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Highlights

Christian Shepherd

An ‘experiment for peace’? The island stuck between China and Taiwan

On Taiwan’s Kinmen, proximity to China provides a financial incentive for closer ties. But Xi Jinping is no stranger to using economic might to make political gains

Editorial There are no shortcuts: we will all have to pay to fix sewage leaks

Ianthe Butt The UK’s hottest new hotels

Scarlett Westbrook Migration and the climate crisis go hand in hand

Voices

Andrew Grice Keir Starmer could do with taking a leaf out of Tony Blair’s book

John Rentoul Why Keir Starmer will keep the House of Lords if he wins the election

Mary Dejevsky Why the King’s address to the German parliament was so significant

Long reads

Isaac Stanley-Becker Trump, the Pope and Yoda: the rise of Midjourney

Naomi Schanen How the climate crisis is killing Mexico’s butterflies

Alex Horton Surviving on a perpetual frontline in the Ukraine war

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What use is the CPTPP trade deal to Britain?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What Covid MP’s suspension could mean for Johnson on Partygate

Politics explained

Andrew Grice Why’s the government trying to house asylum seekers in military bases?

Politics explained

John Rentoul When will rules on problem gambling be tightened?

Most Commented

Unfair to blame Devon port delays on Brexit, says Suella Braverman - live

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Suella Braverman claims Labour ‘political correctness’ failed to stop grooming gangs

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Why Brexit is to blame for holiday traffic chaos at Dover

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Keir Starmer says he was ‘ruthless’ over Jeremy Corbyn ban

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Editorials

Editorial On small boats, the government is all tough talk and empty promises

Editorial Trump’s indictment is another demeaning ‘first’ for the 45th president

Editorial Government plans fall short of making the UK an energy superpower

Culture

Geoffrey Macnab No one loves a revolution quite like the French… or its cinema

Laura Paterson Scotland pauses involvement with Venice Biennale for review

Sam Russell JMW Turner painting of Chepstow Castle sold for more than £90,000

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder Will airlines allow flyers on board if they’re off the passenger list?

Travel questions

Simon Calder When is the best time to book flights to Sydney?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Jeremy Corbyn’s terrible warning to Keir Starmer

John Rentoul Top 10 concerts that changed the world

John Rentoul Do we believe in free trade or in green subsidies?

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Humza Yousaf has already made his first mistake

Andrew Grice Rishi Sunak is winning his arm-wrestling contest with Boris Johnson

Andrew Grice The Tories have stopped following Boris Johnson’s lead on Brexit

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst A peek behind the closed doors of private family finance

Chris Blackhurst We’ve set a trap for ourselves on Sunak and Starmer’s tax returns

Chris Blackhurst The words ‘bank’ and ‘panic’ go together far too easily

World

Shweta Sharma China vows to ‘fight back’ as Taiwan president begins US trip

Arpan Rai Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on ‘espionage’ charges

News analysis

Maya Oppenheim How the UK’s dearth of transparency around wages harms gender equality

Pat Hurst British firms least enthusiastic on working with start-ups – report

Jonathan Bunn Weak public investment an ‘institutional failure of the British state’

Neil Lancefield Courses to avoid fines taken by record 1.8m offending drivers in 2022

Sport

Jamie Gardner IOC not stalling decision over Russia and Belarus, insists Bach

Imy Brighty-Potts Five powerhouse sportswomen you need to know about

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky Why the West should worry about the end to the Putin and Xi summit

Mary Dejevsky Twenty years on, what lessons have we learned from Iraq?

Mary Dejevsky Why China is trying to mediate in the Ukraine invasion

America

Ashley Parker Republicans are running on ‘wokeism’ – but don’t know what it is

Alastair Jamieson Witnesses in Trump election meddling probe ‘may have lied under oath’

Vishwam Sankaran ChatGPT cheating by students is already on the rise, surveys suggest