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To Viktor, no spoils: Hungary’s new start
In a momentous election, Viktor Orban has lost power in Hungary after 16 years of increasingly autocratic rule. Our correspondent explains how the co…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Bibi on board? Iran, America and Israel’s campaign in Lebanon
Also on the daily podcast: what the Artemis Moon mission really accomplished and remembering a brave Soviet psychiatrist
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4 months ago
NATO’s dialogues: America’s (next) threat to go
President Donald Trump has long threatened to pull America out of the alliance. We examine why the Iran war has made this time look significantly mor…
4 months ago
Overnight cessation: a two-week pause in Iran
With little time to spare before a threatened civilisation-ending attack, America agreed a pause in fighting with Iran. We ask how the temporary deal…
4 months ago
Over troubled waters: Trump’s bridge-and-plant plot
President Donald Trump’s rhetoric has grown yet more bellicose—and sweary. His stated ploy to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants would be ruinou…
4 months ago
Hungary for change? A challenger to Orban
Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister, is an idol to the global nationalist conservative right. Losing the next election would have far-reaching con…
4 months ago
Xi says: who will succeed him?
A giant leadership reshuffle is underway in China, but one job will stay the same: Xi Jinping is almost certain to secure another five-year term at n…
4 months, 1 week ago
Over the moon: Artemis II launches
NASA has successfully launched its first crewed space mission in over a decade. Our correspondent explains why America wants to build a moonbase. AI …
4 months, 1 week ago
Drone wolf: Ukraine’s missile mastermind
Ukraine’s resistance to Russia relies on the clever use of drones. Much of that strategy is down to a single person, a former grain trader with a gre…
4 months, 1 week ago
Refine and dandy: Iran’s war bounty
An Economist investigation reveals that Iran is profiting from the war as it evades sanctions and oil prices surge. India’s government has promised t…
4 months, 1 week ago