Cornered: could Putin go nuclear?
Will Putin push the button to save himself?
When the Queen worked her magic on the BBC
The Queen and Prince Philip had written their names in the visitors’ book at a country house where I was…
Is Biden ready to let MBS get away with murder?
Is Biden ready to let MBS get away with murder?
Europe’s last dictator: Lukashenko’s fate depends on Ukraine
The fate of Lukashenko depends on Ukraine
Chernobyl Two?
The electricity supply to the ruined nuclear plant at Chernobyl in Ukraine has been cut off. According to one knowledgeable…
Meet the 72-year-old British colonel taking on the Russians in Ukraine
Some citizens of Nato countries are in Ukraine to fight. They are members of the new International Brigade the Ukrainians…
‘Help us, before it’s too late’
Western Ukraine Outside a military recruiting centre in Lviv, Egor Grushin, one of Ukraine’s most famous classical pianists, was waiting…
Will Putin now roll on to Kiev?
The White House told us with absolute certainty that there would be an invasion of Ukraine this week — instead…
Russian roulette: is Moscow’s bluff backfiring?
Is Moscow’s bluff backfiring?
Putin’s big bluff
My first visit to Ukraine was in 1994. We drove to a village about three hours south of Kiev. The…
Why we still need the BBC
The BBC must ask itself if Nadine Dorries has a point
Daughters for sale: Afghans are growing desperate
Afghans are growing desperate
Colin Powell: A great man – and a failure
My memory of Colin Powell feels personal, even though we were 6000 miles apart at the time. I was in…
I’ve just watched Lebanon commit suicide – and it’s heartbreaking
What has happened to Lebanon is a tragedy
America abandoned this fight before the Afghans did
The West’s war in Afghanistan was always doomed
The crisis in Lebanon is a warning for the West
Lebanon is trapped in a nightmare of its own making
Triumph of the Taleban: the unfolding disaster in Afghanistan
Their patience is paying off
Is the worst yet to come in the Middle East?
If Iran steps in, the worst is still to come
Migrant smuggling is one of Lebanon’s last businesses
Ibrahim Lachine sold his mother’s furniture to pay for a place on a smuggler’s boat from Lebanon to Cyprus and…
Isis’s weakness is now its strength
As coronavirus swept the globe a year ago, Isis began issuing pronouncements. ‘God, by his will, sent a punishment to…
Stop the real steal
If you want to get rich, start a religion. The line actually comes from Orwell, but is ofter (and entirely…
Biden’s speech impediment
Does Joe Biden write his own speeches? Surely not. Yet his campaign says Biden was his own speechwriter for the address he made…
Iran vs the rest: the Middle East has reached a tipping point
The next six weeks will be crucial for the Middle East
The inevitability of Trump 2024
Donald Trump’s increasingly outrageous attempts to contest the results of the US presidential election were given their absurd symbol early…
Trump 2024! He definitely lost – but he’s not finished yet
Donald Trump’s increasingly outrageous attempts to contest the results of the US presidential election were given their absurd symbol early…
