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Shell shocked: Israel fights back
As the retribution continues, the state has now cut off supplies to the Palestinian enclave, and America is sending military support to Binyamin Neta…
2 years, 11 months ago
Israel reels: a bloody assault
Almost exactly 50 years on from the moment that launched the deadly Yom Kippur War, Hamas, the militant group that controls the Gaza strip, carried o…
2 years, 11 months ago
Windows of opportunity: Microsoft’s AI push
The once-unassailable titan of tech has missed big opportunities in recent years. But it has a reasonable shot at the title again, thanks to its arti…
3 years ago
So the Tory goes: Britain’s Conservatives meet
Divisions within the ruling party are on full display this week, and the provocative policies Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced are unlikely to he…
3 years ago
Blown speaker: Kevin McCarthy is out
Another shutdown standoff, funding worries for Ukraine, more leadership chaos: the booting of America’s speaker of the House of Representatives bodes…
3 years ago
SBF, FTX, WTF? Sam Bankman-Fried goes on trial
The founder of FTX, a spectacularly failed cryptocurrency exchange, is a curious character. He denies the stack of charges he faces in a New York cou…
3 years ago
They need to talk about Kevin: America’s near-shutdown
The literal 11th-hour deal to avert a government shutdown is only a stopgap—and the battle may end up costing Kevin McCarthy his post as leader of th…
3 years ago
When politics dictates policy: China’s faltering economy
During past economic downturns, officials have been both swift and bold. This time not so much—because their hands are tied by knotty internal polit…
3 years ago
A better pill to swallow: the bid to end AIDS
Many of the pieces are in place to bring the disease entirely under control—but our correspondent finds it will take more than advances in medication…
3 years ago
General’s knowledge: a chat with Ukraine’s spy chief
Where the defensive lines really are, the state of Russia’s reserves, battlefield tactics: Kyrylo Budanov is a candid interviewee—but he claims to kn…
3 years ago