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As the organisation meets this week, it remains the best hope for restoring order. But it relies on goodwill from the US president – and that is lackingIf all goes to plan, at some stage in the coming weeks 15 diplomats will emerge from a small sound-proofed room deep in the bowels of the United Nations headquarters…

Pair win doubles match in straight setsFinals are in Bologna in NovemberFew people across London enjoyed a more soothing night’s sleep than Leon Smith on Saturday. After an ideal first day for his team in their Davis Cup qualifier against Ecuador, where his singles players both did their jobs, the Great Britain…

Candidates have been selected for November’s midterms – have Republicans and Democrats made the right choices?Primary season has official concluded in the United States, with Democrats leading the polls among voters amid widespread economic anxieties, a war with Iran and Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda…

US president on Truth Social claims his new plan for the 250ft arch comes at the ‘strong request’ of the US militaryDonald Trump is proferring a new argument for building his triumphal arch in Washington DC: it will be converted into a “top grade military complex” replete with drone and ammunition storage…

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week’s question: Which leader from history does the world need now?If you could have your pick, what would be the single most useful…

To mark Oxfam’s Second Hand September, here are some of your best thrift discoveries and the stories behind themOxfam’s Second Hand September campaign encourages people to avoid buying new clothes for 30 days and choose preloved pieces instead. From £28 Prada skirts to £5 wedding dresses, we asked people to…

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsLast week’s replies: What would be the most useful superpower?It’s clear that the world as it is – considering the climate crisis, the rise…

Until now I’d never realised how much work is involved in sorting out a parent’s affairs, and how much heartbreakIn all the talk of the five stages of grief, I don’t recall one of them being spending hours on hold to energy suppliers. Perhaps I misunderstood, though, and that’s entirely what they’re about…

The Brit award winner on being scammed by a model agency, coming to terms with sexual assault, and wrestling with impostor syndromeBorn in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in 1994 and raised in Bewdley, Becky Hill is a singer and songwriter. She began making music at 14, performing in a band called Shaking Trees, before…