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Hot shot: the wider promise of weight-loss jabs
First they treated diabetes. Then obesity. Now GLP-1 drugs are being tested on a range of other diseases too. Though the US economy is roaring, many …
1 year, 11 months ago
Ukraine reaction: Russia deploys North Koreans
Russia is advancing in Ukraine, has more troops and more weapons. In Kyiv and beyond, questions are being raised about the future. Why does America m…
1 year, 11 months ago
Timed bombs: Israel’s pre-election attack on Iran
Israel has been expected to attack Iran for weeks. Why was the assault at the weekend more limited than some expected? How Artificial Intelligence co…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Weekend Intelligence: The Apology
The subject of reparations - making amends for wrongs, is a topic which has been building momentum over the past decade. And last week it was especia…
1 year, 11 months ago
Follow the leader: who will run Hamas?
There is a vacuum at the top of Hamas following the killing of the militant group’s commander in Gaza. Our correspondent tells us about two of the me…
1 year, 11 months ago
Coming up Trump: our election model puts Harris behind
The two American presidential candidates have been neck and neck. But this week, the Economist’s forecast model noted a shift towards Donald Trump. W…
1 year, 11 months ago
Left field: a new force in German politics
Our correspondent interviews Sahra Wagenknecht, the popular leftist whose eponymous political party is now making the political weather in Germany. H…
1 year, 11 months ago
Marching borders: what was Hizbullah’s plan?
Israel is planning to strike Iran within days, even as its wars in Lebanon and Gaza deepen. Our correspondent reports from the Lebanese border, where…
1 year, 11 months ago
Spies isn’t everything: Putin’s global-chaos machine
Aggression, election-meddling, “psychological destabilisation”: Russia’s leader is sowing chaos like never before. We ask what power the West has lef…
1 year, 11 months ago
Leaderless: the death of Yahya Sinwar
Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7th attacks, is dead. What does that mean for Hamas, for a ceasefire in Gaza and for regional stability m…
1 year, 11 months ago