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Poll vaulter: Brazil’s surprise election result
Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent president, did unexpectedly well—giving his campaign a boost and foreshadowing a tough run-up to the second round. Malawi’s incipient democracy stands as a shining regio…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Form-annex trick: Russia’s Ukraine-seizure bid
After a series of sham referendums, President Vladimir Putin is expected to annex four partly occupied regions of Ukraine. We ask what risks that move would pose. What has driven China’s president to…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Lula loop: meeting Brazil’s presidential front-runner
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist former president, looks well-placed to win a third term. But which Lula would Brazil get—the fiscal conservative or the populist spendthrift? Germany has an earne…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Off the top of their heads: Iran’s widespread protests
Women are burning their hijabs on bonfires and hacking off their hair—but the unrest has come to be about far more than the heavy hands of the morality police. The murder of Abe Shinzo, a former Japa…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
In for a penny, in for a pounding: Britain’s economic gyrations
The markets are so far entirely unconvinced that the new administration’s Reagan-esque economic plans will work to spur growth—just look at sterling's tumble. In Tibet, China’s mass collection of DNA…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Giorgia on my mind: Italy’s far-right government
Italians have voted decisively for a coalition of right-wing parties, with Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Brothers of Italy, the likely next prime minister. What this means for Italy, Europe and the w…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Empire State v real-estate empire: Donald Trump’s legal woes
Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, announced a sweeping lawsuit against Donald Trump, his businesses and three of his children. He’s also being investigated over allegations of election inte…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Inflation nation: The Fed raises rates, again
America’s Federal Reserve made its third straight 0.75% interest-rate hike, with Jerome Powell, the Fed’s chair, warning that more hikes would follow. But with inflation still high, and labour market…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The 300,000 body problem: Russia mobilises and threatens
This morning Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would call up more troops to fight in Ukraine, said his goal of “liberating” eastern Ukraine remained unchanged and accused the west of “nuclear blac…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Charles in charge: the future of the Commonwealth
Elizabeth II was devoted to the Commonwealth, a club of countries that are home to one-third of the world’s population. What is its future under Charles III? Jeddah is Saudi Arabia’s most charming an…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago