Trumpโs improv stood no chance against Harrisโ coached attacks
The vice president let Trump do the work of executing her strategy.
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ย โWeโre the only plane in the sky:โ 9/11 on board Air Force One
Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks? The strange, harrowing journey of Air Force One, as told by the people who were on board.
Donald Trump says Taylor Swift will pay a price for endorsing Kamala Harris
Former president says he isn’t a Swift fan anyway.
Trump wins the debate โ for Harris
The vice president let Trump do the work of executing her strategy.
9 body language tells from the presidential debate
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris had a lot to say โ but their body language said even more.
Harris won the debate โ and it wasnโt close
Our takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate.
How Kamala Harris will try to take control of the debate
A review of her most memorable moments on the debate stage and the dais offer clues to how sheโll take on Trump.
The brave four who think they can save Britainโs terminal Tory party
Meet the leadership hopefuls vying to bring the U.K’s Conservatives back from the brink.
The great Commission puzzle: Who we think will get each portfolio
Ursula von der Leyen is about to hand out key jobs in her team. Hereโs POLITICOโs version of the next Commission.
Franceโs Le Pen says she will let new Prime Minister Barnier do his job
“We don’t wish to cause obstructions,” Le Pen says in interview with La Tribune.
The enigmatic Irishman hoping to appeal to von der Leyenโs quiet side
Michael McGrath, Ireland’s pick for the European Commission, refuses to play politics. Could it be his undoing?
Who is Michel Barnier, the man primed to be France’s next PM?
A loyal veteran of the recently renamed right-wing Republican Right party, Barnier has had a long political career bouncing between Paris and Brussels, having served twice as European Commissioner and also as the chief EU negotiator for Brexit.
Philippe Boxho, the Belgian medical examiner turned publishing phenomenon
‘La Mort en Face’ (‘Death in the Face’), his third book recounting the strangest, craziest and saddest cases of his career, has sold 300,000 copies and is about to be translated into some 30 languages.
The Zelensky Story review โ you can feel the humanity radiating from the Ukrainian president
To watch this documentary about the one-time comedianโs astonishing journey to statesmanship is to feel that youโre witnessing the birth of a heroItโs such an astonishing story that you wouldnโt dare make it up. And yet someone already had, which is pa…
The Metsola exception: The European Parliament president and her lobbyist husband
The chamberโs new conflict-of-interest rules donโt apply to its most powerful member.
Maldoror review โ true-crime serial killer procedural induces stomach-turning horror
Inspired by a notorious real-life case, Fabrice Du Welzโs film starts strong but gets lost in the murky waters of conspiracyFabrice Du Welz began the century as a master of Belgian gothic, riding the wave of Euro-extreme cinema. Calvaire, or The Ordeal…
Fragile Memory review โ a personal tribute to a prolific Soviet film-maker
Ihor Ivankoโs documentary looks at his grandfather Leonid Burlakaโs career through a treasure trove of undeveloped photos and explores the role film has in preserving historyA labour of love, Ihor Ivankoโs documentary pays tribute to his grandfather Le…
How Republicans and Democrats paint starkly different pictures of America
This summerโs conventions featured strongly diverging visions of the future โ and the present.
Kamala Harris sidesteps the spotlight when it comes to her identity
The vice president makes her case on identity implicit. Black women are OK with that.
Denmark nominates Dan Jรธrgensen as EU commissioner
Former climate and energy minister nominated to join Ursula von der Leyen’s team of commissioners.
UK Labour faces a scandal of its own making
Keir Starmer promised to clean up Whitehall. Heโs already engulfed in a cronyism scandal.
Russian-born Telegram founder Durov arrested in France
French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder and chief of Telegram Pavel Durov after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app. His arrest at …
Who is Pavel Durov, Russia’s libertarian ‘Robin Hood’ of the internet?
The Russian-born entrepreneur, who was arrested in France on Saturday, has had a career that is as successful as it is controversial.
Trump Is Now the โOldโ Candidate. It Might Matter.
The age diss is a tactic used to render oneโs competitor as hopelessly out of touch. Suddenly, Donald Trump, once the attacker, is now the attackee.
Itโs a New Race. Harrisโ Acceptance Speech Showed Why.
The vice president sought to dismantle Trumpโs caricature of her.
Kamala Harrisโ acceptance speech shows why itโs a whole new election race
The vice president sought to dismantle Trumpโs caricature of her.
Can Britainโs Labour Party teach Kamala Harris how to win?
From immigration to housing and confronting the left, new U.K. PM Keir Starmer appears to offer a playbook for victory to the Democrats in the U.S.
