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A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule

Tom Tugendhat suggested that if ‘the bureaucrats are in charge of everything’, then the UK ‘isn’t a democracy any more’.

As the government shutdown enters its third week with no clear end in sight, a 3,000-pound ice sculpture was unveiled on the National Mall, spelling out the word “democracy.”

"A king", "a hero", "Nelson Mandela", "Jesus Christ" -- no superlatives were too much for the crowd that came to mourn the death of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga at his Nairobi home on Wednesday.

Since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, elections have consistently been marred by violence. The elections between 1999 and 2019 and in 2023 saw party clashes, physical attacks, assassinations and intimidation.

Raila Amolo Odinga, whose death at 80 was announced on Wednesday, spent most of his adult life in politics, including eight years in prison as a pro-democracy campaigner -- but never achieved his goal of becoming Kenya's president, despite five attempts.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for democracy, surprised many by dedicating the honor to Donald Trump. Her remarks praised his 'decisive support' for Venezuela's opposition, drawing both admiration and backlash from world leaders. The gesture has fueled new controversy over…

Democracy is under attack – and the watchdog agency has no quorum. It must be restored

The long read: Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations since the pandemic. To his fans, he’s part professor, part friend