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2025-12-08

Since the ceasefire in Gaza was announced, nothing has been done to rebuild the devastated territory. Our Middle East editor, Josie Delap, looks at how much reconstruction could cost, and who might foot the bill.

2025-12-01

Looking for a Christmas present for a bookworm in your life? Rachel Lloyd, our deputy culture editor, shares five of our favourite non-fiction books of 2025.

2025-10-18

Pablo Escobar’s control-everything model is dead. Cocaine traffickers today are highly decentralised, using scuba divers, narco subs and sophisticated chemistry to evade policing. Our Latin America correspondent, Kinley Salmon, explains why cocaine trafficking has become harder than ever to stop.

2025-10-15

Do red-light masks actually work? Our senior audio producer, Sarah Lawrynuik, and Jason Palmer, co-host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss whether the self care product can actually help combat signs of ageing in our skin.

0:00: What are red light masks supposed to do?
1:50: Are they worth the hype or just marketing?
3:01: How do we know that they actually work?
3:51: How do you use them as part of your skincare routine?

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2025-10-10

As celebrations continue over the ceasefire in Gaza, a number of crucial questions remain: will Hamas give up its weapons? How will the transitional authority work? And what does this mean on the ground for Gazans? The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, sat down with the paper’s experts to discuss the merits and pitfalls of Trump’s plan.

Watch the full discussion here: https://econ.st/4obWt04