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The deadly new weapon in the Ukraine war

2025-06-10

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Fibre-optic drones can avoid electronic interference, making them almost impossible to defend against #drone #ukraine #russia

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Will AI take Apple’s crown?

2025-06-10

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Apple may have brought us the iPhone and changed the world, but it’s having a hard time keeping up with rapid advances in AI. Our AI correspondent, Alex Hern, discusses whether Apple will lose its crown on The Intelligence podcast 00.00 - Why Apple is falling behind AI 04.14 - Can Apple catch-up? 05.36 - How will this impact consumer behaviour 07.17 - What does this mean for Tim Cook? Listen to the rest of the episode: https://econ.st/3SMLPzk...

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How Donald Trump escalated LA’s protests

2025-06-09

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Donald Trump’s decision to order National Guard troops to Los Angeles turned protests against immigration raids into major clashes. Our West Coast correspondent, Aryn Braun, reports from the ground #la #laprotests #losangeles #uspolitics #immigration

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The GOP’s voting crackdown could backfire

2025-06-06

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Republicans are making it harder to vote. But what if this decades-old strategy no longer helps them win? The very voters these laws target might now be the ones the Republican party needs

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How will South Korea’s new president balance China against America?

2025-06-04

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South Korea has elected Lee Jae-myung, from the liberal Democratic Party, as president after six months of political upheaval. But the next president’s political promises have been inconsistent and it's unclear what kind of leader his voters will actually get. Noah Sneider, our East Asia bureau chief, explains on our podcast, The Intelligence Listen to the rest of the episode: https://econ.st/45Cn8Nu Can South Korea’s new president mend a...

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India is not as hot as you’d expect

2025-06-04

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Could pollution be shielding South Asia from the worst of climate change? The region has been warming at a slower rate than the rest of the world and many scientists think this anomaly could be due to smog. But pollution is a bigger killer than heat stress in places like India today—South Asia’s dilemma will soon be whether to fry or to choke

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Ukraine’s drone strike is a warning to all armed forces

2025-06-03

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Ukraine’s astonishing drone attack deep inside Russia was a humiliation for Vladimir Putin—and a warning to other Western armed forces. We explain why the operation is likely to be ranked among the most important raiding actions in modern warfare

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What’s at stake for Poland in Europe’s election

2025-05-31

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Poland has become Europe’s most overlooked military and economic power, but it risks throwing away this influence in its presidential election. With two very different paths the country could take, will Poland cement or ruin its standing in Europe?

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El Salvador’s president is locking up his critics

2025-05-30

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El Salvador’s President Bukele imprisoned thousands in his crackdown on crime, winning praise from Donald Trump and the American right. But now the president is using repressive tactics on his critics too

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Courts block Trump’s tariffs: what happens next?

2025-05-29

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America’s Court of International Trade has unanimously struck down many of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Henry Curr, our economics editor, examines the president’s remaining options for his trade war

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The Gaza death toll may be higher than reported

2025-05-28

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The death toll in Gaza may be higher than reported. New research suggests tens of thousands of people may be missing from the official count #gaza #palestine #palestinian #waringaza

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Why America is heading for a budget crisis

2025-05-25

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Donald Trump’s tax cuts are reckless when the federal deficit is so high. America does have more fiscal leeway than other countries but the Republican party is testing its limits. Our economics editor, Henry Curr, explains why

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Trump’s attack on Harvard will hurt America #donaldtrump #harvard

2025-05-24

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John Prideaux, our US editor, explains why it will also have a real cost for scientific progress around the world

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Does Vladimir Putin want a peace deal?

2025-05-23

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Vladimir Putin doesn’t just want a ceasefire in Ukraine, he wants total victory. The legitimacy of Russian rulers is dependent on military triumph and war has become the organising principle of Putin's Russia. Arkady Ostrovsky, our Russia editor, explains why

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Is Myanmar’s junta bombing its own citizens?

2025-05-21

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After thousands were injured or killed by a devastating earthquake in March, reports emerged of airstrikes hitting schools, villages and monasteries. The Economist has used open-source intelligence to understand what’s happening in this hidden conflict

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Why Gen X is the real loser generation

2025-05-20

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Millennials and Gen Z get all the media attention—but spare a thought for Gen X, who have actually had it pretty rough, as our senior economics writer, Callum Williams, explains Listen to the rest of the episode: https://econ.st/43k5P0U Why Gen X is the real loser generation: https://econ.st/3H2VS0h Sign up to our daily newsletter: https://econ.st/4j03fmq

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Why Gen X is the real loser generation

2025-05-20

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Gen Z, millennials and baby-boomers all complain that they have it the worst. But middle-aged Gen Xers are the real losers, as our senior economics writer, Callum Williams, explains

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Insider tips for public speaking

2025-05-19

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Looking to improve your public speaking? Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist at Canva and host of multiple successful TED Talks, shares his top tips on season two of Boss Class

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Who decides what a job is worth?

2025-05-19

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Should men and women doing different jobs be paid the same on the basis that their work is of “equal value”? Courts are saying yes, thanks to equal-value laws aimed at addressing sex-based pay discrimination. We explain why this is a flawed denial of the markets

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Why can’t you stop scrolling?

2025-05-16

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Stuck in a scroll hole? Professor of neurology, Richard Cytowic, explains why we can’t get off our phones on Babbage, our science and technology podcast

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