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Executive orders of magnitude: Trump’s day one
Donald Trump is back in office, this time with less pearl-clutching in Washington. We examine his inaugural address and his first executive orders as…
1 year, 1 month ago
Reunions and rubble: Gaza’s first moments of peace
Quiet skies, returned Israeli hostages, Gazans going back home: there is much to celebrate, for the moment. We examine the path to a more robust and …
1 year, 1 month ago
Billionaires boldly go: private space-treks
This week Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’s space-exploration company, successfully launched a rocket into orbit on its first attempt. That marks a new front…
1 year, 1 month ago
Peace by piece: a ceasefire in Gaza is close
After 15 months of fighting, a ceasefire in Gaza may soon be agreed. What does the deal entail – and could it last? Our correspondent has uncovered n…
1 year, 1 month ago
Arrest development: South Korea’s Yoon held
After dramatic scenes in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained on insurrection charges, stemming from his attempt to impose martial …
1 year, 1 month ago
View to a killing: bond yields rise and rise
Though central banks have cut interest rates, uncertainty about the future has sent yields sky-high. Our correspondent explains why expectations dive…
1 year, 2 months ago
A run for cover: LA’s fires and insurance
Among the lessons emerging from California’s devastating fires is the idea that insurers cannot price risk on past data: the climate-change future is…
1 year, 2 months ago
Moving the post goals: Musk’s British-politics meddling
Elon Musk has taken an abiding interest in Britain, and a hard line against its prime minister. It reveals a division within British politics that ma…
1 year, 2 months ago
Adaptitude: India and climate change
The world’s most populous country is at the front line of climate change. Our deputy editor explores the many ways it is adapting—because it must. Ou…
1 year, 2 months ago
Towards Russia with love: Austria’s political tilt
A once-fringe far-right party looks close to power—and serves as another sign of a broad and worrying pro-Russia trend in central European politics. …
1 year, 2 months ago