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New allegations about the US president will change little. It’s inevitable that celebrity has become part of politics

UK is now defined by Starbucks and Facebook, McDonald’s and Netflix, bringing with them a whole new set of cultural values from America

Once more and more people recognise that social media is inherently anti-social, it can be successfully challenged

Governments must embrace the inevitable and regulate the web as they do alcohol and cigarettes

The rise of Rome’s populists show people have had enough of Brussels’ stifling rules

The president-elect and the outgoing president are stylistically opposite, but they both see presidency as a blunt tool used in the most imperious manner

Had he lived, however, Kennedy might be remembered as a byword for disappointment

Only pragmatic policies, rather than anti-white rhetoric, can close the continent’s wealth gap

The Republican presidential hopeful has certainly changed his tone — but it’s the lack of substance that’s the issue

It is fortunate that a charismatic transitional figure is talking about peace

A Catholic who recognises that his Church has faults that need fixing, the pontiff desperately wants religion to have practical meaning

To place all the guilt on the Republicans is to miss the real nature of partisanship in Washington