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The chef Jason Atherton made headlines this week with his comment “I haven’t seen any sexism in the kitchen.” Intentional or not, Atherton’s comment sent me straight back to my 19-year-old self, when I first started out in restaurants twenty years ago.

Fewer more pathetic sights have there been than Paris on Monday night. The leaders of Europe’s eight once-great military powers, scrabbling together to meet and look relevant in a world that has left them behind. And what came of it? Only more empty words and disagreement.

As Elon Musk tries to drive them out, federal workers are initiating a short squeeze on the broligarchy

As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world

If the country holds out against the Trump-assisted AfD, it shows rightwing populism can be resisted in Europe’s heartland, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Heidi Reichinnek’s speech went viral on TikTok – and sparked a surge of support from voters who reject the mainstream’s xenophobia

The president has replaced the ‘good guys’ myth with unapologetic brute force and greed – it could be a major mistake, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Trump supporters are seizing on Google searches to claim Washington elites are fearful of being exposed for crimes.

Politicians have divorced the issue of global heating from soaring prices – Australians must take bold action at the ballot box

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s latest spurious outpourings – not least his suggestions that Volodymyr Zelensky is a ‘dictator’ and that Kyiv is to blame for Russia’s invasion – have further perturbed European leaders. It now falls to Sir Keir Starmer during his visit to Washington next week…

Editorial: The rule of law is under threat around the world, making it all the more vital to defend it at home