Tuesday briefing: With unease at home spreading, what next for Russia’s isolated leader?
In today’s newsletter: Our Russian affairs reporter on Vladimir Putin’s slipping approval and singular goal – as discontent ripples from wider society...
Friday briefing: As Israel’s coalition collapses, can its prime minister hang on to power?
In today’s newsletter: As the polls tighten around Benjamin Netanyahu, the coming months may redefine Israel’s political order without resolving it...
Thursday briefing: How English football is pricing out its own supporters
In today’s newsletter: Behind the packed stadiums and record revenues lies a growing tension of a sport thriving financially while the supporters who...
Tuesday briefing: After an historic shift in power, where might Plaid Cymru go next?
In today’s newsletter: Labour has been decimated, Reform has taken up the official opposition, and the Senedd has expanded massively – taking the coun...
Wednesday briefing: How much longer can Keir Starmer cling to power?
In today’s newsletter: A leadership crisis once again grips Westminster, with the Labour party currently split, the prime minister may not last the we...
Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership
In today’s newsletter: Our policy editor on what Keir Starmer said, how his leadership challengers have reacted, and what lies aheadGood morning. Yest...
Monday briefing: Will the international effort to stop the further spread of hantavirus be successful?
In today’s newsletter: The outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship offers a stark reminder of how easily a deadly pathogen can hitch a ride across bord...
Wednesday briefing: How Trump’s attempt to reopen to strait of Hormuz brought war closer again
In today’s newsletter: The brief US effort to steer trapped vessels through the waterway put the fragile ceasefire under strainGood morning. Unce...
Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong
In today’s newsletter: With the use of facial recognition skyrocketing, there are calls for the rapid development of safeguardsGood morning. Over the ...
Friday briefing: How rising antisemitism is striking fear into the everyday lives of British Jews
In today’s newsletter: The events in Golders Green this week are the latest in a line of attacks on the Jewish community that have led many to questio...
Wednesday briefing: Where Starmer stands after another precarious day in Parliament
In today’s newsletter: As Labour braces for heavy local election losses, senior figures are signalling unease and morale is sinking, can the prime...
Tuesday briefing: Can a deeply divided UK agree on an assisted dying bill?
In today’s newsletter: As campaigners and critics reckon with the bill’s failure, the debate reveals a country struggling to support vulnerable peop...
Monday briefing: Everything we know about the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
In today’s newsletter: After the dramatic events of Saturday night, White House security arrangements are under scrutiny and political violence is onc...
Thursday briefing: Why the US president is losing support from crucial allies
In today’s newsletter: As political tensions rise abroad and economic pressures mount at home, Donald Trump faces a shifting landscape that is testi...
Tuesday briefing: What it might take for lasting peace between the US and Iran
In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on whether permanent peace is possible – or whether there will be a new escalation in the conflictGood mo...
Starmer could have been told about Mandelson’s vetting failure, claims No 10 with release of briefing paper – UK politics live
Downing Street takes unusual step of releasing document ahead of PM’s Commons showdown over Mandelson scandalJudgment day for PM over Mandelson scanda...
Monday briefing: How is it possible the prime minister didn’t know about Mandelson’s vetting failure?
In today’s newsletter: As questions mount over transparency and accountability in the ambassadorial appointment process, the political fallout continu...
