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Donald Trump is not forgetting America’s old alliances – his goal is to destroy them

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Rafael Behr

My friends in Italy are using AI therapists. But is that so bad, when a stigma surrounds mental health?

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Viola Di Grado

The transatlantic order is crumbling. Greenland is a moment of great rupture

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Christopher S Chivvis

As I navigated the hazy days of early parenting, voice messages from friends kept me afloat

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Samantha Allemann

The Guardian view on food security: Britain can no longer trust markets alone

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Christopher S Chivvis

The Guardian view on the French far right: mainstream parties are running out of time

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Christopher S Chivvis

Ella Baron on Keir Starmer, Donald Trump and social media bans – cartoon

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Christopher S Chivvis

Tech bros have made us lonely. I’m fighting back by getting off social media and talking to strangers

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Jess Harwood

Enough appeasement: Britain needs its own ‘trade bazooka’ to take on Donald Trump

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Ed Davey

So a cow can use a stick to scratch its backside. When will we learn that humans are really not that special?

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Helen Pilcher

World leaders in Davos must stand up to Trump. This is their chance

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Robert Reich

Why are British people so obsessed with bins?

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Polly Hudson

We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start

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Claire Finkelstein

In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe

In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe

If the threats of Donald Trump prove anything, it is that the mantra of “shared values” with his administration is as much use as a chocolate...

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Stella Creasy

Why the Trump administration’s demand for a list of Jews at Penn is so dangerous

Why the Trump administration’s demand for a list of Jews at Penn is so dangerous

This month, a judge ordered the University of Pennsylvania to justify its refusal to collect and disclose the names and personal contact...

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Sigal Ben-Porath

Gut check: are at-home microbiome tests a way to ‘hack your health’ or simply a waste?

Gut check: are at-home microbiome tests a way to ‘hack your health’ or simply a waste?

For a few hundred dollars you can put your poo in an envelope and post it off to a laboratory. In return you’ll get a report (sometimes generated...

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Melissa Davey

Greenland’s tragedy: the dream of independence now looks like a trap laid by Donald Trump

Greenland’s tragedy: the dream of independence now looks like a trap laid by Donald Trump

There are two tales about the relationship between Greenland and Denmark; both contain truth and blindness. One is the story told by the ruling...

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Rune Lykkeberg

Is it ever a good idea to give someone a nickname?

Is it ever a good idea to give someone a nickname?

Determined things come in small packages. A five-year-old from Michigan who steadfastly rejected her name all her life has finally won her battle,...

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Polly Hudson

As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership

As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership

A European-wide chorus of resistance, led this morning by Keir Starmer, has greeted Donald Trump’s plan to take over Greenland, by force if...

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Gordon Brown

The 2016 trend is giving me absolute chills. But could it be the cure for this new-year funk?

The 2016 trend is giving me absolute chills. But could it be the cure for this new-year funk?

Lately, you’d easily believe we’ve travelled back into a sepia-toned, bygone era. Social media has been inundated with grainy images of purple...

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Eleanor Burnard

Australians must demand that their cultural custodians uphold freedom of speech

Australians must demand that their cultural custodians uphold freedom of speech

Is there a way forward for Australia’s cultural life after the cancellation of the 2026 Adelaide writers’ week and all the other controversies...

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Margaret Simons

Ice hockey and then some: Heated Rivalry is a worldwide hit – and no one is happier about it than us Canadians

Ice hockey and then some: Heated Rivalry is a worldwide hit – and no one is happier about it than us Canadians

I grew up in a hockey town where there was no escaping Canada’s beloved sport. Our suburban streets doubled as rinks; the choppy slap of tennis...

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Sue Carter

Triumphant Tories might miss Robert Jenrick more than they think – they need the voters he represents

Triumphant Tories might miss Robert Jenrick more than they think – they need the voters he represents

Any assessment of the long-term impact of Robert Jenrick’s defection on the Conservative party must start with what you think he represents – not...

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Henry Hill

It’s a Brooklyn v Beckham Inc disaster: what happens when the elephant in the room goes rogue

It’s a Brooklyn v Beckham Inc disaster: what happens when the elephant in the room goes rogue

The way 2026 has started, none of us wants to see the word “nuclear” in a headline, so on some level you have to feel glad that last night’s news...

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Marina Hyde

Why are saunas suddenly everywhere? I think it’s to do with booze

Why are saunas suddenly everywhere? I think it’s to do with booze

Obviously I’m familiar with the concept of the sauna, because I’ve been to Iceland, where most socialising seems to entail either being unbearably...

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Zoe Williams

Is this Labour party for rich investors or hard-working leaseholders? We must make that clear today

Is this Labour party for rich investors or hard-working leaseholders? We must make that clear today

At cabinet last Tuesday the prime minister reportedly made a powerful case for a government that serves the interests of those struggling to get...

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Angela Rayner

I am in Iran watching the protests and desperate for change. But I don’t believe the regime will fall

I am in Iran watching the protests and desperate for change. But I don’t believe the regime will fall

Iran is caught in yet another round of widespread civil unrest. These lines are written amid an internet blackout and I didn’t know if I’d be able...

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Anonymous

Robert Jenrick boasts that Reform is for the workers, but it’s a class war trap – and Labour shouldn’t fall for it

Robert Jenrick boasts that Reform is for the workers, but it’s a class war trap – and Labour shouldn’t fall for it

Class politics is back, as if it ever went away. Robert Jenrick declares that Tories are toffs and “the divide in British politics has become...

