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Europe
Sergei Shoigu’s sacking points to yet more attrition in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin wants Russia’s armed forces to be better supplied
Science & technology
Today’s AI models are impressive. Teams of them will be formidable
Working together will make LLMs more capable and intelligent—for good and ill
The world in brief
Israeli forces stepped up an offensive on northern Gaza, which they had retreated from five months ago...
Anglo American, a British mining giant, rejected a revised takeover proposal from BHP, an Australian competitor...
Squarespace, a web development company, agreed to a $6.9bn takeover deal with Permira, a private equity giant...
A German court ruled that the Alternative for Germany could be classified as a far-right extremist organisation...
Who could replace Narendra Modi?
A leadership struggle is brewing in India’s ruling party
Buttonwood: Banks, at least, are making money from a turbulent world
It is once again a good time to work on a trading desk
The tawdry history of “catch-and-kill” journalism
Testimony from Donald Trump’s trial highlights a practice that is normally hidden
Venice’s new admission fee cannot curb overtourism
It is too low, and there are too many exemptions
The US in brief
Michael Cohen takes the stand in Trump’s trial
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World news
Russia is ramping up sabotage across Europe
The Kremlin believes it is in a shadow war with NATO
Meet Gabriel Attal, France’s young prime minister
The challenge for Macron’s mini-me
How “judge-mandering” is eroding trust in America’s judiciary
The assignment of judges to cases should be random, not political
The world’s rules-based order is cracking
Human-rights lawyers are trying to save laws meant to tame violent rulers
Business, finance and economics
The liberal international order is slowly coming apart
Its collapse could be sudden and irreversible
America is in the midst of an extraordinary startup boom
How the country revived its go-getting spirit
Bartleby: For Gen-Z job-seekers, TikTok is the new LinkedIn
Companies had better start scrolling
What Xi Jinping gets wrong about China’s economy
Despite his protestations, the country does have an overcapacity problem
Strife in the Middle East
After a dramatic week in Gaza, where does the war stand?
The Rafah offensive has not really begun, and a ceasefire is probably still weeks away at best
Could the International Criminal Court indict Binyamin Netanyahu?
Rumours abound that an arrest warrant is imminent for Israel’s prime minister
Why are Arab armed forces so ineffective?
Governments are splashing the cash, but that may do little to burnish their armies’ reputations
Israel’s prime minister does not know where to go
Binyamin Netanyahu may be losing the plot
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How Kristi Noem missed her shot to be vice-president
A failure to do things by the book
Britain's new government in waiting
What companies can expect if Labour wins Britain’s election
The party that aspires to lead the country is courting business
The Labour Party’s grand bargain with business
What would a new British government mean for boardrooms?
Who is Angela Rayner?
The deputy leader of the Labour Party alarms businesses in Britain. Should she?
Labour is the big beneficiary of Scottish political turmoil
Humza Yousaf’s successor will face a gigantic task
The war in Ukraine
Ukraine will hold if it gets the arms it needs, says a top general
An interview with Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk, head of Ukraine’s ground forces
Ukraine’s defenders anxiously dig in for a looming Russian assault
The West’s delays on weapons help Vladimir Putin exploit superior numbers
How Ukrainian farmers are using the cover of war to escape taxes
“Black grain” infuriates exporters playing by the rules
Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine
Hopes of a Chinese rescue look increasingly vain
Singapore
The world’s most improbable success story still needs to evolve
Under Lawrence Wong, the city-state has a new chance to change
An interview with Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s next PM
He will be just the fourth person to hold that position
Singapore has achieved astounding economic success
Can Lawrence Wong, its incoming PM, oversee further growth?
Lawrence Wong in his own words
Singapore’s next prime minister sat down with The Economist
India’s election
1843 magazine | Rahul Gandhi is on the march. But where is he heading?
He wants to be the champion of Indian liberalism. First he needs to save his party from irrelevance
Even disillusioned young Indian voters favour Narendra Modi
They worry about their future, but do not blame the BJP
How strong is India’s economy?
It isn’t the next China, but it could still transform itself and the world
Radio Modi: How India’s prime minister sweet-talks the nation
We analysed hundreds of Narendra Modi’s broadcasts. They reveal a meticulously cultivated image
America’s election year
Lexington: Why the Republicans will convene in a forge of American socialism
Donald Trump has made gains with Wisconsin’s working class, but Joe Biden could still win there
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US election 2024
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The new economic order
“Judge-mandering” and how to cure it
The assignment of judges to cases should be random, not political
Singapore under new management
Under Lawrence Wong, the city-state has a new chance to change
China Shock II
Despite Xi Jinping’s protestations, China does have an overcapacity problem
Gangs on Latin America
How to pacify the world’s most violent region
Special reports: May 11th 2024
Worlds apart
The American-led financial order is giving way to a more divided one
The global financial system is in danger of fragmenting
How crises reshaped the world financial system
The movement of capital globally is in decline
National payment systems are proliferating
The fight to dethrone the dollar
How the financial system would respond to a superpower war
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