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Highlights

The political fallout of the Turkey earthquakes could be profound

Will the devastating earthquakes topple President Erdogan from power

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady The ever-moving goalposts around sending military jets to Ukraine

John Rentoul Will the real Rishi Sunak please stand up?

James Moore Investors don’t seem worried Disney is losing streaming subscribers

Voices

John Rentoul Keir Starmer is still haunted by the ghosts of Labour’s recent past

Salma Shah Rishi’s reshuffle: new labels, new bosses, same old mess?

James Moore Why there is room for optimism about the housing market

Long reads

James Rampton A legacy of hatred: The repugnant history of the Ku Klux Klan

Pamela Constable The problems Afghans are facing this winter are only getting worse

Lauren Crosby Medlicott There’s something about Wales

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Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Medals and bigger pay-offs for MPs? It’s a tough sell to the public

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Why has Rishi Sunak reorganised Whitehall?

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Sean O'Grady Why are MPs questioning the BBC chair on Boris Johnson’s finances?

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Adam Forrest Does Liz Truss really think she can stage a comeback?

Most Commented

Bring back the death penalty, says Lee Anderson

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Brexit caused small boats crisis in English Channel, report finds

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No 10 admits ‘escalatory’ risk in sending fighter jets to Ukraine

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No 10: We’ll look at what fighter jets we can send to Ukraine

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Editorials

Editorial Humiliating relegation to third place should serve as a stark warning

Editorial This is the moment to give the Ukrainians the tools to finish the job

Editorial If the BBC chairman has to go, it will not be entirely his fault

Culture

Mark Hudson Peter Doig at the Courtauld shows why he’s such an influential painter

Mark Hudson Donatello: Sculpting the Renaissance is an essential exhibition

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from Titus Andronicus to 2:22 A Ghost Story

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder What’s the best destination for a last-minute luxury getaway?

Vicky Smith Why you should visit Bavaria outside of Oktoberfest

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul After the reshuffle, Keir Starmer owes Rishi Sunak a thank you

John Rentoul The gap between Labour and the Tories is real

John Rentoul In one sense at least, Sunak has shown he truly is the heir to Blair

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice The biggest winner of the reshuffle? The Treasury

Andrew Grice Tory MPs are haunted by the ghost of John Major

Andrew Grice The government is losing the propaganda battle over industrial action

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst An issue that strikes at the heart of higher education

Chris Blackhurst The problem with non-doms isn’t what you think it is

Chris Blackhurst There’s no energy behind the push for electric car charging points

World

At 30 years, Portuguese dog Bobi named world’s oldest by Guinness

Kim Sengupta How Italy is learning from the UK’s Brexit mistakes

News analysis

Jon Stone The EU corruption scandal is an extreme example of something common

Harry Cockburn Nothing says ‘backwards Brexit Britain’ better than a new coal mine

Lizzie Dearden Germany ‘coup plot’ shows conspiracy theories are a real-world threat

Chris Stevenson Sunak can’t afford to let U-turns and Tory rebellions stack up

Sport

Lawrence Ostlere Antoine Griezmann: One of the World Cup’s outstanding performers

Lawrence Ostlere World Cup star Mbappe is king of the chateau for France

Mary Dejevsky

Expert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

Mary Dejevsky Who benefits the most from Boris Johnson’s support of Ukraine?

Mary Dejevsky Trans rights and the constitutional ‘nuclear option’

Mary Dejevsky Are we witnessing the start of a brand new entente cordiale?

America

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson What does the Chinese spy balloon mean for US-China relations?

Andrew Feinberg US and Germany send tanks to help liberate Ukraine

Chris Stevenson A new session of Congress – but the same old problems for Republicans