Politics
Andy Burnham: This is the biggest political change in 40 years
The new Labour leader reveals his plan to lead
French and far right
Madam President, Marine Le Pen?
Books
What did women want?
Culture
American classicist Daniel Mendelsohn calls The Odyssey a blueprint for all comedy
The Bard College professor and New York Review of Books editor brings levity and moral gravity to his new Penguin Classics translation of Homer.
Exclusive: Andy Burnham appoints No 10 policy chief
The appointee, Graeme Cooke, is seen as an intellectual ally of James Purnell
Culture
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey brings Hollywood spectacle to Homer's epic
The director's new adaptation sparks casting debate while the original poem remains untouched.
Andy Burnham is already under pressure over electoral reform
Culture
George Cottrell's U.S. money-laundering case and ties to Nigel Farage
The British operative pleaded guilty to U.S. wire fraud charges before resurfacing in London with Nigel Farage.
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World
U.S. strikes hit bridges in Iran, collapse tower at key port
The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, energy sites and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port.
Canada
As Ontario wildfires rage, Canadian Forces on ‘standby’ to help: minister
Currently, the province and the emergency preparedness department are 'apparently capable to handle the situation,' Defence Minister David McGuinty said.
Canada
‘Temporary improvement’ possible but wildfire smoke persists in Toronto
Torontonians may see an improvement in air quality Friday afternoon, but it won’t last long as wildfire smoke continues to plague the region.
Health
Wildfire smoke could impact your brain health. Here’s how
The perils of wildfire smoke don't stop at the lungs or the heart. They can also affect the brain.
Canada
Officials scrambled after Trump took aim at Gordie Howe bridge: emails
Hundreds of pages of emails, obtained by The Canadian Press provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse at how Canadian officials scrambled to react to Trump's Feb. 9 social media post.
Canada
Nova Scotia wildfire prompts evacuation order northeast of Halifax
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency has ordered the mandatory evacuation of part of Mooseland Road, stretching south to Highway 7.
Fire
‘It was far away until it wasn’t’: Lodge owner details harrowing northern Ontario fires
Canada
Corus to centralize Calgary, Edmonton news production, some jobs cut
Crime
Canadian fugitive wanted in Desjardins data breach investigation arrested in Mexico
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Pete Hegseth announces policy to test U.S. troops’ testosterone levels
Politics
More Canadians now trust China under Xi than U.S. under Trump: poll
Canada
Canada doesn’t get credit for undoing ‘something bad,’ says U.S. trade czar
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
The global crises Andy Burnham cannot escape
“This is the Nato summit of reactionary nationalism”
In Hong Kong, I saw the coming Chinese century
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
Mehdi Hasan: No one in America cares about the UK
No party in this USA
Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t lost the battle yet
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
Politics
Strangers in our midst
Editor’s Note
Andy Burnham knows our nostalgia
Politics
Labour’s iron discipline
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
We hardly knew ye
PMQs review: A farewell to Starms
The next chancellor?
Even Labour voters are nervous about Ed Miliband
The Burnham Project
The Productive State: A framework for Manchesterism
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
The Weekend Essay
Lawless in Gaza
International Politics
ECHR derangement syndrome
The Weekend Essay
Apartheid fetishism
British Politics
Burnham’s Labour left allies call for a “progressive chancellor”
Epstein
King Charles’ decency is irrelevant
TV
Diane Morgan’s very human robot
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