Activists routinely accuse critics of being complicit in "trans genocide". Credit: Getty

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New study: trans youth not at elevated risk of suicide Finnish research questions a common assertion about dysphoric young people

Mary Harrington

Sunday, February 18

J.D. Vance: Trump was the best Russia deterrent The senator claimed that the former president was not in 'Putin's pocket'

Biden is losing support from his own side. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

Ezra Klein: another Democrat calls for Biden to step down

SNP looks to exploit Gaza tensions at Scottish Labour conference The Israel-Palestine conflict continues to cause Keir Starmer problems

Saturday, February 17

King of the millennials. Credit: Getty

RFK Jr. winning young and ethnic minority support — analysis

Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps face legal reckoning Plaintiffs claim that parent company Match promotes 'addictive' behaviour

Magdalene J. Taylor

Germany weaponises new NGO bill against the Right A bill led by Olaf Scholz implicitly favours progressive causes

Ralph Schoellhammer

Friday, February 16

Alexei Navalny death spurs partisan bickering in US The news evoked fighting over Trump and Ukraine

New research finds three major types of ‘femcel’ frustration An analysis of 24,000 posts is one of the most comprehensive yet

News round-up: Israel poll, Elon Musk & a $50,000 scam

Alexei Navalny dead: a contested legacy Putin's most courageous opponent was not exactly a liberal

Katherine Bayford

Some torches shouldn't be passed. Credit: Getty

If not Kamala Harris, who can replace Joe Biden? — analysis

French Playboy is no mouthpiece for the hard-Right Lifestyle magazines have always been political in La République

By-election results show the power of Reform It's 1997 all over again — but with a twist

Thursday, February 15

Divisive ‘ethnic studies’ spread through US high schools Educators are pushing racially-charged curricula

News round-up: Biden on TikTok, London’s train names & Tucker’s Moscow love-in

Does Putin really ‘prefer Biden to Trump’? Russia's leader is keeping us guessing

Bethany Elliott

The London Overground's new train line names

London’s new train line names: not a ‘great man’ in sight

Mary Harrington

The EU will turn to Britain for nuclear protection If the US pulls out of Nato, the bloc has another ally it can depend on

Nearly 1 in 5 Americans believe Taylor Swift is part of psyop to re-elect Biden A new poll finds a significant percentage are suspicious of the singer's motives

Wednesday, February 14

News round-up: Military rule, Princeton defends DEI & US jobs growth

Terf alert. Credit: Getty

Guardian writer claims parkrun is a ‘battleground’ for trans people

Downtown San Francisco is beyond redemption A declining population has been compounded by social problems

The Body Shop has been squeezed out of the market.

The Body Shop goes bust: Gen Z sours on beauty giant

Kristina Murkett

EU elections poll: record surge for French hard-Right Populist parties are expected to capitalise on public anger

Valentine’s Day marred by loneliness crisis Social bonds have long been fraying — but there is a solution

Tuesday, February 13

New York special election: immigration and abortion dominate The race to replace former Congressman George Santos has national implications

News round-up: UK farmer protests, Labour loses Muslim support & Harvard’s hunger strike

Geert Wilders is getting closer to power. Credit: Getty

Geert Wilders popularity grows as political crisis deepens

‘Uncancellable’ — Kanye West album reaches number one Vultures 1 has topped the charts in over 100 countries on iTunes

America has changed, but has Jon Stewart? Credit: Comedy Central

Jon Stewart’s Daily Show is a joke that got old

Donald Tusk: mass migration is a ‘civilisational threat’ Poland's new PM warned that the country had to 'wake up'