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AN ISRAEL-HIZBULLAH WAR WOULD BE A DISASTER FOR BOTH

Both must find a way to step back

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THE SINKING FEELING CAUSED BY LABOUR’S CLUMSY START

Britain’s new government is paying for the sins of the election campaign

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Prices could once again spike this winter

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THE WORLD IN BRIEF

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CHINA’S CENTRAL BANK TRIES TO SAVE THE ECONOMY—AND THE STOCKMARKET

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Why voters across the rich world are miserable

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BARTLEBY: SHOULD YOU BE NICE AT WORK?

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ISRAEL AND HIZBULLAH CREEP CLOSER TO ALL-OUT WAR

But Israel does not yet have the forces in place to invade


ISRAEL HAS BLOODIED HIZBULLAH BUT IS STUCK IN A WAR OF ATTRITION

Two attacks on the Shia militia may not change Israel’s strategic dilemma in
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WHAT IS HIZBULLAH?

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AN UPSET IN SRI LANKA PROPELS AN OUTSIDER INTO POWER

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A NEW “QUARTET OF CHAOS” THREATENS AMERICA

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POWER, CHIPS AND CONSTRAINTS


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CHINA’S AI FIRMS ARE CLEVERLY INNOVATING AROUND CHIP BANS

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WHAT “SUPERTALL” SKYSCRAPERS REVEAL ABOUT THE COUNTRIES THAT BUILD THEM

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THE WAR IN UKRAINE


AMERICA KEEPS UKRAINE FIGHTING WITH ITS HANDS TIED

Russian missiles blast its cities, but it still cannot strike back


DANGER IN DONBAS AS UKRAINE’S FRONT LINE FALTERS

Russian fighters are trying to encircle the defenders

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CLEARING UKRAINE’S MINES IS CRUCIAL FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY, SAY HOWARD BUFFETT
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With the right sort of technology and financing, it needn’t take a century

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AMERICAN RESTRICTIONS ON HITTING RUSSIA ARE HURTING UKRAINE

The Biden administration’s justifications keep changing

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EUROPE AND THE HARD RIGHT


GERMANY’S SOCIAL DEMOCRATS NARROWLY ESCAPE DISASTER IN BRANDENBURG

The SPD just edges the far-right AfD in a regional election


HOW TO DEAL WITH THE HARD-RIGHT THREAT IN GERMANY

As extremists win more votes across Europe, forming moderate and effective
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GERMANY’S PARTY SYSTEM IS COMING UNDER UNPRECEDENTED STRAIN

Forming governments after the eastern state elections looks nightmarish

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EUROPE’S LEFTIES BASH MIGRANTS (NEARLY) AS WELL AS THE HARD RIGHT

Xenophobia is crossing the political spectrum

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SILICON RETURNS TO SILICON VALLEY

AI has returned chipmaking to the heart of computer technology, says Shailesh
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US ELECTIONS 2024


 * KAMALA HARRIS IS OUTSPENDING DONALD TRUMP. WILL IT MATTER?


 * WHAT J.D. VANCE IS LEARNING FROM DONALD TRUMP


 * RECENT SPECIAL ELECTIONS BODE WELL FOR DEMOCRATS


CLIMATE CHANGE


 * CAN THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET SAVE THE AMAZON?


 * SPORT IS GETTING HOTTER, HARDER AND DEADLIER


 * FEWER BABIES ARE BORN IN THE MONTHS FOLLOWING HOT DAYS


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 * WHAT COULD PULL THE ISRAEL-HIZBULLAH CONFLICT BACK FROM ALL-OUT WAR?


 * WHY FULLY ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL BEAT HYBRID CARS


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 * COP29 IS GREENWASHING A DICTATORSHIP, WRITES AZERBAIJAN’S MAIN OPPOSITION
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 * ARA DARZI ON WHY ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE COULD BE DEADLIER THAN CANCER


 * BILL GATES ON HOW FEEDING CHILDREN PROPERLY CAN TRANSFORM GLOBAL HEALTH


GRAPHIC DETAIL


 * WHAT MAKES AUSTRALIA SO LIVEABLE?


 * SHOULD EUTHANASIA BE ALLOWED FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES?


 * AN ALTERNATIVE LOOK AT THE TRUMP-HARRIS DEBATE, IN FIVE CHARTS


THE ECONOMIST EXPLAINS


 * CAN DONALD TRUMP USE SONGS AGAINST A MUSICIAN’S WILL?


 * WHAT IS THE FED’S PREFERRED INFLATION MEASURE?


 * WILL TAYLOR SWIFT’S ENDORSEMENT OF KAMALA HARRIS MATTER?


THE ECONOMIST READS


 * AN INTRODUCTION TO LEBANON, PERHAPS THE NEXT FRONT IN A WIDER WAR


 * WHAT TO READ ABOUT MODERN FEMINISM


 * HOW CHRISTIANITY SHAPES POLITICS IN AMERICA



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