Distinguished lawyers, senior humanitarians and diplomats tell Jeremy Bowen why they are increasingly concerned about the catastrophe inside Gaza

Books predicting the next big pandemic have always been a popular subject for writers.

It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.

Maybe we’re just not good at thinking anymore.

The heavy U.S. tariffs on other Asian countries have made China a more appealing option for companies scared to make a hasty decision amid upheaval in global trade.

Graphic artist Rebecca Burke was on the trip of a lifetime. But as she tried to leave the US she was stopped, interrogated and branded an illegal alien by ICE. Now back home, she tells others thinking of going to Trump’s America: don’t do it Just before the graphic artist Rebecca Burke left Seattle to travel to Vancouver, Canada, on 26 February, she posted an image of a rough comic to Instagram. “One part of travelling that I love is seeing glimpses of other lives,” read the bubble in the first panel, above sketches of cosy homes: crossword puzzle books, house plants, a lit candle, a steaming kettle on a gas stove. Burke had seen plenty of glimpses of other lives over the six weeks she had been backpacking in the US. She had been travelling on her own, staying on homestays free of charge in exchange for doing household chores, drawing as she went. For Burke, 28, it was absolute freedom. Within hours of posting that drawing, Burke got to see a much darker side of life in America, and far more than a glimpse. When she tried to cross into Canada, Canadian border officials told her that her living arrangements meant she should be travelling on a work visa, not a tourist one. They sent her back to the US, where American officials classed her as an illegal alien. She was shackled and transported to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detention centre, where she was locked up for 19 days – even though she had money to pay for a flight home, and was desperate to leave the US. Continue reading...

His belief that liberal democracy has failed and that technologists should lead can be traced to the unusual life of his grandfather.

Trump’s tariffs erect a wall between Americans and other people — a wall that obstructs not only the flow of goods, but the flow of ideas, contacts, technology and friendships.

Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

Dr. Craig Spencer, a Brown University School of Public Health professor, discusses the greater implications of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts in the health sector.

Powerful speech about Trump’s betrayal of the democratic world. My question watching this — where is the American version? Why hasn’t US’s own opposition to Trump been able to speak out with such clarity and force? Tempus fugit.

Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions

Fresh possibilities have emerged for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with a change of power in Washington.

Trump wants US vehicles to be more popular in Europe, but it's a difficult market for them to crack.

In response to the U.S. taxes on metal imports, 100 percent tariffs on Teslas, imposed by every country in the world, would be a good place to start.