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What is America up to on this tiny Pacific island?

2025-09-08

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Across the Pacific, America is preparing for a possible war with China. Our diplomatic editor, Anton La Guardia, travelled to Tinian to explore why islands like it could play a decisive role.

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How stablecoins are disrupting global finance

2025-09-05

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Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency that could make payments faster and cheaper. But could they also threaten the financial system as we know it?

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Are Ukraine’s kamikaze drones causing a Russian petrol crisis?

2025-09-04

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Oil refineries across Russia are going up in flames. Ukraine is using new long-range drones to strike at Putin’s petrostate. How are the attacks affecting the world’s third-largest oil producer?

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Why are strip clubs vanishing?

2025-09-03

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Why are strip clubs in Britain vanishing? Rosie Blau, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, and our writer, Rohan Banerjee, pull back the curtain on adult entertainment lounges and what the future might hold for them. 00:00 - What are strip clubs really like? 01:23 - Who goes to strip clubs? 02:08 - Are strip clubs doing well? 02:40 - How many strip clubs are left in the UK? 03:23 - Why did you go to a strip club in Norwich? 03:52 - What...

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Why is the trial of Jair Bolsonaro so important?

2025-09-03

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Brazil’s former hard-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, is on trial for allegedly attempting a coup to remain in power. He denies all charges. Could this be a test case for how countries recover from a populist fever?

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Is Donald Trump pushing India towards China?

2025-09-01

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China’s President Xi Jinping is playing host to over 20 world leaders, welcoming autocrats such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. A more surprising addition to the guest list is India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Our foreign editor explains how Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war is pushing America’s friends towards China. #donaldtrump #putin #xijinping #modi #china #india

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Why do people hate vocal fry?

2025-08-29

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What do Kim Kardashian and James Bond have in common? Lane Greene, our language correspondent, explores the controversy behind their creaky vocal quality

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Can President Trump take over the Fed?

2025-08-27

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In Donald Trump’s latest attack on the Federal Reserve he said he was sacking Lisa Cook, a governor on its board. Many fear that he is trying to take over America’s central bank to quickly lower interest rates

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Ukraine’s robot army is fighting on its deadly frontline

2025-08-26

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Robot-on-robot fighting could be the future of frontline combat. From evacuating the wounded to storming trenches, robots are already serving in the war in Ukraine. These unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs, are the newest front in the war’s technological arms race. #ukraine #ukrainewar #drone #dronefootage #militarytechnology #ugv

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Why rich parents may matter more than hard work

2025-08-25

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People across the rich world will inherit some $6trn in 2025, but it will be unequally distributed.

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What to read about modern feminism

2025-08-24

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Feminists believe that men and women are in all important respects equal. But getting people, especially men, to accept that truth and act on it has been the work of centuries. These five books could help you understand the large, evolving and controversial subject of modern feminism

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How much of Gaza has Israel destroyed?

2025-08-22

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Israel has begun its offensive on Gaza City, the largest remaining civilian centre in the strip. Gaza is now almost entirely uninhabitable—but the damage isn’t solely from Israeli airstrikes.

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Why Nigeria has a big power problem

2025-08-21

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90m people in Nigeria don't have access to electricity. The Economist’s Africa correspondent, Ore Ogunbiyi, explains why Nigeria has more people without electricity than any other country

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Can AI supercharge global economic growth?

2025-08-21

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Silicon Valley optimists are betting that an era of AI-powered superintelligence will bring about explosive worldwide economic growth. Henry Curr, our economics editor, joins Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, to discuss if their gamble will pay off. 00:00 - Can AI supercharge global economic growth? 01:15 - What are the predictions for how AI will impact the economy? 02:01 - What will cause explosive economic growth? 03:39 - Will...

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Why this city is Xi Jinping’s pet project

2025-08-20

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This “city of the future” is Xi Jinping’s pet project. Don Weinland, our China business and finance editor, visited Xiongan to see if the former “ghost town” can really attract residents. #china #urbanplanning #city

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Why a peace deal in Ukraine is unlikely

2025-08-19

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Despite Donald Trump’s optimism, a peace deal in Ukraine still remains unlikely. Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, explains why.

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Weekly Market Pulse: Big Rate Cuts? Not Right Now

2025-08-18

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2025-08-18

“I think we could go into a series of rate cuts here, starting with a 50 basis-point rate cut in September”. “If you look at any model” it suggests that “we should probably be 150, 175 basis points lower.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a Bloomberg interview, 8/13/25 President Trump and others in his administration have been pushing for lower interest rates for months – one wonders what they’re worried about – and are doing and saying...

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The Alaska summit was a symbolic victory for Putin

2025-08-16

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The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska has ended without a deal. But the meeting was a symbolic victory for the Russian president, whose status as a pariah in the West is over. Our diplomatic editor, Anton La Guardia, reports from the press conference. #donaldtrump #america #putin #russia #ukrainerussianwar #latestnews

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Why Ukraine can’t accept the peace deal Russia wants

2025-08-14

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Vladimir Putin will meet Donald Trump in Alaska to discuss peace in Ukraine—without Volodymyr Zelensky at the table. Trump has floated “land swaps”—trading Ukrainian territory for peace. But frontline soldiers have told our Ukraine correspondent, Oliver Carroll, that they will never accept a territorial concession, leaving Zelensky caught between the hardline stance of his troops and Washington’s shifting demands. #warinukraine #zelensky...

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The looming threat from Russia in the Arctic

2025-08-13

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Why is there a Russian settlement in Norway? Adam Roberts, The Economist’s digital editor, travelled to Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic, to find out if it could become a geopolitical flashpoint between Russia and NATO.

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