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Demonising young people for their opinions won’t help anyone. Let’s opt instead for openness

The ramifications of the president’s appeasement of Russia will be felt widely, not least in the alliance he recklessly undermined

As the US rips up its rules-based order and threatens sovereign nations, this is the time to make allies. Reparations might help, says Liliane Umubyeyi of the African Futures Lab

I lost my own husband at a young age. It’s rare (and v.g.) to see a heroine trying to live joyfully despite her grief, says author Stacey Heale

Try, if you can possibly bear it, to cast your mind back to London in summertime. Dappled sunlight filters through trees. Londoners spill on to the streets outside pubs holding amber-golden pints, the arms of their work shirts rolled to the elbow. Armies of Lime bikes litter the streets. The…

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister has broken ranks with US over Ukraine and Nato, as the US president set his sights on VAT – and JD Vance singled out the UK in a bizarre attack on Europe for its attitudes to migration and free speech. Early signs of…

Editorial: Global immunisation programmes are under risk as the US slashes its aid programme and the UK considers cutting funding

Editorial: Getting rid of separate best actor and best actress categories is not the answer to lack of diversity in the industry

The allegations that the Chancellor enhanced her CV and was investigated for her expenses at HBOS detract from the Government’s credibility