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Why Modi Avoids Real Press Conferences Shocked Critics

In modern politics, image can become more powerful than reality itself. A carefully framed camera angle, a perfectly timed speech, or even muted audio from an official meeting can quietly shape how millions see a leader. But what happens when people begin noticing what is missing from the picture? Recently,…

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To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire

What should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracy, says assistant Guardian Opinion editor Jason Okundaye

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Chinese ship leaves after tense standoff near Taiwan-controlled islands

A Chinese coast guard ship departed waters near Taiwan's Pratas Islands on Sunday after a tense verbal confrontation with Taiwan's Coast Guard over sovereignty. Taiwan's vessel broadcast messages urging the Chinese ship to return and strive for democracy. This incident follows increased Chinese military activity around Taiwan.

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"Democracy won, intimidation lost": PM Modi hails BJP's massive win on Falta seat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Debangshu Panda of the BJP for a significant victory in Falta, West Bengal. The seat saw re-polling due to earlier irregularities. Panda secured a win by over 1 lakh votes. This win strengthens the BJP's presence in the state assembly. The Election Commission reported high…

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The Guardian view on Erdoğan’s tightening grip on Turkey: the next election is already being decided

Editorial: The removal of an opposition party leader and closure of a liberal university show an authoritarian democracy moving closer to one-man rule

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Bruce Springsteen is a model for how celebrities should resist Trump

His recent concerts are a thunderous call to fight for democracy. The nation could use more like him

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Former prosecutor pursued by Trump calls for crackdown on election lies: ‘Lying can be held to account’

Andrew Weissmann argues for new law to hold political liars like US president accountable for harming democracy

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AI is breaking our political reality

AI-generated ads and deepfakes are being deployed in congressional races — and are confusing voters

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French stars are rightly worried by billionaire Vincent Bolloré. Here’s how to rein him in

The conservative tycoon’s grip on media and cinema is unhealthy. An EU fund could protect democracy in perpetuity says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK

In Gerrymandering Fight, Democracy Is Losing

In this recent round, Republicans are entirely to blame. In the new MAGA-fied GOP, winning is everything, and there's no quarter given for concepts such as fairness.

Reason

When Will BJP Lose Power? Expert Reveals Truth

Indian politics is entering a phase that many people never imagined a decade ago. One party continues to dominate election after election while the opposition struggles to find momentum. Now, one of India’s most trusted election analysts, Pradeep Gupta, has made a prediction that is creating massive political debate across…

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Petro Defends Call for Dialogue After Bolivia Expels Colombian Ambassador: 'We Are Willing to Serve as Intermediaries'

The Bolivian government said the measure responded to Petro's "constant interference" and alleged support for what it described as a "destabilizing movement" affecting Bolivia's democracy

Latin Times

Keir Starmer's inner circle knew about spying operation on journalist

KEIR Starmer’s inner circle were informed that Labour Together were spying on journalists, it has emerged.

The National (Scotland)

As goes CBS Radio News, so goes the idea that news media should serve the public interest

When CBS Radio News goes silent on May 22, 2026, Americans will lose access to news programming they’ve tuned into from their living rooms, kitchens and cars for nearly a century.

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George Soros' foundations pledge $300M for US democracy amid attacks on nonprofits

George Soros' Open Society Foundations pledged $300 million Wednesday to initiatives it says will defend democratic rights and advance economic security in the U.S. over the next five years

The Guardian - US

An Epstein ‘reading room’ is showing 3.5m printed-out files. Why does it feel like a troll?

A New York exhibit of more than 3,000 volumes bills itself as ‘an exercise in radical transparency’ – and a bid for attention

Bangkok Post

Starbucks Korea head fired after 'Tank Day' promotion sparks public uproar

SEOUL - The head of Starbucks Korea has been ‌fired after a marketing campaign sparked public outrage and boycott calls for evoking painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.

Texas Observer

The Response We Really Need to the Supreme Court’s Gutting of the VRA

The instinct of the response so far has been right, but incomplete. New maps. New litigation. State-level laws. Congressional pressure. All necessary. None sufficient.

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Spanish ex-PM Zapatero under investigation for alleged influence peddling, court says

This is the first time that a former Spanish prime minister has been placed under formal investigation since the country returned to democracy following the death of longtime dictator Francisco Franco in 1975.

The Economic Times

India has one sixth of world's population but not one sixth of world's problems: MEA Secretary Sibi George

India reiterated its firm stance on human rights protection, maintaining its belief in democracy and the country's constitution after a Norwegian newspaper commentator's controversial disruption during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's press statement with Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store.

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Why India Called Dutch Remarks A ‘Lack Of Knowledge’

A single question during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Netherlands visit suddenly turned into a major diplomatic moment. What began as a discussion on press freedom and minority rights quickly became a powerful defence of India’s democracy, diversity, and civilisational identity. But what truly shocked many people was the sharp phrase…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland’s independence movement must find an answer to this economic question

IF Scottish independence is to mean more than constitutional change, the movement must show how it would extend democracy into the economy itself

The Guardian - US

‘Capitalism has to become more humane’: a Stanford economist on big tech, power hoarding and democracy

Mordecai Kurz argues tech oligarchs erode democracy through monopolies – and predicts how the trend may end

Salon

We can still restore democracy — maybe

Joe Biden tried to "turn the page" on Trumpism, and it failed. We need deep structural change

The Guardian - UK

Will a Nationwide customer’s boardroom challenge shake up UK corporate governance?

A decade after Theresa May spoke of radical reform, the mutual is facing a bid that is testing the limits of democracy

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