- September 26, 2025
The Guardian view on Trump v universities: essential institutions must defend themselves | Editorial
Enfeebling universities or seizing control is an early chapter in the authoritarian playbook, studied eagerly by the likes of Viktor Orbán in Hungary. “Would-be authoritarians
Democratic lawmakers call on Trump officials to release Tufts student from Ice detention | Democrats
A group of high-profile Democratic lawmakers has called on the Donald Trump administration to immediately release Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, praised her “unwavering
FBI arrests Wisconsin judge and accuses her of obstructing immigration enforcement | Trump administration
The FBI on Friday arrested a judge whom the agency accused of obstruction after it said she helped a man evade US immigration authorities as
NWSL looks to expand footprint with introduction of second-tier | NWSL
The NWSL is looking to build on the rise of interest in women’s soccer by applying to create a second-tier of the league. The league
As policymakers leave IMF-World Bank talks, they take with them a sense of foreboding | International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Kristalina Georgieva’s favourite film, the International Monetary Fund boss told the audience at a packed panel event in Washington on Thursday, is Tom Hanks’s cold
Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit | Russia
A senior Russian military official has been killed in a car explosion near Moscow, as Vladimir Putin began his high-stakes meeting in the Kremlin with
Trump’s transactional instincts could help forge a new Iran nuclear deal | Mohamad Bazzi
In May 2018, Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed American sanctions that crippled the Iranian economy. Trump tore
Disabled people detained by Ice sound alarm over overcrowded jails | US immigration
In his three months locked up at Stewart detention center in Lumpkin, Georgia, Rodney Taylor has missed meals and showers, lived with increasing pain in
Want to beat authoritarianism? Look to Latin America | Greg Grandin
Inspiration on how to beat back authoritarianism is in short supply, but those searching for hope in these dark times might consider Latin America. It’s
China’s top leaders pledge to oppose ‘unilateral bullying’ in global trade in veiled rebuke to Trump – US politics live | US politics
China’s top leaders pledge economic support as trade war rages China’s top leaders pledged on Friday to step up support for the economy and oppose