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After a year of war, Sudan is a failing state
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Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, welcomed an American aid package , worth $61bn for his country, which was passed by the House of Representatives...
Authorities in India announced a rerun of voting for the general election at 11 polling stations in the north-eastern state of Manipur on Monday...
Naval officials from 30 countries arrived in Qingdao, a port city in China, for a biennial meeting...
Ecuadorians started voting in a referendum to give the government more powers to fight drug gangs and violent crime...
Finally, America’s Congress does right by Ukraine
Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains
Bartleby: The lessons of woke Scrabble
When heritage meets innovation
The push to decriminalise abortion in Britain heats up
But campaigners should be careful what they wish for
Akebono was the first foreign-born grand champion of sumo
The wrestler who shocked and changed Japan died in early April, aged 54
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Our latest newsletter covers a complex and consequential region
The US in brief
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The war in Ukraine
The House of Representatives gives Ukraine its best news in a year
$61bn of aid is on the way. It should have an almost instant effect
Two years of war have impoverished many Ukrainians
The elderly, the displaced and the disabled are the worst affected
Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia
Its superdrones can reach targets as far away as Siberia
The growing role of fighting robots on the ground in Ukraine
Drones already fill the skies. Now uncrewed vehicles are heading to the front lines
Generation Z
Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z
They are not doomed to be poor and anxious
Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich
Millennials were poorer at this stage in their lives. So were baby-boomers
How worried should people be about Generation Z?
Two new books fit into a familiar pattern of the old fretting about the young
What is screen time doing to children?
Demands grow to restrict young people’s access to phones and social media
India’s election
India’s democracy needs a stronger opposition
The Congress party is set for a drubbing in the world’s biggest election
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
Gandhi v Modi: crunch time for Congress as India prepares to vote
The Economist joins the most prominent opposition politician on the campaign trail
Five charts that show why the BJP expects to win India’s election
Narendra Modi’s party is eyeing another big victory
Strife in the Middle East
Israel responds to Iran’s barrage with a symbolic strike
Both sides have a chance to de-escalate their conflict, at least for now
Iranians fear their brittle regime will drag them into war
Ultra-religious hardliners are gaining power and yearn for confrontation
A trauma surgeon on why Gaza is the worst of war zones
It is like stepping back into the 19th century, says David Nott
Israel’s use of AI in Gaza is coming under closer scrutiny
Do the humans in Israel’s army have sufficient control over its technology?
America’s election year
Lexington: Truth Social is a mind-bending win for Donald Trump
And disturbing evidence of how he destabilises reality for Americans
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World news
After a year of war, Sudan is a failing state
Half a million may starve without urgent help
Explore our prediction model for Britain’s looming election
The scale of the task facing Rishi Sunak is clear
Elon Musk is feuding with Brazil’s powerful Supreme Court
The court has become the de facto regulator of social media in the country
America’s trust in its institutions has collapsed
What are the consequences?
Business, finance and economics
Who will lead the LVMH luxury empire?
Bernard Arnault sizes up his heirs apparent
America’s interest rates are unlikely to fall this year
That will squeeze financial markets and the world economy
Free exchange: Can the IMF solve the poor world’s debt crisis?
The fund will freeze out China if that is what it takes to offer relief
America hits Chinese biotech—and its own drugmakers
A sweeping bill in Congress could cost patients at home
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Akebono was the first foreign-born grand champion of sumo
The wrestler who shocked and changed Japan died in early April, aged 54
1843 magazine | Robert F. Kennedy junior doesn’t care if he condemns America to Trump
He’s a tree-hugging conspiracy theorist – and he’s running for president
Back Story: Salman Rushdie’s gripping take on being stabbed
“Knife” is a memoir about the attack in 2022 but also a love story
How Hollywood fell in love with video games
“Fallout” is the latest in a successful run of adaptations
Weekly edition: April 20th 2024
Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z
Is generative AI built on theft?
The wonder-technology faces accusations of copyright infringement
How to counter Iran
Israel should try a novel response to Iran’s missile attack: restraint
Musk v Brazil’s supreme court
The court has become the de facto regulator of social media in the country
Shrinking America
America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population
Technology Quarterly: March 30th 2024
A new prescription
AIs will make health care safer and better, reports Natasha Loder. It may even get cheaper too
