2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (250+ words) The president has claimed the deal is the biggest in history, but Venezuelans fear the country is becoming ‘51st state in all but name’ It was “a predatory move” that reeked of old-school colonialism, said Le Monde (Paris). Last week, in…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (392+ words) There are fewer illegal immigrants in the US since Trump’s second term began, but a declining workforce has stymied economic growth Tom Homan is owed an apology, said Rich Lowry in National Review. When President Trump put his border czar…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (284+ words) Patriot Platform protests disrupted the UK’s biggest ferry port for hours, and tried to prevent lifeboats from rescuing asylum seekers “Sadly, we’ve become used to far-right protests in recent years,” said Joe Mulhall in The Guardian There…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (532+ words) Will Barker joined The Week team as a staff writer in 2025, covering UK and global news and politics. He previously worked at the Financial Times and The Sun, contributing to the arts and world news desks, respectively. Before that, he…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (513+ words) Former prisoner George Desmond Kamurasi in line to be new king of Tooro but will he accept crown? A non-league footballer who “revs up teammates with F-bombs in a thick London accent” has become the “unlikely successor to the throne…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (335+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (517+ words) Dan Driscoll resigned and warned the President that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is doing serious damage to the military...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (289+ words) Regent expected to veto citizens’ initiative legalising abortion as he consolidates dynasty’s power over tiny Alpine nation Prince Alois of Liechtenstein is expected to veto an initiative passed by the country’s parliament that would legalise abortion during the first 12 weeks…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (243+ words) Royal will have ‘uncle’ and ‘timelord’ to guide him through first weeks at historic boarding school Founded in 1440 by King Henry VI, Eton College is a “rarefied bubble of educational privilege” that will have taught the country’s next two kings,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (569+ words) Chancellor tries to present a vision for growth that ‘commands the confidence of markets’ – and a sceptical public John Healey has said Britain’s economy is finally “turning a corner” as he set out his mission to “make Great Britain growth…...