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As the coronavirus crisis tests the resilience of democracies around the globe, Germany has gone from cursing its lead-footed, decentralised political system to wondering if federalism’s tortoise versus hare logic puts it in a better position to brave...

Arundhati Roy and Margaret Atwood are among a group of international writers and activists backing claims that US peace talks with the Taliban are excluding Afghan women’s voices and risk pushing back the rights of women in the country....

From Gucci’s power suiting to a gameshow that inspired Jeremy Scott for this season’s runway for Moschino, Jo Jones picks her 10 highlights from the autumn/winter 2019 shows Jo Jones Sat 23 Feb 2019 10.17 GMT Prada Romance...

Of all the dozens of plants in Jamie Song’s home, it is the heart-shaped, neon green leaves that colonise a wall of his living room everyone wants to know about. “What plant is it?” “How is...

Crowds gathered outside the Metropole hotel as motorcades for US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un left the area with the two leaders after their second historic meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Wednesday....

(Reuters) – Polish qualifier Hubert Hurkacz stunned top seed Kei Nishikori 7-5 5-7 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday. Hurkacz converted six out of seven break points to...

British Prime Minister Theresa May took questions in parliament on Wednesday afternoon ahead of another crucial evening where lawmakers have their say on Brexit and be given their chance to vote on possible alternative routes. You...

You receive an invitation, emblazoned with a question: “A bouncing little ‘he’ or a pretty little ‘she’?” The question is your teaser for the “gender reveal party” to which you are being invited by an expectant...

Amonth after the January transfer window closed, one could almost forget it happened for most Premier League clubs. Very few players made eye-catching transfers and even fewer have gone on to make a significant impact at their new...

The BBC and ITV’s newly announced BritBox – a joint streamingservice – is a bizarre example of British broadcasters deciding “to work together in the national interest”, to borrow a phrase currently popular in Westminster. Facing potentially ruinous...