Romania to propose Victor Negrescu as EU commissioner
European Parliament vice president wants a portfolio touching on investment.
Oprah Winfrey takes stage in Chicago to praise Kamala Harris
She defended the so-called childless cat ladies disparaged by JD Vance.
Together With Lorenza Mazzetti review โ compelling final testament from overlooked director
The Italian director, whose film Together made a key contribution to the Free Cinema movement in the UK, died in 2020 but this interview is a fitting tributeLorenza Mazzetti was the Italian artist, writer and film-maker whose short film Together made a…
Obama steps back into the spotlight โ and absolutely skewers Trump
The former president eviscerated Trump as โa 78-year-old billionaire who hasnโt stopped whining about his problems since he rode down his golden escalator nine years ago.โ
Democrats just canโt quit Donald Trump
Opposition to Trump is the unifying force at the DNC.
Alpine skiing legend Ingemar Stenmark competes in pole vault at age of 68
Stenmark took part in world masters championshipSwede cleared three metres at event in GothenburgAlpine skiing great Ingemar Stenmark is still wowing audiences with his skill between the poles at the age of 68 โ but this time, itโs in pole vault.The Sw…
9 times politicians reached for Ozempic โ or more trad diets
From Ozempic to “bulletproof” coffee, politicians are just like the rest of us when it comes to seeking a shortcut to slim.
9 times politicians reached for Ozempic โ or more trad diets
From Ozempic to “bulletproof” coffee, politicians are just like the rest of us when it comes to seeking a shortcut to slim.
Biden, in his last major speech before the election,ย makes a forceful case against Trump
Audience members were moved to tears as the president spoke, delivering a historical speech to mark the passing of the torch to his vice president.
Democrats are jubilant, but now comes the hard part for Harris
CHICAGO โ Kamala Harris arrived in Chicago still in a Democratic era of exuberance. But as the Democratic National Convention burst to life Monday, even Democrats here were preparing for a series of challenges ready to meet her on the other side of the balloon drop. In fact, they were right in front of her: [โฆ]
The European Commission hopefuls with one thing on their mind
EU governments are battling for their people to get roles linked to the economy.
Where Harris and Walz stand on 2024โs biggest policy issues
The rise of the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket filled an already chaotic campaign year with โbratโ and โweirdโ and flipped the Democratic Partyโs misery into a cautious euphoria.ย Now, the pair has 11 weeks to sell voters on what a Harris-Walz administration might actually mean.ย There are areas where the duo are effectively in lockstep [โฆ]
Alain Delon: a life in pictures
French actor Alain Delon has died aged 88. Best known for his cinema work in the 1960s, he starred in a string of works by auteur directors before turning producer. Here we look back at his life and careerโข Peter Bradshaw: Mesmeric and beautiful, Alain…
Alain Delon, French cinemaโs enigmatic, โangel-facedโ icon
After a long career that brought him legions of fans โ and many detractors โ French actor Alain Delon leaves behind a rich legacy in film, including some of the great classics of world cinema. A dark acting style, encapsulated in a look that earned hi…
How Kamala Harrisโ platform could differ from Joe Bidenโs
President Joe Bidenโs decision to abandon his reelection bid andย endorse Vice President Kamala Harrisย means that Harris could soon become the standard-bearer for the Democratic Partyโs biggest priorities โ including abortion rights, climate change and student debt relief. Her track record as a California attorney general, a U.S. senator and Bidenโs No. 2 provides only so [โฆ]
How Kamala Harrisโ platform could differ from Joe Bidenโs
Here are some hints about how Harris’ agenda and Biden’s might compare if she ends up taking the oath in January.
Britainโs most powerful woman goes to war
Complaints are already mounting about the former civil servant turned Keir Starmer chief of staff Sue Gray.
Forget Olympic athletes โ will Parisians ever want to swim in the Seine?
Getting the Seine ready for triathletes was hard. Getting it ready for the public by next year may be impossible.
WHO declares mpox global emergency
A more-deadly version of the virus is spreading fast through Africa.
UK Treasury failed to tell watchdog about senior officialโs Labour donation
Former banker Ian Corfield donated thousands to politicians including Chancellor Rachel Reeves before his appointment.
Puppyganda: The fluffy friends doing politiciansโ PR work for them
Rounding up the good boys and girls of the diplomatic scene.
Musk might be the only person Trump listens to on climate
The billionaire Tesla CEO has Trumpโs ear. Hereโs what he might tell the former president about rising temperatures, clean energy and making money.
