To understand where Trump is trying to take the US, we should look to the authoritarian playbook of his favorite ally: El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele One afternoon last year, Donald Trump welcomed “a friend” to the White House – El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, the world’s most popular authoritarian. “I knew ...
Month: October 2026
Matthew McConaughey has read all his bad reviews – and I applaud him | Polly HudsonMatthew McConaughey has read all his bad reviews – and I applaud him | Polly Hudson
The Hollywood actor revealed he once read two-decades’ worth of pans in one fell swoop, during two days in the desert. It’s the kind of preposterous self-flagellation we can all learn from and enjoy To assume makes an ass out of you and me, but as sweeping generalisations go, this ...
‘He’s not going to punk me. I’ll trick him’: Ali G: Who Iz I? stooge says he was in on joke but didn’t tell Sacha Baron Cohen‘He’s not going to punk me. I’ll trick him’: Ali G: Who Iz I? stooge says he was in on joke but didn’t tell Sacha Baron Cohen
Exclusive: Joshua Loudermilk says suspicions first raised during filming by gun shaped like wearable plastic bottom: ‘You’re gonna put a butt on top of a butt? You can’t run in that’ • This article contains spoilers for Ali G: Who Iz I? Joshua Loudermilk, one of two men apparently discredited ...
The WNBA finals are a basketball wonderland – unless you’re part of the Maga machineThe WNBA finals are a basketball wonderland – unless you’re part of the Maga machine
The Dream and Valkyries are tied at 2-2 after four absorbing games. Many in America would rather we revisited the national anthem debate When Tyler Perry leading lady Crystal Renee took center stage at State Farm Arena to sing the national anthem before the Atlanta Dream’s WNBA finals clash with ...
A Course Called Ireland review – why did Bill Murray ever agree to this Irish golf show?A Course Called Ireland review – why did Bill Murray ever agree to this Irish golf show?
The Hollywood star is so grumpy in this new travelogue it’s like he wishes he wasn’t there. Think sulky car journeys, strained encounters and the sense of a TV series imploding A Course Called Ireland is a new documentary in which Bill Murray golfs his way around the “Emerald Isle” ...
Serbia’s veteran ruler Vučić concedes election to student-led protest movementSerbia’s veteran ruler Vučić concedes election to student-led protest movement
The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is “clear” his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country’s future. ...
Deeply divided Israel braces for pivotal electionDeeply divided Israel braces for pivotal election
After three years of regional war, this is a battle Israel always knew was coming, writes Lucy Williamson. ...
Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exileVenezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile
Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. ...
Man killed by falling tree as Storm Boelo leaves 160,000 properties without powerMan killed by falling tree as Storm Boelo leaves 160,000 properties without power
An amber wind warning will remain until Sunday evening as severe weather continues to batter the UK. ...
Sunderland v Leeds: Premier League – liveSunderland v Leeds: Premier League – live
Live Premier League updates from 4.30pm BST Europe more curse than blessing for Sunderland Sign up for Football Daily 1 min Peep peep! Leeds, in their yellow change strip, kick off from left to right as we watch. Prokofiev is on the tannoy at the Stadium of Light, which means ...