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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (AFP)

A mandate for all seasons?

Corbyn is making his mark on the UK’s Labour Party, but he ignores its May disaster at his peril.

Zaheer Khan celebrates a wicket on the fifth day of a first Test at the Wanderers on Sunday.

Boyhood: One boy’s life, from real to reel

In a world saturated by violence and sensation, true escape comes in Richard Linklater’s moving film Boyhood.

Mandela: India shows there can be life beyond the great liberator

As South Africans contemplate their future after the death of Mandela, Jonathan Freedland says they could do worse than look to India for guidance.

No cure for America’s gun disease

The country stubbornly refuses to act despite multiple recent firearm-related massacres, writes Jonathan Freedland.

Acting on Syria has Obama torn

The US president stays true to his character as he vacillates over whether to attack the country.

Margaret Thatcher 1925 – 2013: Iron Lady recast as a saint

Tory hagiographers are intent on recasting the prime minister who divided Britain as a national hero, writes Jonathan Freedland.

Rightwingers on the rise in Israel

Ahead of elections in Israel, ultra-ultra-nationalists using overtly racist rhetoric are surging in the polls.

Iran has a long and magnificent intellectual history.

I stand with Mehdi Hasan against torrent of Islamophobic abuse

By all means, debate and disagree with me below the line. But no one should have to put up with vile racism and bigotry, writes Jonathan Freedland.

‘Military force has to be an option’ in Syria

The 2003 invasion has tainted the idea of liberal interventionism. But the people of Homs should not suffer because of that.

Abbas: ’63 years’ suffering — enough

Abbas: ’63 years’ suffering — enough, enough’

Palestinians used the mechanics of diplomacy to grab a rare moment in the international sun, forcing the world to pay attention to their cause.

Where sleep steals your dreams

Where sleep steals your dreams

Its beauty is dazzling by day, but when the sun goes down New Zealand’s seas and glittering skies are another world.

Goldstone reopens Pandora’s box

Goldstone reopens Pandora’s box

The judge’s recent remarks about his finding against Israel highlight inherent bias at the UN.

Where’s the Goldstone report into DRC, Darfur — or Britain?

The Arab spring proves that Israel is not even the biggest issue in the Middle East — yet it gets all the attention.

The internet has changed the world. Now let’s turn off

Twitter can help bring down Middle Eastern dictators — but being forever online disrupts our lives for the worse.

Palin’s presidential hopes can’t survive this bullet

Palin’s presidential hopes can’t survive this bullet

She didn’t pull the trigger, and she’s not the first to use the language of combat. But the Alaskan’s career will certainly suffer.

Barack Obama’s down but not out

Two years ago he was hailed as a saviour; now his party is expecting a pasting in the polls. Can Obama win back America?

Israel risks losing its friends

Israel risks losing its friends

A chummy meeting with Barack Obama led Benjamin Netanyahu to think he has time on his side. But he’s wrong: the clock is ticking.

TV debate: ‘I agree with Nick’ was the night’s catchphrase

TV debates are aimed at the emotional part of the voter’s brain – and the Liberal Democrats’ Nick Clegg understood that perfectly.

Dubai: the latest credit casualty

The glitzy Gulf state is a modern parable for a world living on borrowed funds.

Urban angst, Disney style

Say it’s a tradition. Explain to your children that half-term must, as a matter of faith or ancient custom, include a trip to the cinema.