A succession of political leaders have been trooping to Beijing in recent months. Is it an indication of a new world order? Tania Branigan explains
Xi Jinping had a busy January. First came the Irish …
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Why Donald Trump really wants Greenland – podcast ⊕
Tom Burgis on Donald Trump’s friend Ronald Lauder, a billionaire with business interests in Greenland
“The thing to remember, always, with Trump is that everything is about the psychodrama,” the Guard…
48 days ago
‘Bring me a gigantic Gladiator who can cradle me like a baby!’: behind the scenes of the most joyous show on TV ⊕⊕
When it first returned to our screens, people said Gladiators was a tired format. They had clearly forgotten the joy of watching half-clad hulks with silly names go to battle, says superfan Helen Pid…
4 months ago
The heist of the decade - podcast ⊕
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The art detective Arthur Brand on why thieves may have targeted the Louvre jewellery and why time is of the essence if it is to be found in one piece
It took less than 10 minutes. At 9.30am on Sunday,…
Boriswave, fighting-age men, cultural Marxism: how the far right is changing how we speak ⊕
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Why are the online far right so successful in shaping our political language? With Dr Robert Topinka
At a press conference in September, Reform UK announced a seismic policy proposal – the end of ind…
5 months ago
I left the Tommy Robinson rally with the worrying realisation: this movement is only going to get bigger | Helen Pidd ○
Some in Whitehall were aggressive, some openly racist – but more still felt this far-right gathering was the only place they could be heard
On the ground with Tommy Robinson’s new supporters – podcast
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6 months ago
Can Europe’s leaders drag Trump’s Ukraine policy back on track? – Today in Focus Extra podcast ○
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The Guardian’s senior international correspondent Julian Borger on why a ‘dream team’ of Europe’s leaders will flank Zelensky today as he travels to Washington. Can they convince Trump to listen to t…
Ghosting, breadcrumbing, one-night stands: are we done with dating apps? - podcast ○
More than a million people in the UK left dating apps last year. The Guardian writer Kitty Drake explains why
More than a million people in the UK left dating apps last year – a problem so severe, exp…
Has the digital nomad dream turned sour? – podcast ○
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Alex Holder loves her new life in Lisbon but has become increasingly uneasy that people like her might be damaging the cities they love
When Alex Holder fled London’s stressful work culture and hard e…
7 months ago
Can we trust nuclear power again? - podcast ○
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Dr Tim Gregory argues that nuclear power is safe, relatively cheap and the only realistic route to achieving net zero targets
Dr Tim Gregory is a nuclear evangelist. A chemist who works in the labs of…