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Leaders
South Africa stands on the brink of salvation—or catastrophe
To prevent a coalition of chaos, Cyril Ramaphosa and the Democratic Alliance must do a deal
Leaders
The three women who will shape Europe
At a crucial moment they encapsulate the dilemma of how to handle populism
Asia
Exit polls point to a crushing victory for Narendra Modi
The BJP is expected to extend its reach across India
The world in brief
The ruling African National Congress has lost its parliamentary majority in South Africa, after its worst electoral performance in the 30 years since the end of apartheid...
As Israel continued its assault on Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, vowed to keep fighting until Hamas is eradicated...
The seventh and final phase of voting in India’s protracted election took place in a scorching heatwave...
Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy grid on Friday night and Saturday morning, inflicting some of the worst damage in weeks...
Violence mars Mexicans’ biggest elections ever
A lot is at stake besides who will become the new president
Schumpeter: The soldiers of the silicon supply chain are worried
Geopolitics risks distorting a miracle of modern technology
Half of Northern Irish patients wait over a year for treatment
The crisis in health care is a warning to the rest of Britain
The Savannah Bananas: a baseball team for the TikTok age
Major League Baseball could learn from the players’ entertaining antics
The US in brief
Trump’s a felon. Now what?
Dateline
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Donald Trump convicted
The disgrace of a former American president
But this prosecution of Donald Trump was wrongheaded and counter-productive
Donald Trump is a convicted felon
Historic, yes. Game-changer? Don’t bank on it
1843 magazine | Trump’s charm offensive in the Bronx
Can boasts of past glories win over a tough crowd?
Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the polls?
The Economist is tracking the race to be America’s next president
South Africa’s election
The failing ANC is rejected by over half of South Africa
The country now faces its biggest test since the end of apartheid
How to save South Africa
The rainbow nation needs an alternative to decline under the ANC
South Africa election poll tracker, results and guide to the parties
Who will form the next government?
How a Russia-linked mine may keep the ANC in power
South Africa’s ruling party was broke a few months ago, but its fortunes are changing
Business, finance and economics
Is your rent ever going to fall?
Too often politicians tout awful solutions for helping tenants
Can Elon Musk’s xAI take on OpenAI?
It has some advantages. But it is entering a crowded field
ExxonMobil rediscovers its swagger
The bad boy of big oil goes after its shareholders
Baby-boomers are loaded. Why are they so stingy?
The mystery matters for global economic growth
World news
The undoing of Roe v Wade has created a mighty political movement
The power of women with clipboards
Chaguan: How China uses Russia as a wrecking ball
As Russia threatens to paralyse the UN Security Council, China stands back
America could face its most active hurricane season ever
Coastal states must brace themselves for extreme weather in an election year
Hordes of cicadas are emerging simultaneously in America
The ancestors of these two neighbouring broods last met in 1803
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Britain’s election
Incompetence or opacity: the choice facing British voters
The first week of the election campaign points to a failure of political competition
Bagehot: The British election is becoming an episode of mob justice
A punishment beating is on the cards for the Conservatives
UK election 2024
General-election forecast: will Labour destroy the Conservatives?
Our seat-by-seat prediction for Britain’s next Parliament
UK election 2024
Can you build a British voter?
Explore the groups driving Britain’s political shifts using our interactive tool
The Israel-Hamas war
Who is responsible for feeding Gaza?
Arguments fly over Israel’s duty to maintain aid
Outrage at a strike in Rafah is unlikely to change policy
America has already said the incident does not cross its red lines
The ICJ orders restraint from Israel in Rafah
But the court has no way to enforce its judgment, and there is no chance Israel will heed it
What does it mean to recognise Palestinian statehood?
Ireland, Norway and Spain will be the latest to do so
Pro-natalist policies
Why paying women to have more babies won’t work
Economies must adapt to baby busts instead
Can the rich world escape its baby crisis?
Governments are splurging on handouts to avert catastrophe
Shrinking populations mean less growth and a more fractious world
Politicians must act now to avert the worst
Some good news about America’s fertility problem
Part of the decline in births should be celebrated
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How long can Elvira Nabiullina work her magic?
The war in Ukraine
Tracking the Ukraine war: where is the latest fighting?
Our satellite view of the conflict, updated daily
Ukraine’s desperate draft-dodgers drown in the river of death
Thousands of military-age Ukrainians are risking their lives by swimming across treacherous waters
There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine
Europe lacks TNT and other propellants for shells and missiles
Ukraine’s desperate struggle to defend Kharkiv
It is holding off Russia’s attack — for now
Other highlights
There is more to breasts than meets the eye
A new book offers a cultural history of mammary glands
Footballer, broadcaster, podcast mogul: the career of Gary Lineker
And what it says about modern Britain
How the NFL keeps fans transfixed even when there are no games
The show must go on
Canadians are taking dramatic steps to avoid more ruinous firestorms
The focus is as much on mitigation and preparation as on suppression
Weekly edition: June 1st 2024
Meet America’s most dynamic political movement
Election watch: incompetence or opacity
The choice facing British voters
Will abortion swing America's election?
The pro-choice movement that could help Joe Biden win
Boomers: loaded and stingy
What the penny-pinchers mean for the world economy
Generation rent goes global
Too often politicians tout awful solutions for helping tenants
Special reports: May 11th 2024
Worlds apart
The American-led financial order is giving way to a more divided one
The global financial system is in danger of fragmenting
How crises reshaped the world financial system
The movement of capital globally is in decline
National payment systems are proliferating
The fight to dethrone the dollar
How the financial system would respond to a superpower war
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