Donald Trump’s war on Iran was an incoherent failure
A peace deal is welcome – but why was it not agreed months ago?
ByDonald Trump
Donald John Trump, born in 1946, is president of the United States, after beating Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. His previous term in office was from 2017 to 2021. His first presidency was marked by drama and controversy. Find our latest news and comment here.
America has no counterculture
Where is the vital, creative, courageous opposition to Donald Trump?
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The MAGA World Cup
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The celebration has become a monument to monomania
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Peter Mandelson accused Keir Starmer of lacking “verve”
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Donald Trump’s definition of “beauty”
From the “Arc de Trump” to the White House ballroom, the president is imposing a quasi-fascist aesthetic on Washington
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Why is America still talking about Kamala Harris?
The Democrats need a fresh face
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The Iran debacle didn’t stop Trump in Cuba. It spurred him on
Cuba is not Venezuela. A military operation to topple its regime would be a massive gamble
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America is rising against Trump
A resistance is building to his egoism and his warmongering
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Everyone is a conspiracy theorist now
Under Trump, conspiracy has spread from low-status voters to Washington’s respectable liberal class
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Trump will find no magical solutions in Beijing
The timing of this visit is itself an admission of defeat
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Vladimir Putin’s nightmares have come true
Russia’s leader has created the world he always feared
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As the world shifts around us, Ukraine fights on
Thawing relations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have allowed Russia to globalise its war
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The war with Iran will go on, and on
The prospect of protracted conflict that reshapes the world is only growing
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Britain and America: the abusive relationship
King Charles’s visit will not improve an alliance that was always shaped by bullying and condescension
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Good luck King Charles, and thanks for the bell
The monarch’s state visit was little more than a brief entertainment for Donald Trump
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A tale of two kings
In their speeches, Charles and Trump spoke of different Americas
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The worst people in the world love King Charles
Donald Trump trembles before the power of the Crown
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Fear and gunfire at the White House Correspondents’ dinner
Donald Trump was rushed from the event – and within minutes was briefing the press
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The Great British defence con
Military insiders are trying to bully the government into dependency on an erratic United States
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