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Manhattan transfer: New York’s finance folk flee
Taxes upon taxes are just one of the reasons that both financial-industry hotshots and businesses are moving out of the Big Apple. We look at what that might cost the city. A snapshot of the drinks b…
Published on 10 hours ago
War-chest X-ray: how to finance Ukraine
Europe is edging closer to using seized Russian assets to finance Ukraine. The country badly needs that 140bn-euro windfall—and much, much more. A much-fretted-about AI jobs apocalypse is not here ye…
Published on 1 day, 10 hours ago
Bust a vessel: NATO v dark fleets
Ships of unknown origin or intent are flummoxing NATO forces on the high seas. Our correspondent visits the Latvian navy on the Virsaitis as it intercepts a mystery vessel. We examine China’s enormou…
Published on 2 days, 10 hours ago
Let Milei this out: Argentina’s midterms surprise
Voters overwhelmingly backed the party of President Javier Milei, handing him a lifeline he was not expected to get. We ask how he can finish his vast project of economic change. Meanwhile Germany’s …
Published on 3 days, 9 hours ago
The great brawl: China is winning the trade war
This weekend American and Chinese officials are meeting to try and ease tensions over trade after China’s recent decision to restrict rare-earth exports. How has China gained the upper hand? Anxiety …
Published on 6 days, 10 hours ago
Shutting match: what will break the US federal impasse?
The government shutdown in America is now the second-longest on record. Yet there is no apparent urgency to end it, either from Republicans or Democrats. Why Ghana has escaped the jihadist violence o…
Published on 1 week ago
Cocaine and able: drug runners innovate
America has been blowing up ships in foreign waters suspected of carrying drugs. That will do little to dent today’s narco-business, which is more inventive and adaptable than ever. Why business exec…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Rock and rule: Japan’s first female PM
Takaichi Sanae, Japan’s new prime minister, rode motorbikes and plays heavy-metal drums. Will her political ambitions be as bold? America, a nation of immigrants, is turning against new arrivals. Our…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
Voices of Gaza: life amid a fragile peace
Ten days into the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the truce remains tenuous. Today our correspondent speaks to people on the ground in Gaza about what they expect from the future. Why global citi…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Bolt-on charges: Trump's former adviser is indicted
John Bolton, a former Trump ally-turned-critic has been charged with mishandling classified information. That raises further fears that the justice department is being politicised. Why dropping a cas…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago