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Annexation talk gives Canadians a reason to pull together

Alone figure takes to the stage, a giant maple leaf flag rippling on a screen behind him as he gingerly approaches the microphone.

Friend or foe? By meeting with the AfD, Vance clearly revealed US intentions

The Trump administration is making a big bet on Europe's hard right.

The race to commit an island to memory

Can virtual-reality cameras, 3D models and digital archives prevent Qikiqtaruk's history from slipping away?

A 32-minute boiled egg? Don't let science ruin the joy of home cooking

I remember making pearls of balsamic vinegar, my first and only foray into what is known as \"molecular gastronomy\", in 2013.

As US retreats, plan for a joint nuclear shield deserves consideration

The startling contempt for Europe's intensifying security concerns displayed by Donald Trump and his henchmen has brought an old, controversial question back to the fore: should Britain and France pool their nuclear weapons capabilities and create a Europe-wide defensive nuclear shield to deter Vladimir Putin's Russia, if the US reduces or withdraws its support?

Square deal Retailers feel pain of China price war

On a cool Friday morning in an expansive mall in Nairobi, dozens of people thronged outside a retail store covered in banners, balloons and flowers.

Opposition falls silent as junta leader tightens grip on power

Mamady Doumbouya has led the country since a 2021 coup. Some fear he has no intention of relinquishing power

Don't be shy: how to use up the remains of a can of coconut milk

Irarely use a whole tin of coconut milk in one go. What can I do with the leftovers?

Trump's plan for Gaza leaves Arab nations facing an impossible choice

A rab states are in a bind. King Abdullah of Jordan squirmed in the Oval Office last week, as the press asked him and Donald Trump about the US president's Gaza plan.

Taxing times Reeves can only balance her books with tricky moves

When Rachel Reeves stood up in the Commons on budget day on 30 October as Britain's first woman chancellor, she was brimming with pride: \"To girls and young women everywhere, I say: let there be no ceiling on your ambition, your hopes and your dreams.\"

Sunni raids target Assad supporters in divided Homs

Outside the desertRuth Michaelson and Obaida Hamad HOMSed political security directorate in Homs, freshly recruited armed guards are engaged in a heated debate about justice.

Let's stick together

No artist caught the spirit of punk like Linder. Asa London show opens, she discusses the trauma that shapes her startling collages

Nuclear is back in the energy mix, 14 years after Fukushima

More than a decade after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Japan is again turning to nuclear power as it struggles to reach its emissions targets and bolster its energy security.

Truth interrupted

This unique account of lives turned upside down in Ukraine after the Russian invasion was edited by friends after the author's death

Frailty of hostages ramps up anxiety

Gaunt appearance of latest released captives amplifies calls for those remaining to be returnedas soon as possible

Joint exercise How a European deterrent might look if peace deal is reached

European leaders have been asked by the US to provide security guarantees, including a military force, for Ukraine in the event that Donald Trump is able to strike a peace or ceasefire agreement with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

The short goodbye

In the space of a week, the Trump administration cut Ukraine and Europe out of peace talks with Russia and left the entire transatlantic alliance in turmoil. How will the continent's divided leaders respond to the stark new reality?

Is this the endgame for Ukraine?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hopes of being heard in peace talks with Russia have been upended, leaving him walking a diplomatic tightrope

"There is fear of what lies ahead'

On the eve of a crucial election, voters share their views on the chaotic political situation in Europe's largest economy

Bring it on home Led Zep's first biopic

How were the famously interview-shy rock gods persuaded to take part in a film about their early success with the band telling their own story?

Dead souls

The Nobel laureate bears witness to Korea's traumatic past as one woman's quest is told through haunting, harrowing imagery

Object lesson

An expat couple curate their lives by plants anc Radiohead LPs in this deliciously pessimistic chronicle of Berlin life

Legacy of violence

A seething and erudite-but flawedindictment of the west's role in the creation of Israel and everything that has flowed from it

The right are wrong on climate-why is the UK following their lead?

If you care about the world we are handing on to future generations, the news last Thursday morning was dramatic.

Power pointe

Ballet has always been more than just a job for Carlos Acosta. And as director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, he is trying to make it bigger than ever

Borders can't contain the devastating, destabilising crisis engulfing Sudan

As Sudan approaches its third year of civil war, the dynamics are shifting.

Heroes to villains

With 13 Oscar nominations, Emilia Pérez's cast and crew should have been flying high. Then came a social media scandal and a fearsome backlash

Bukele's rise Strongman who became the darling of the right

Five hours after being shot in the belly, a Haitian accountant sat in a Port-au-Prince emergency room pondering how his homeland might be saved.

Trump is fuelling lethal fantasies of driving people from their land

The shock and awe continues and it only gets more shocking and more awful.

Syria's feminist fortress

In a society riven by conflict and misogyny, the autonomous region of Rojava in north-east Syria has a government with perhaps the most complete gender equality in the world