Decoding military terms in the Walz-Vance debate
It can be hard to understand some of the accusations aimed at the vice presidential candidates, so we asked a veteran to decipher them.
A Life Like Any Other review โ wonderfully moving look back at a motherโs resilience
Faustine Crosโs documentary revisits home videos from her childhood through fresh eyes having learned as an adult what her young self had missedThere comes a point in every childโs life when they start seeing their parents not solely as all-powerful pr…
The mainstreaming of Islamophobia in the UK
Decades of hostile media rhetoric and discriminatory government policy have resulted in the normalization of Islamophobia. And the failure to tackle it guarantees weโll see a repeat of these ugly riots.
โAmbitious girlโ: How Kamala Harrisโ niece turned political proximity into a budding business empire
Meena Harris has leveraged her special bond with her aunt to create a sprawling personal brand from scratch.
โSometimes you really have to let goโ: can Olympians embrace retirement?
Alice Dearing, the first Black swimmer to represent Team GB, ended her career in April โ and has some advice for those retiring after the Paris OlympicsAlice Dearing knew she would retire if she failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics. So when things …
Tim Walz was my teacher 20 years ago. Hereโs what I learned.
A former student of the new vice-presidential candidate opens up.
How even in death, Navalny helped Biden and Scholz get to a โyesโ on the prisoner swap
The leaders of the U.S. and Germany navigated competing goals and dicey politics as they discussed an exchange for the Russian opposition leader.
Vance attacks Walzโs military service
The broadside is similar to the campaign to discredit 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry over his Vietnam service.
โIt Brought Armed People to My Houseโ: Tim Walz on Being Targeted By Donald Trump
The new vice presidential candidate opened up in a previously unpublished interview.
Harris Chooses Comfort Food: Will America Bite?
PHILADELPHIA โย Vice President Kamala Harrisโ debut appearance with her running mate and his runner-up here Tuesday night neatly illustrated the reasoning behind her choice. Contrary to the wish-casting of the left and the sinister claims of the right, Harris didnโt select Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota because she is beholden to her partyโs base or, [โฆ]
โItโs in our DNAโ: Icelandโs president on the quest for gender equality
Halla Tรณmasdรณttir, the second woman to be Icelandโs head of state, says her inauguration was โtruly magicalโHalla Tรณmasdรณttir was just 11 years old when Vigdรญs Finnbogadรณttir became Icelandโs head of state โ and in the process the worldโs first democra…
Lawmaker who called Israel โapartheid stateโ faces tough Tuesday primary
AIPAC has spent $8 million to unseat Rep. Cori Bush, who once called Israel an โapartheid state.โ But thatโs not mentioned in the deluge of advertising.
55 Things to Know About Tim Walz, Kamala Harrisโ Pick for VP
The governor of Minnesota had a career in the National Guard and as a high school teacher before he got into politics in the early 2000s.
Olympics: Errani and Paolini win historic gold in Paris
Italian tennis players win doubles against Russians Andreeva and Shnaider in career highlight.
โThat had to be bittersweetโ โ how Biden managed a historic prisoner swap as his campaign was disintegrating
Just as President Biden was deciding to step off the ticket, he pulled off one of the biggest and most complex prisoner deals in U.S. history.
Phil Gordon: Europeโs โallyโ on Kamala Harrisโ team
Kamala Harris’ national security adviser is one of a dying breed of top U.S. officials with deep knowledge of Europe.
Poised for victory, Germanyโs center right dithers
The country’s ascendant Christian Democratic Union remains utterly baffled as to how it might wield power.
Werckmeister Harmonies review โ Bรฉla Tarrโs brooding masterpiece of a town sleepwalking into tyranny
Tarr and รgnes Hranitzkyโs 2000 film moves slowly around a small town where a very strange circus has arrived. Its eerie power has only grown in a time of rising fascismHungarian auteur Bรฉla Tarr and his co-director and editor รgnes Hranitzky now have …
The election has been totally upended. Hereโs what the polls show.
Itโs clear the presidential contest is reshuffled.
Republicans keep trying to copy Trumpโs humor โ and voters keep cringing
Far-right candidates just canโt duplicate the flair Trump brings from his TV career.
How Trump and Vance went from a โthreat to democracyโ to โweirdโ
With Harris at the top of the ticket, Democrats shift to a simpler characterization of Trump.
