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To counter the influence of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the US-led alliance has to show that freedom is worth fighting for

I keep hearing the same (pointless, I think) claims that America is a republic, not a democracy. It's both a republic and a democracy.

Comments at Venice film festival come after recent failed assassination attempt on Argentina’s vice-president

The bulldozer has become the symbol of a strong state for the BJP and its supporters, while critics

The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island's defenses as tensions soar with Beijing, which warned Washington of "counter-measures." The sale comes a month after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defiantly visited the self-governing democracy, prompting mainland China to launch…

Those who would disable the machinery of fair elections are a threat to the ideals of the republic.

The president's attack on the "extreme ideology" of "MAGA Republicans" elides the tension between majority rule and individual freedom.

The Republican Party is a threat to democracy — and the media needs to get out of the "both sides" trap to say so

As Boris Johnson's lawyer complains that the investigation into his conduct is unfair, and his allies complain it could endanger democracy - here's a rundown of just some of the times Mr Johnson appeared to be less bothered about all that

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden used Philadelphia as the launching point Thursday for a blistering speech warning that “MAGA Republicans” are a threat to American values, and urging voters to choose a different path.

Biden speaks at White House and takes swipe at former president, but says not all Trump supporters are threat to America