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JUNE 18. 2025

Kneecap have their day in court

The British establishment has given the Irish rap group the two greatest gifts of all: legal trouble and a moral panic

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When deft turned daft: the mysteries of semantic shift

How can it be that if we go far enough back in the history of the English language, these two words were originally one and the same word?

Peter Falk, the TV cop a with a lifelong affinity with the underdog

Losing an eye at the age of just three, his misfortune bred in him a fearlessness and restlessness

Netanyahu’s high-stakes gamble

Israel and Iran’s long fixation has reached a tipping point. Will regime change in Tehran follow?

The rise of influencer journalism

In today’s crowded media landscape, outlets are increasingly conscious of the need to build their brand – as are the individuals who work for them

Italy’s royals wave goodbye to the family silver – and the past

Italy’s blue bloods don’t have the money to maintain their historic properties – so they’re giving them away

Why there is still no consensus on what quantum mechanics means

Surveys indicate that there’s no sign of convergence, even after 100 years, about the various interpretations of the theory that have been put forward

Sarah Vine: the secret remainer

Her nasty new book contains one interesting point – funny the Daily Mail chose to ignore it

Fleeing fascist America, starring Richard Gere

Gere is no fan of Trump or America’s current political climate. So, like an increasing number of US citizens, he left for Europe

Letter of the week: Trump and Musk, the political equivalent of TV wrestling

Write to letters@thenewworld. co. uk to have your views voiced in the magazine

Alastair Campbell’s diary: Donald Trump’s birthday parade is not America

The world saw through the spectacle for what it was: the whim of a self-styled strongman in need of flattery and adoration

Matt Kelly’s picks of the week: Sean Scully, Brexit’s 10th year and the death of democracy

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

A sorcerer’s apprentice in the White House

Like the hapless Fantasia character, Donald Trump has learned that wielding the axe it without experience, humility and understanding ends in chaos

American democracy is on thin ice

The Los Angeles riots highlight how Trump has changed America in so many ways. But one thing he has certainly not done is make it great again