan 2026

ICEcore: motley garb designed to sow fear and confusion
James Tapper
Paracetamol not linked to autism, study shows

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Paracetamol not linked to autism, study shows
Louise Bokkenheuser
Crisis talks deepen division between Greenland and Denmark

Tue 13 Jan 2026

Crisis talks deepen division between Greenland and Denmark
John Kampfner
Time for Europe to find the courage to face new realities

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Time for Europe to find the courage to face new realities
Philippe Sands
Trump’s actions are illegal – but his greed may hold him in check

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Trump’s actions are illegal – but his greed may hold him in check
The Observer view
The real special relationship

Sun 11 Jan 2026

The real special relationship
Rachel Sylvester
Whitehall split over the special relationship – while Starmer grins and bears it

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Whitehall split over the special relationship – while Starmer grins and bears it
D/Annie Liontas
Boys at bootcamp: two sides of American masculinity

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Boys at bootcamp: two sides of American masculinity
Erica Wagner
Trumpist F-bombs are blowing up the delicate language of statecraft

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Trumpist F-bombs are blowing up the delicate language of statecraft
Katie McQue
Courts could send Maduro back to Caracas

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Courts could send Maduro back to Caracas
Hugh Tomlinson
Understanding the ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Understanding the ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Xavier Greenwood
America First, everywhere

Thu 8 Jan 2026

America First, everywhere
Thomas Graham
US action in Venezuela fails to budge oil markets

Wed 7 Jan 2026

US action in Venezuela fails to budge oil markets
William Boyd
America’s Guatemalan misadventure should be a warning to Trump the regime-toppler

Wed 7 Jan 2026

America’s Guatemalan misadventure should be a warning to Trump the regime-toppler
Gordon Corera
For spies, Venezuela signals a new world

Wed 7 Jan 2026

For spies, Venezuela signals a new world
Claire McQue
Colombia braces for fallout from US action in Venezuela

Mon 5 Jan 2026

Colombia braces for fallout from US action in Venezuela
Thomas Graham
The ‘Donroe doctrine’ sows new division across the Americas

Sat 3 Jan 2026

The ‘Donroe doctrine’ sows new division across the Americas
Phoebe Davis
‘Anti-digital hate’ campaigner denied US visa blames big tech

Sun 28 Dec 2025

‘Anti-digital hate’ campaigner denied US visa blames big tech
Fred Harter
Trigger-happy Trump loves to be a global tough guy

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Trigger-happy Trump loves to be a global tough guy
Ruth Michaelson
US launches ‘vengeance’ strikes against IS in Syria

Mon 22 Dec 2025

US launches ‘vengeance’ strikes against IS in Syria
Tim Adams
Lee Friedlander’s festive fixation

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Lee Friedlander’s festive fixation
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Charlie’s angel is on a mission from God ... to deliver the White House to JD Vance

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Charlie’s angel is on a mission from God ... to deliver the White House to JD Vance
John Naughton
How the media made Nick Fuentes

Fri 19 Dec 2025

How the media made Nick Fuentes
Hugh Tomlinson
Trump braces for trouble after release of new Epstein photos

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Trump braces for trouble after release of new Epstein photos
Kim Darroch
Trump thinks Europe doesn’t cut it. We will have to look after ourselves

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Trump thinks Europe doesn’t cut it. We will have to look after ourselves
Stephen Armstrong
Larry and David Ellison are strengthening their grip on US media

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Larry and David Ellison are strengthening their grip on US media
Jon Hill
Dear Maga, there’s no such thing as a woke font

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Dear Maga, there’s no such thing as a woke font
Giles Whittell
Trump’s security strategy is not quite an isolationist’s charter

Thu 11 Dec 2025

Trump’s security strategy is not quite an isolationist’s charter
Kevin Sullivan
‘He wanted me to have his baby’: Nuzzi’s book lays bare her relationship with RFK Jr

Thu 11 Dec 2025

‘He wanted me to have his baby’: Nuzzi’s book lays bare her relationship with RFK Jr
Bernard Gray
Europe is beefing up its armies with military service schemes. Britain is unlikely to follow suit

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Europe is beefing up its armies with military service schemes. Britain is unlikely to follow suit
Hugh Tomlinson
‘I thought we were done with foreign wars’: Maga fury at Venezuela strikes

Sun 7 Dec 2025

‘I thought we were done with foreign wars’: Maga fury at Venezuela strikes
James Tapper
Trump orders visa rejection for fact checkers and ‘censors’

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Trump orders visa rejection for fact checkers and ‘censors’
Fred Harter
Jared Isaacman, Nasa’s incoming billionaire boss

