As I write, the Washington Post is carrying an obituary about the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – or maybe it is about ...

We have reached a bizarre juncture where Whitehall appears to have adopted a black-and-white interpretation of international law that slants so heavily against national freedom of action that it ...

The Israeli-American air campaign against Iran will have profound global repercussions. What those repercussions will be ...

The bond markets are calm for now, but Westminster should not assume they will stay that way. Britain’s fiscal problem has not been solved, just postponed. When politics again collides with the hard ...

Badenoch framed her speech in contrast to Keir Starmer’s ‘weak’ response to the Iran crisis, especially in hesitating before allowing the US to use British airbases to attack Iran. Starmer’s problem, ...

It was one in the eye for cancel culture Then there was the Morrissey show at The O2 in London. As those sons and daughters of privilege opined the rise of populism while picking up their golden gongs ...

Along with the most serious border clashes since the Taliban took power in 2021, Pakistan has launched air strikes on Kabul and Kandahar. The conflict emphasises the moral bankruptcy and failure of ...

A far greater test may lie ahead. A conflict over Taiwan, a further Russian move against Eastern Europe, or simultaneous ...

America’s war on Iran has revealed much about its allies. Israel is as steadfast as ever, as secretary of war Pete Hegseth pointed out on Monday. Australia and Canada have also made clear their ...

The killing of ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes on Saturday was cheered by many Iranians who have suffered ...

There were also scathing words for those on the left of the party blaming migration policy for the defeat in Gorton and Denton, with a government source saying that: ‘Briefings from certain quarters ...

Before the first missiles landed in Tehran, Rachel Reeves was looking forward to today. Her spring ‘forecast’ statement was ...