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Six-nation group in the Middle East reaffirms joint military system in light of Israeli attack on Qatar.

The pageantry highlighted the fact that we have no vision for our future, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The president’s approval rating is underwater, with a new poll showing plunging Latino support

The president’s claim that undermining his tariffs would ‘literally destroy’ the country gets the situation backwards

Kimmel’s sudden defenestration may be a political success for Trump but it’s a dire sign for free speech in America

The political differences between Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell are slight. What the party needs is someone able to unite and persuade, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

This is no time for complacent exceptionalism. The UK is part of the fourth phase of the far right in the postwar era, and its politicians must respond, says political scientist Cas Mudde

The Saudi-Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement was signed in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif this week. The pact pledges that an attack on either country will be treated as an act of aggression against both. This is not…

Over a year into power, Starmer’s government is floundering – but it still has time on its side. In the second of a two-part series, our panelists suggest ways of reversing the slide

We’d curl up on the couch, waiting for that jaunty theme song. Some games would be so close I worried I’d stop breathing

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The ceremonials were flawless, the royal family peerless and the performance of Keir Starmer was a reminder that Labour – and Britain – have a prime minister with the potential to deliver