Georgian shooter Nino Salukvadze becomes first 10-time female Olympian
55-year-old started Olympic career with Soviet UnionSalukvadze finishes outside qualifying spots for finalGeorgian shooter Nino Salukvadze has become the first woman to compete at 10 Olympic Games in a career that began with her representing the Soviet…
Finland’s Stubb: ‘If it was up to me, there would be no Russian athletes at Olympics’
This week’s guest on Talking Europe has a unique vantage point on both the world of politics and sports. Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland, has been an established and influential figure in European and global affairs for the past decade. He’s…
The EU in summertime: Naked and with lost luggage
If you work for the EU, you are now almost certainly on the beach (applying accurately labeled suntan lotion).
How California Democrats learned to stop worrying and love Kamala Harris
The vice president has united her home stateโs political class behind her and, for now, silenced the doubters.
The secret life of Agent Gryaznov, the Russian spy suspected of trying to ‘destabilize’ the Paris Olympics
Thanks to numerous documents and exclusive sources, Le Monde was able to retrace the career of Kirill Gryaznov, ex-reality TV star turned FSB spy, who boasted of offering the French an opening ceremony ‘like no other.’
Biden is passing the torch โto unite our nationโ
He addressed the nation from the Oval Office.
JD Vance has a bunch of weird views on gender
Overt chauvinism is the unifying thread of the New Right.
Washingtonโs most powerful interests donโt know whether to cheer Harris โ or dread her
Would she bring continuity with Joe Bidenโs policies? A more centrist vibe? A sharper progressive bite? Industries including tech, energy and pharma want to know.
Inside the Democratic reboot: Joy, hope and fear
Bidenโs withdrawal lifted the pall over the party, but Kamala Harris doesnโt have much time to turn the conversation to Trumpโs conduct rather than her own.
15 experts predict what Bidenโs dropout means for the 2024 election
Political analysts and historians weigh in on an unprecedented moment in American politics.
Alone and abandoned, Biden learns that friends are more dangerous than enemies
As Richard Nixon and LBJ showed, U.S. presidents leave the fight when their own side gives up.
Why Biden finally quit
The Saturday night decision that ended Bidenโs reelection campaign.
What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like
She would likely stay tough on Russia and China, and has rebuked Israelโs handling of aid into Gaza.
Biden drops out: European leaders react
Responses by politicians ranged from respect and gratitude to derision.
Andrea Bocelli celebrates 30 year career with Tuscany concerts
The three concerts recorded for an upcoming documentary film on the singer directed by Grammy nominee and Emmy Award winner Sam Wrench.
What Kamala Harrisโ record in California tells us about her political future
Key parts of Harrisโ in-state record pulled from political and policy reporters.
Faced with Vance, itโs time for Europe to grow up
His presence in the White House will supercharge a Trump administrationโs NATO skepticism and fuel its demand for Europe to take on more responsibility for its defense.
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron: New allies heading in different directions
A U.K. Foreign Office aide said the French president was pleased by how the Brits handled his brainchild summit.
Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin.ย
EU leaders will fight back against โtoo powerfulโ von der Leyen as she assembles her team.
The MEPs who actually matter
Here are 11 EU lawmakers to keep your eye on in the new term.
How to dominate your European Parliament committee
Itโs where the legislative magic happens.
Angela Merkel chooses privacy over publicity as she celebrates turning 70
Once seen as the worldโs most powerful woman, the former German chancellor is now immersed in the arts โ and not only as an admirerAt the peak of her career, she was hailed as the worldโs most powerful woman and the de-facto leader of the EU.But as Ang…
Europe eyes Swedenโs conscription model to solve troop shortage
Germany, the Netherlands and others are looking at Swedenโs system which screens over 100,000 teenagers a year.
Trumpโs raised fist will make history โ and define his candidacy
In wake of shooting, GOP officials are quick to blame Democrats for demonizing the former president.
Britain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years.
Meet Rachel Reeves: the chess-playing former banker who needs to get the U.K. economy rolling.
Helping child earthquake victims rebuildโdreams for the future
A Turkish foundation is looking beyond the provision of โpsychological first aidโ to give young people career opportunities
Biden aimed to prove US and global doubters wrong with NATO speech
His high-profile address served as both a political and geopolitical test for the president.
How Le Penโs far right blew it
Bad candidates, incompetence and a fierce fightback by rivals denied the National Rally its election dream.
Labourโs new tribes: 7 gangs to watch in the class of 2024
Hundreds of the party’s brand-new MPs are finding their feet in the British parliament following its landslide election victory.
Von der Leyenโs charm offensive ahead of secret, knife-edge vote on her futureย
Secret ballot poses extra challenge as European Commission president seeks a second term.