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What’s on at Conference today?

So what can everyone in Brighton look forward to today? In the main hall, I’d be wanting to speak on the heartbreaking and disgraceful situation of children in temporary accommodation. The damage that housing insecurity…

US and Denmark reach new agreement on defense and investment in Greenland

People protest against President Donald Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of U..S consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 17, 2026. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP By Ashley Ahn and Paul McLeary 09/18/2026 06:20 PM EDT |…

How Germany’s far right learned to put on a smile to win elections

“He’s become a bit of a pop star, and that explains a lot about why the AfD doubled its vote,” said the German-British historian Katja Hoyer. “It also helps explain why there was a smaller gap between men and women in…

Berlin election campaign centers around radical-left drive to seize properties

“We know — if we look back — that Berlin has already experienced socialism, and given the state of the real estate market at that time, that’s something many people don’t want.” Legal hurdles The AfD has no chance of…

17 Cent weniger pro Liter: Bund und Länder beschließen Tankrabatt

Vorgesehen ist dafür ein Umsatzsteuerfestbetrag. Reiche zurückhaltend Spätestens für die Zeit nach Ende des Tankrabatts ist ein Preisdeckel vorgesehen. Die Bundesregierung will dafür regelmäßig mit der…

A different story of hope for Liberalism in the 21st Century

Homes are left exposed to floods and heat. Public services are forced to pay tomorrow for damage that should have been prevented today. Families face higher bills, weaker services and a natural world in retreat, while…

‘There are no decent parties left’: Sham elections underscore Putin’s grip on Russia

Navalnaya called the upcoming elections a “propagandistic exercise” for Putin, and believes it is essential to prevent him from getting results that will legitimize his war effort in Russia and in the West. “Our task is…

European leaders prepare public for ‘intensified threat’ from Putin

Yet it remains unclear whether the latest warnings are based on fresh intelligence. On Friday, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said Vilnius had “the same intelligence” as Tusk “about a possible foreign-flag…

Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party

While party officials say the formal request came from staffers worried about diluting resources by staging a conference a week before Polanski tries to win Keir Starmer's former Commons seat, the Guardian understands…

Victoria Collins MP writes.. The ask that changes everything

Not the selection meeting, not the count on election night but the moment before when someone else believed in you, when someone asked you to stand. For most of us, we’d never have got there on our own. Someone else saw…