World elections
Marine Le Pen evokes Martin Luther King Jr as Trump criticises ‘witch hunt’
Before thousands of supporters in Paris, the far-right leader likened her battle against a court ruling to America’s struggle for civil rights.
- Rob Harris
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- Analysis
- France
Victim or criminal? Le Pen appeal could deliver Trump-style shock to France
By disqualifying Marine Le Pen from the presidential race, the court has handed her an immense gift. Much like Donald Trump, she can position herself as a victim of an elite-driven conspiracy.
- Rob Harris
- Updated
- World politics
French hard-right leader Le Pen banned from presidential run following conviction
In a ruling that potentially reshapes the European political landscape, a court has convicted the National Rally leader of embezzling European Union funds.
- Rob Harris
The Wisconsin election that will serve as a referendum on Trump and Musk
A judge, a former politician and the head of the Young Republicans walk into a bar. No, it’s not a joke – it’s a Thursday night in Wisconsin and there’s an election to be won.
- Michael Koziol
- Analysis
- Canada
‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large
Canadians will go to the polls at the end of April in an election that will be as much about their neighbour as their own country.
- Michael Koziol
- Updated
- Drugs
For decades, ‘Duterte Harry’ did as he pleased – then police boarded his plane
The former Philippine president may have thought he was too powerful to be arrested over the deaths of thousands of people. He was wrong.
- Zach Hope
The ‘orange guy’ wants Greenland – but what do Greenlanders want?
Voters brushed snow from their coats before finding a seat in the packed community hall. Then, with the world’s media watching, a man in a black and grey jumper stepped forward to the mic.
- Christian Ulloriaq Jeppesen, Maya Tekeli and Jeffrey Gettleman
- Opinion
- US politics
How ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ led Americans back for another round
In the four years Trump was out of office, an eerie amnesia settled, allowing people to project onto him hopes that were utterly untethered from reality.
- Michelle Goldberg
- Analysis
- Germany
‘Never thought I would have to say something like this’: Germany turns away from US
Germany’s new leader did not even wait for the final election results before delivering his verdict on the US President - and charting the path forward.
- Rob Harris
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