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The Guardian view on Artemis II: the light and dark sides of the moon | Editorial 7 Απριλίου 2026

The threat posed by a new space race is real. But so is the wonder of humankind’s reaching for the skies “Everything we need, Earth provides. And that is somewhat of a miracle, and one that you can’t truly know until you’ve had the perspective of the other.” This is how the US astronaut Christina […]

The Guardian view on North Korea and the Kims: whoever’s at the helm, the regime serves only itself | Editorial 7 Απριλίου 2026

Speculation that the leader’s teenage daughter will succeed him is rife. But Ju-ae’s high profile is about continuity, not changeNorth Korea is unique in turning a putatively communist state into a dynastic system now in its third generation. So while the proposition that Kim Jong-un’s teenage daughter will inherit power is sparking debate, unexpected political […]

The Guardian view on Trump’s apocalyptic threats: a sign not of strength, but of moral and strategic weakness | Editorial 6 Απριλίου 2026

An expletive-ridden post on social media shamed the office of the US president. Its substantive message, if acted on, would be a war crimeArticle 52 of the first additional protocol to the Geneva conventions prohibits attacks on civilian targets. It is on those grounds that the international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for Russian […]

The Guardian view on Cambridge’s £190m gift: billionaires won’t fix universities’ problems | Editorial 6 Απριλίου 2026

Philanthropy increases the gap dividing highly selective, elite higher education from the rest. Ministers need a plan for the sector overallAbout 2% of UK universities’ income came from donations and endowments in 2024-25 – slightly less than the previous year. At a time when charitable giving overall is down, the announcement last week of a record […]