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Billion dollar babies: Trump-Musk spat
What happens when the world’s most powerful man falls out with its richest? Our correspondent analyses where the Trump-Musk brawl leaves the relation…
7 months ago
Count their losses: Russia casualties hit 1m
As the number of Russian dead and injured in Ukraine reaches a grim milestone, what do these losses signify about Vladimir Putin’s strategy? Though m…
7 months ago
He’s got Seoul: South Korea’s new leader
The election of South Korea’s new president represents a resounding rejection of the political turmoil that preceded the campaign. Our correspondent …
7 months ago
Apocalypse soon? Britain ups its defence
Britain, alongside other European countries, faces rising threats to its security. But a bold new strategy to bolster its defence forces risks being …
7 months ago
Poles apart: hard right wins by a sliver
Poland’s presidential election was a fight between two distinct visions of the country’s future. Our correspondent explains how the nationalist victo…
7 months ago
No major food groups: aid chaos in Gaza
A newly formed, private foundation took charge of aid distribution in the territory; a melee ensued. What is the group’s origin, and what is its plan…
7 months, 1 week ago
Duties bound: a Trump-tariff smackdown
The US Court of International Trade ruled that Donald Trump’s so-called fentanyl and Liberation Day tariffs constituted executive overreach. Now what…
7 months, 1 week ago
Ivy beleaguer: Harvard hung out to dry
The Trump administration’s determination to bend higher-education institutions to its will seems to know no bounds—and nowhere is getting it worse th…
7 months, 1 week ago
Soldiers’ fortune: Ukraine’s prisoner swap
No one knows which soldiers will be on the buses; many families simply come in hope. As the wider war grinds on, our correspondent witnesses a mix of…
7 months, 1 week ago
Perverting the course of justices: Mexico’s judiciary
Voters will be electing each and every one of the country’s judges—removing the last meaningful check on Morena, the ruling party. Nigeria has more p…
7 months, 1 week ago