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Jared Isaacman, Nasa’s incoming billionaire boss
Tara Joshi
The grid: Sinziana Velicescu’s visions of America

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The grid: Sinziana Velicescu’s visions of America
Hugh Tomlinson
Piece by piece, the US’s largest criminal inquiry is being dismantled and erased

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Piece by piece, the US’s largest criminal inquiry is being dismantled and erased
Thomas Graham
US ‘sabre-rattling’ is about more than drugs

Thu 20 Nov 2025

US ‘sabre-rattling’ is about more than drugs
Hugh Tomlinson
Trump’s U-turn on Epstein files aims to quash Maga rebellion

Tue 18 Nov 2025

Trump’s U-turn on Epstein files aims to quash Maga rebellion
Matthew Bishop
Walmart’s employment changes stand up to AI

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Walmart’s employment changes stand up to AI
Alexi Mostrous
The academics who stuck by financier to the end – and those who didn’t

Sun 16 Nov 2025

The academics who stuck by financier to the end – and those who didn’t
Hugh Tomlinson
All smiles for Democrats – but for some, through gritted teeth

Mon 10 Nov 2025

All smiles for Democrats – but for some, through gritted teeth
Andrew Rawnsley
Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics
Jude Rogers
Rhea Seehorn: ‘I love the idea that a woman’s anger can be dangerous’

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Rhea Seehorn: ‘I love the idea that a woman’s anger can be dangerous’
Andrew Anthony
The murderer who writes the truth of crime from a prison cell

Fri 7 Nov 2025

The murderer who writes the truth of crime from a prison cell
Thomas Dyja
Mamdani faces an uphill battle – but at least New York has its soul back

Thu 6 Nov 2025

Mamdani faces an uphill battle – but at least New York has its soul back
Bernard Gray
In the dangerous game of nuclear poker, the US and Russia have the most to lose

Thu 6 Nov 2025

In the dangerous game of nuclear poker, the US and Russia have the most to lose
Megan Nolan
How Zohran Mamdani captured the hearts of a generation

Wed 5 Nov 2025

How Zohran Mamdani captured the hearts of a generation
Hugh Tomlinson
Zohran Mamdani prepares to conquer New York

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Zohran Mamdani prepares to conquer New York
Tim Adams
‘Mr President, you’re not the king of the United States of America’

Thu 23 Oct 2025

‘Mr President, you’re not the king of the United States of America’
Hugh Tomlinson
Trump’s Argentine bailout stokes dissent among Maga faithful

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Trump’s Argentine bailout stokes dissent among Maga faithful
Killian Fox
The big picture: Bryan Sansivero’s abandoned dollhouses

Sun 19 Oct 2025

The big picture: Bryan Sansivero’s abandoned dollhouses
Patricia Clarke
Tech billionaire Thiel claims regulators are the ‘antichrist’

Sun 19 Oct 2025

Tech billionaire Thiel claims regulators are the ‘antichrist’
Tara Joshi
The grid: Jane Hilton’s modern-day cowboys

Sat 18 Oct 2025

The grid: Jane Hilton’s modern-day cowboys
Jonathan Lewis
All eyes on Weiss: new CBS news chief keeps US guessing

Sun 12 Oct 2025

All eyes on Weiss: new CBS news chief keeps US guessing
Barney Macintyre
China’s grip on minerals threatens AI boom in US

Sun 12 Oct 2025

China’s grip on minerals threatens AI boom in US
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Trump sends the National Guard to Chicago

Thu 9 Oct 2025

Trump sends the National Guard to Chicago
Andrew Ross Sorkin
What to read to understand Wall Street

Sun 5 Oct 2025

What to read to understand Wall Street
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Trump plans to ‘use American cities as training grounds’

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Trump plans to ‘use American cities as training grounds’
Hugh Tomlinson
Bari Weiss to take over as editor-in-chief of CBS News

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Bari Weiss to take over as editor-in-chief of CBS News
John Naughton
Here’s a video I’d like to share: Trump bagging TikTok for his investor pals

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Here’s a video I’d like to share: Trump bagging TikTok for his investor pals
Rachel Sylvester
‘A shambles’: voters prepare for the local elections

Sun 27 Apr 2025

‘A shambles’: voters prepare for the local elections
Giles Smith
Darts shuns Ally Pally for bumper Hyde Park crowds

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Darts shuns Ally Pally for bumper Hyde Park crowds
Rory Smith
Rory Smith: Liverpool organises a title party that dare not speak its name

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Rory Smith: Liverpool organises a title party that dare not speak its name

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