Paola Peduzzi

Two conservative presidents twenty-five years apart: one who oozes lies and conspiracy theories from every pore, the other who admits painful truths. And that sense of humanity that seems to have vanished beyond repair

The world’s richest man insults those who describe the German party as ‘far-right’ and praises the violent Robinson and Tommo. Once again, in his narrative, reality does not matter

The French president was the first foreign leader to meet the new British prime minister. Despite Brexit, despite Donald Trump – or perhaps because of them – Paris has realised, having listened, that it is better to remain close

Sophisticated technology transfer extends from the supersonic missile programme to the Russian engineers assisting the Iranians. But the US president prefers to turn a blind eye

The Reform leader has attempted to divert attention from his investigations by calling for a by-election in Clacton; the polls favour him, but the 5,000-year-old candidate from outer space has now exposed the lies of British populism. For once, the anti-establishment figure is a complete waste of space

The US president first promised Ukraine interceptors, then reneged on the promise because “we need them too”. This U-turn leaves Kyiv exposed to Russian missiles, whilst, one year on from Anchorage, negotiations remain at a standstill