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After decades of overpopulation worries, the country now has the opposite concern. We examine India’s unusual demographic turn , and why it...

Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, wants Britons to be enraged by a killing in the street. We ask why his tone has...

Now that America has stepped back, Europe is at last stepping up. We examine the bloc’s tactics (if not yet a strategy) and how steady its s...

The AI world’s go-to chipmaker is blazing a trail toward your personal computer. We ask what moving out of the cloud indicates about the fut...

Aid is ramping up to the Democratic Republic of Congo, and vaccine work is progressing. But what the Ebola response most lacks is trust of t...

Our outgoing defence editor reflects on how war has changed during the eight years of his tenure. Wars have become easier to start and harde...

The American administration’s next round of sabre-rattling has been directed at Cuba. But more military adventures there would probably prov...

Economic support, drone capability, defence under new management: the tide may have turned for Ukraine. But domestic politics and perception...

More mixed messages from President Donald Trump and air strikes that seem to violate the ceasefire: all that is remotely in prospect is a de...

What do we mean by a “good book”? Some people choose a holiday read that demands time and attention. Others pick rip-roaring novels that req...

Elon Musk has launched the largest stockmarket listing in history. The accompanying space mission remains grounded. Our correspondent weighs...

Within the space of a week Chinese president Xi Jinping has welcomed both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to Beijing. Our correspondent expl...

Is Binyamin Netanyahu ’s time up as Israel’s prime minister? As a vote in parliament triggers the election campaign, our correspondent – and...

The latest Ebola emergency is different from previous ones: there is no vaccine, and the kind of community-level work that stops the spread...

Atef Najib, a former security chief, is the highest-profile member of the Assad regime to go on trial. We ask why the speed, uneven spread a...

Tommy Robinson is an influencer who has shaped views on Britain, particularly among his American supporters and funders. A rally this weeken...

Perhaps the AI “boomers” are right about a sweeping labour-market revolution. But a careful look at history shows just how unprecedented the...

The meeting between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will set the tone for three more this year. We examine wha...

Artificial intelligence could help terrorists develop new dangerous pathogens . Our correspondent asks how humanity can protect itself from...

After catastrophic local-election results, Britain’s prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life. One airline has fol...
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