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Harris-Walz campaign has been courting support from prominent Republicans

Former Republican congresswoman Barbara Comstock announces support for Vice President Kamala Harris due to concerns about Trump and democracy.

Editorial: David Cameron’s zeal for localism was a fig leaf for cuts. But schemes to push power down should not be abandoned

The presidential election is three months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is overrated?

As the ‘civic hacker’ who became Taiwan’s first transgender cabinet minister, she is used to breaking boundaries. What can the rest of the world learn from her vision of a happy and inclusive web?

Vice President Harris and Democrats will try showing unity as delegates say goodbye to President Biden at their national convention.

Eric Beecher is a rare beast: a combination of journalist, media owner and idealist. In 1984, aged 33, he became the youngest-ever editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and he has worked around the world as a journalist. He is currently chair and the largest shareholder in Private Media, owner…

Wednesday’s decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to oust Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after just under a year in office was jarring

Mystical Beatle George Harrison sang about how “Bangladesh” was “a mess”. He was proved right again last week. With echoes of the ousting of Saddam Hussein, statues were toppled and effigies of the “father of the nation” burned from capital city Dhaka to Tower Hamlets. His autocratic daughter PM Sheikh…