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As the United Nations warns of a ‘brutal price’ to be paid for inaction, Crikey breaks down the key numbers at play.

Who are the ‘elites’ defeated by Trump? Try to get to grips with this trope of right-wing commentary, and it vanishes like smoke.

Liberals and Nationals are scrambling over themselves to roundly adopt or reject Trumpist policies, and this year is (once again) set to be the hottest on record.

Editorial: Justin Welby didn’t do enough when told about John Smyth’s sadistic offending – and he knows it

Editorial: US protectionism raises alarms, underscoring the need for balanced policies as wealthy nations’ tariffs can hurt developing economies

As it became increasingly clear that Donald Trump was heading to a decisive victory on the evening of the US election last week, notorious far-right activist and white supremacist Nick Fuentes took to X/Twitter to offer some analysis. “I’d just like to take the opportunity to thank men for saving…

Despite his fall from grace, the royal always seems to find a pal to pay his way. It is important that we find out why, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The ultra-wealthy talk about solving the climate crisis or ending inequality. But what they’re really interested in is outliving or escaping anyone poorer than them, writes Zoe Williams

Nice GDP forecasts you’ve got there. Shame if anyone did anything to mess them

It was a fatal error certainly for Palestinians and quite likely, as we now see, for Americans, too

Tech leaders’ politics are encoded into their platforms – and with Trump’s ascent, they have direct access to the Oval Office