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Polly Toynbee

Ben Jennings on the special relationship between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer – cartoon

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Owen Jones

The Guardian view on Poems on the Underground at 40: public art to be proud of

The Guardian view on Poems on the Underground at 40: public art to be proud of

Who, when travelling on the London Underground, hasn’t gone up the escalators with a spring in their step after reading Adrian Mitchell’s Celia...

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Owen Jones

Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’?

Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’?

The fate of the Palestinian people offers a warning about the future of humanity. When I recently visited the West Bank, Palestinians kept...

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Owen Jones

In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all

In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all

This week, hundreds of government leaders, heads of state, and business executives are gathering at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum...

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Ingrid Robeyns

My partner died in 2020, but grief made it impossible to complete this final step

My partner died in 2020, but grief made it impossible to complete this final step

My partner died back in 2020 and I still haven’t collected his ashes from the funeral home. I’m not entirely sure why. Perhaps it’s because he died...

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Nova Weetman

Why can’t women enjoy Heated Rivalry without being treated with contempt?

Why can’t women enjoy Heated Rivalry without being treated with contempt?

I’ve never heard anything more sexist in my life than the (mounting) reasons why women supposedly love the hit TV drama Heated Rivalry. Quick...

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Zoe Williams

It’s been a busy month for Anthony Albanese on the environment

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Talk About Climate Whiplash

The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America

The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America

A year ago – just a year ago – the Kennedy Center in Washington DC was a world-class centre for the performing arts. It had a resident opera...

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Charlotte Higgins

What ICE is doing on US streets looks terrifying, but don’t forget: it could happen anywhere

What ICE is doing on US streets looks terrifying, but don’t forget: it could happen anywhere

There is not much that can still shock about Donald Trump’s second administration. But the killing of Renee Good earlier this month by an...

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Nesrine Malik

Did God fix a football match? Welcome to the great divine intervention debate

Did God fix a football match? Welcome to the great divine intervention debate

‘I don’t believe in an interventionist God,” sings Nick Cave in the opening line of his 1997 song, Into My Arms. But Jim Sharma, a football fan...

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Ravi Holy

The 75 hard challenge has come roaring back - but I have my own self-improvement regime

The 75 hard challenge has come roaring back - but I have my own self-improvement regime

I have a masochistic interest in catchily named social media self-improvement challenges, so I already knew about “75 hard” – 75 days of drinking...

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Emma Beddington

On embracing the ‘urgency of now’ and unconditional love on MLK Day

On embracing the ‘urgency of now’ and unconditional love on MLK Day

This year, the Dr Martin Luther King Jr holiday forces Americans to grapple with the crisis and protests that have spread across the country,...

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Kellie Carter Jackson

From Trump’s rejected treaties to our daily lives, we’re building walls around ourselves

From Trump’s rejected treaties to our daily lives, we’re building walls around ourselves

The United States seems determined to turn its back on the rest of our planetary neighbors. The Trump administration’s recent decision to withdraw...

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Anand Pandian

No amount of defections will change the fact that Reform and the Tories are singing the same tunes

No amount of defections will change the fact that Reform and the Tories are singing the same tunes

The Birmingham reggae band UB40 began as a quintessential product of the troubled era when Margaret Thatcher was the UK’s prime minister, archly...

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John Harris

Nicola Jennings on Greenland, Trump and tariffs – cartoon

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Gaby Hinsliff

If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: Britain needs an escape plan from the Trump world order

If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: Britain needs an escape plan from the Trump world order

One way or the other, President Trump said, he will have Greenland. Well, at least now we know it’s the other; not an invasion that would have sent...

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Gaby Hinsliff

Why am I a vegan? I do it for my mental health

Why am I a vegan? I do it for my mental health

Let’s get this out of the way, because I’m itching to tell you (again): I’m vegan, and this is our time, Veganuary! Imagine me doing a weak,...

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Emma Beddington

The perils of perfectionism – and why ‘good enough’ should be your goal

The perils of perfectionism – and why ‘good enough’ should be your goal

New year’s resolutions are catnip for perfectionism. Each January we are invited to reinvent ourselves as fitter, more productive, more virtuous,...

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Gill Straker And Jacqui Winship

Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity

Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity

On 7 January 2026, Renee Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross; video captures a man’s voice calling her a “fucking bitch” afterwards. Kristi...

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Heba Gowayed And Victor Ray

Iran cannot be bombed into democracy. But it can be helped to find its way there

Iran cannot be bombed into democracy. But it can be helped to find its way there

Soon after becoming president in 2017, Donald Trump ordered an attack on an Islamic State (IS) underground complex in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar...

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Simon Tisdall

For all the talk of Australian values our rights as citizens and humans remain fragile

For all the talk of Australian values our rights as citizens and humans remain fragile

The very idea that all human beings have inalienable rights, and that humanity is distinctive and precious, is under serious assault. This year...

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Julianne Schultz

Does my obsession with old trinkets make me a hoarder or a sentimental maximalist?

Does my obsession with old trinkets make me a hoarder or a sentimental maximalist?

It’s important to state that I am the most insufferably sentimental person I know. There are old birthday cards collecting dust in my jam-packed...

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Eleanor Burnard