Politics & Society

Eurovision 2026: a win for Bulgaria, fourth for Australia, and continued controversy for broadcasters

19 May 2026
Meta’s new tools allow parents to better supervise their kids’ social media accounts. Will they work?

19 May 2026
Who are the main contenders to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister?

19 May 2026
Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world’s ‘digital chokepoints’ have never been more vulnerable

19 May 2026
Museums have always been entangled with European imperialism. Will the world’s first ‘AI art’ museum be any different?

19 May 2026
What is the ‘Thucydides trap’ Xi warned Trump about? Lessons from an ancient war between Athens and Sparta

19 May 2026
After an opaque summit, China and the US want to work together again. That might not be good news for the world

19 May 2026
Xi-Trump summit: reset for US-Chinese relations but tension over Taiwan remains

19 May 2026
From ‘French leave’ to ‘Irish goodbyes’: why you may be right to exit a party without saying goodbye

14 May 2026
Trump-Xi summit: US president says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan – breaking decades of US policy

14 May 2026