Opinion

Events in Syria have moved at lightning pace over the last two weeks.

Asma Al Assad was once seen as the face of female liberation in the Middle East; with her successful career in banking and her secular British upbringing.

An expert has detailed some of the best options for young people living in cities if there was to be a World War Three, as Brits are urged to ’learn resilience’ amid the looming threat of war

Low pension savings and growing economic threats from climate change mean most people face miserable retirements unless the government steps up its ambition.

American elections are free and fair. They are so free and fair that even a convicted felon who supported a violent attempt to overturn the results of the previous free and fair election can take part. If the American people support him, he can even win.

The activist’s latest imprisonment and run-in with the law may serve only to boost his popularity and brand of hatred

King Charles has recognised that he will have to have uncomfortable encounters and confrontations with those who believe they’ve been wronged by Britain in the past, writes Mirror royal editor Russell Myers

Far from boosting growth, the Government’s economic plans are likely to do serious damage, making the nation’s finances much worse by the end of this decade.

A senior Ukrainian military intelligence official has warned Russia is bringing thousands of North Korean soldiers to fight on the Ukrainian frontline.

Officials believe €100m has been funnelled into the country to influence the pivotal vote and the presidential election

James Heappey said the government’s decision to partially suspend arms sales to Israel was a "big mistake" that will weaken UK influence in Washington.

An emboldened Israel appears to believe it can safely ignore a lame duck US president and grab the chance to reset the Middle East’s security dynamics

Boris Johnson has revealed that he now believes that the Covid pandemic was the result of a leak from a Chinese laboratory.

Countries opposed to Moscow are spending ever more on cheap fuel made from Russian oil, according to a new analysis shared with POLITICO.

Keir Starmer’s strategists ordered campaign teams not to waste time fighting Reform UK in July’s election. It could come back to bite them.

“We have no plans to raise capital gains tax,” came the reply as Rachel Reeves was quizzed on her tax plans on the campaign trail in June.

Andrei Illarionov reveals the reason why Vlad turned against the West

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces launched a shock invasion into Russian territories at the weekend as they fight back against the Russian oppressors, with Putin’s next move unknown

There is a push to consolidate the UK local government pension scheme into a larger fund to drive investment

From posting about civil war being ‘inevitable’ to tweeting at Keir Starmer about the Rotherham grooming gang scandal – surely Musk knows exactly what he’s doing with his platform, writes James Moore

Experts warn growth of extremist influencers and ‘micro-donations’ could create even bigger wave of unrest

While Hamas’s capacity to retaliate is diminished, response could come from axis of militias backed by Iran

The stunning arrest of the Sinaloa Cartel leadership at the Texas border is likely to rearrange the map of organized crime groups in Mexico and could lead to a surge in violence, experts say.

Lawyers criticise what they consider inconsistencies in the handling of individual foreign nationals’ cases

Expected to be the only candidate to lead Welsh Labour, she will have to use her experience to unite her party