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Politicians will declare war on ‘cost of living’ and pundits will argue about inflation. The real point is the profits come at workers’ expenses

It’s not just the AfD that poses a major threat in this weekend’s regional elections – while traditional moderate parties are failing to inspire voters, says commentator and broadcaster John Kampfner

Suddenly the inflation hawks who have previously written about how the Fed lifting rates ‘puts pressure’ on the RBA to do the same are nowhere to be seen.

The treasurer has spectacularly attacked the opposition leader, calling him ‘pathologically’ divisive, and new research highlights how much gambling addicts turn to crime to fund their habit.

Could we be seeing a turning point for tech titans who reap huge profits for the "anything goes" content served up on their platforms? Free speech absolutists – including Elon Musk – are up in arms over the weekend arrest near Paris of the 39-year-old founder of Telegram. How strong…

Editorial: Without a ceasefire deal for Gaza, the dangers of a drift towards a disastrous regional war will grow

Editorial: A sociologist has produced a timely warning about the dangers of losing the relational in pursuit of efficiency and profit

He has been praised for refusing to share data with the Kremlin. But if targeting CEOs worries Musk, Zuckerberg et al, so be it, says tech writer Chris Stokel-Walker

Despite escalations, a full-blown conflict would be bad for both. But all this brinkmanship is diverting attention from Palestine, says Lina Khatib of Chatham House