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JULY 8. 2025

The price of saving Italian risotto

After two years of droughts, farmers are being forced to find new, innovative ways to grow ingredients for the classic Italian dish

After the ceasefire, the Iranian regime cracks down

With the government exploiting emergency wartime powers, life in Iran may worsen for ordinary people

It isn’t a general election in Taiwan, but it feels like one

Rising political and military tensions have seen pro-democracy activists stage mass recall campaigns against pro-China Kuomintang lawmakers

India’s tortured, sacred slaves

In the southern state of Kerala, temple elephants are dying young due to cruelty, neglect and exploitation

Matt Kelly’s picks of the week: Oasis, Keir Starmer and the best films of the 21st century

Our founder and editor-in-chief’s weekly highlights from the magazine

Come to Kerry and escape the heatwave

The cool, damp climate of the south-west of Ireland has become a surprising summer refuge for weary travellers escaping the heat of Europe

Peter Thiel and the Antichrist

A very influential, rich American says the Antichrist has returned. The worst thing is how many people might actually believe him

My struggle with Mein Kampf

The world of extremism has moved on during the past 100 years – but the core ideas of Hitler’s book have not gone away

Nadine Dorries is quids in at the Mail

The former culture secretary missed out on a seat in the Lords - but is doing very nicely courtesy of the struggling paper

Is Scott Bessent the biggest toady in the court of King Donald?

A series of sycophantic interviews should serve the Treasury secretary well in his ambition to be chair of the Federal Reserve

Tories’ Hall signs up for Rupert Lowe’s new project

The Conservatives' former mayoral candidate is an advisor to Restore Britain - a new hard-right group with some extreme policies

JULY 7. 2025

Mr. Osborne nearly went to Washington

The former chancellor was under consideration by Keir Starmer's team to be the UK ambassador to America, The New World can reveal

It’s the values, stupid

There is no grand vision, no -ism. But Keir Starmer can still succeed if he trusts his political instincts

The Labour MPs giving up on Starmer

The government benches in the Commons are packed with ambitious young people who think their careers are hitting a dead end