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The mistakes Keir Starmer made over disability cuts – and how he can avoid future embarrassment
The weakened prime minister urgently needs to get out and talk to his MPs before any more embarrassing arguments blow up.
Euro 2025: women’s football has exploded – here’s how it can grow even more
Aside from victory and sporting glory, the players in the women’s Euro 2025 football tournament are playing for more money than ever before. The prize fund of €41 million (£35 million), to be shared ...
The Supreme Court upholds free preventive care, but its future now rests in RFK Jr.’s hands
The justices ruled that a key preventive health task force has authority because it is appointed by the Health and Human ...
La démographie, frein au développement ? Retour sur des décennies de débats acharnés
Dans le quatrième point de son discours d’investiture du 20 janvier 1949, le président Harry Truman présente la nécessité ...
Parler des bâtards du Moyen Âge en historiens du XXIᵉ siècle : faut-il cacher ce mot que l’on ne saurait voir
Le terme « bastard » n’a acquis de valeur d’insulte qu’à partir du XIXᵉ siècle. Que nous apprend l’étude de l’illégitimité ...
Au Moyen-Orient, que reste-t-il de l’« esprit des accords d’Alger
En 1975, à Alger, l’Iran et l’Irak signent un accord censé régler leurs différends. Ce fut un échec retentissant, dont les ...
What damage did the US do to Iran’s nuclear program? Why it’s so hard to know
A scholar of intelligence and strategy explains why battle damage assessments are so challenging – and why the process has ...
The rule of law is key to capitalism − eroding it is bad news for American business
Modern capitalism depends on smart regulation to thrive. Smart regulation is not an obstacle to capitalism. Smart regulation ...
Legal wrangling over estate of Jimmy Buffett turns his widow’s huge inheritance into a cautionary tale
Choosing the right person to manage the assets you leave behind can be just as important as selecting who will inherit your ...
Despite claims they’d move overseas after the election, most Americans are staying put
Even if they don’t support the current administration, most Americans are not actually making plans to leave the country.
American dominance is not dead, but it is changing — and not for the better
Through its numerous statements and decisions, the Trump administration is breaking with the American hegemony that has long ...
Mental health in England really is getting worse – our survey found one in five adults are struggling
Regional disparities emerged as well – with people living in more deprived regions of England experiencing worse mental ...