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He was no liberal, but Francis embodied a spirit of international solidarity that is in alarmingly short supply, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

Increased spending is just another way of throwing up our hands, refusing to deal with the present and showing our inability to deal with the future

No music, no script, no narration, no editing – slow TV like this is exactly the balm we need these days, says journalist Claire Cohen

Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictators, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

My adopted home has been a dark place of late. But in last week’s local elections, voters raised hopes of a more progressive future, says educator Mike Watson

April 22 will go down as yet another sad day in the history of Kashmir, already littered with memories of bloodshed and loss. Amid this landscape of brutality, the killing of over 26 tourists in Pahalgam’s picturesque Baisaran meadow in a terror attack stands out – not just for its…

We don’t know if the prime minister marks the Catholic box on his census form. We do know that his heritage is meaningful to him

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The IMF’s downgrade of global growth forecasts, a direct result of US tariffs, will only add to the pressure on chancellor Rachel Reeves to make the case during her visit to Washington for a fabled US-UK free trade agreement

Editorial: The US president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos

Editorial: The sentencing of opponents and other public figures to as much as 66 years in prison highlights the president’s dismantling of political achievements

It’s a tale as old as time. For every fun aspect of London living, there is an angry mob of local residents that vehemently oppose it.