MPs voted in favour of legalising assisted dying for the terminally ill, by 330 to 275 ...

Earlier this year, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan sought arrest warrants for two Israeli and three Hamas leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the ...

Mexico City. Born in Malta and brought up in the UK, she moved to Latin America to work as a foreign correspondent in 2006. Organised crime has been the main focus of Deborah 's two decades of ...

For skiers Canada may be known for its magnificent powder snows, stunning scenery and exciting downhill runs. But it is fast becoming infamous for an entirely different type of slippery slope: what ...

Have we really walked into a new world? One that's not just going down a slippery slope but stepping over the edge of a cliff? That was the claim of shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick, shortly ...

The bill has been passed by 330 to 275. It has been a respectful debate, with some MPs close to tears as they tell their personal stories, but with little extravagant, over-emotional drama. Labour’s ...

The big day has arrived. On the way friendships have faltered as fresh alliances have been forged, safeguards squared up to slippery slopes and party loyalties replaced with private passions. Outside ...

After weeks of guesswork, Alan and Lionel are joined by the man behind Tortoise Media, James Harding, and journalist Carole Cadwalladr, to get the inside scoop on Tortoise’s bid for the Observer After ...

There was something unusual about my train journey to London on the grim morning of Tuesday 19th November. It wasn’t just the smell of waxed jackets or the abundance of green wellies in a carriage ...

Europeans have fretted about the return of Donald Trump to the White House for over a year now. After the European parliament election last summer, I reflected here on what the implications of a ...

In 1787, General George Washington was reluctant to intervene in discussions about the constitution of the newly formed United States. He knew that his voice carried tremendous influence and he was ...

Julia Loktev’s My Undesirable Friends begins with a doomy portent: “The world you are about to see no longer exists; none of us knew what was about to happen.” A parodic tease, no? Something designed ...