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Every weekday our global network of correspondents makes sense of the stories beneath the headlines. We bring you surprising trends and tales from around the world, current affairs, business and finance — as well as science and technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xi says: who will succeed him?

24 mins; April 03, 2026

Over the moon: Artemis II launches

22 mins; April 02, 2026

Drone wolf: Ukraine’s missile mastermind

22 mins; April 01, 2026

Refine and dandy: Iran’s war bounty

22 mins; March 31, 2026

The bog of war: week five begins

24 mins; March 30, 2026

Hasta la victoria, quizás: Cuba’s broken economy

23 mins; March 27, 2026

Algorithm and blues: a watershed social-media verdict

22 mins; March 26, 2026

On goal difference: are America and Israel diverging on Iran?

23 mins; March 25, 2026

(Another) all-out war: Afghanistan and Pakistan

20 mins; March 24, 2026

From bad to awful: Trump’s four options in Iran

22 mins; March 23, 2026

Who will deal the final blow? Israel, Lebanon and Hizbullah

25 mins; March 20, 2026

An act of self-harm: Trump’s latest war might be his undoing

24 mins; March 19, 2026

Flagging carriers: war shuffles the Gulf-airline flight deck

18 mins; March 18, 2026

Barrel vault: a Nigerian refining giant rises

21 mins; March 17, 2026

Let me get this strait: the Iran-war escalation risk

23 mins; March 16, 2026

Lone goals: will US-Israel war aims diverge?

25 mins; March 13, 2026

Blood from a drone: Iran’s deadly arsenal

21 mins; March 12, 2026

Strait of shock: Iran economic fallout

24 mins; March 11, 2026

Oil rise: Trump gets the jitters

23 mins; March 10, 2026

Follow the leader: Iran picks the son

26 mins; March 09, 2026

The third Gulf war: one week on

29 mins; March 06, 2026

Spars and strikes: Who backs Iran war?

21 mins; March 05, 2026

Crude awakening: Iran oil shock

21 mins; March 04, 2026

Escalation: Middle East war widens

24 mins; March 03, 2026

Trailer: Money Talks

52 secs; March 02, 2026

War with Iran: Middle East in flames

29 mins; March 02, 2026

The Weekend Intelligence: How to prepare for an invasion

43 mins; February 28, 2026

Bot the difference: AI’s absence in economic data

22 mins; February 27, 2026

Poised and confused: the will-he-won’t-he of Iran strikes

24 mins; February 26, 2026

Chapo, Mayo, Mencho: another Mexican kingpin falls

24 mins; February 25, 2026

A world-changing war: four years in Ukraine

21 mins; February 24, 2026

When the levy brakes: Trump’s tariffs struck down

21 mins; February 23, 2026

The arrest is history: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

22 mins; February 20, 2026

The splitting image: Yoon verdict will deepen divisions

25 mins; February 19, 2026

The Robin Hood state: taxes are getting more progressive

22 mins; February 18, 2026

Ice, ice, maybe: should the Arctic be refrozen?

22 mins; February 17, 2026

Check in the mail: our analysis of Epstein’s correspondence

25 mins; February 16, 2026

Stock options: how to hedge an AI bubble

22 mins; February 13, 2026

Check in Kyiv: prospects for peace?

23 mins; February 12, 2026

Dhaka matters: an election for Bangladesh

20 mins; February 11, 2026

A Keir-death experience: PM clings on

20 mins; February 10, 2026

Snap judgement: Japan PM’s electoral landslide

23 mins; February 09, 2026

Elon shot: will Musk’s mega-merger work?

22 mins; February 06, 2026

Nukes of hazard: US-Russia arms treaty expires

24 mins; February 05, 2026

Peter and the wolves: Mandelson falls but Epstein scandal spreads

20 mins; February 04, 2026

Tug of Warsh: will the new chair politicise the Fed?

19 mins; February 03, 2026

Survival Modi: Indian PM’s fortunes revive

20 mins; February 02, 2026

Boss Class 1. Fat layer of humans

36 mins; January 31, 2026

Democracy on ICE? The mood turns in America

26 mins; January 30, 2026

Interview: Bret Taylor of Sierra and OpenAI

34 mins; January 29, 2026

1. Fat layer of humans

34 mins; January 29, 2026

No middle ground: Iran’s dangerous division

22 mins; January 29, 2026

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

2 mins; January 28, 2026

We’ll be right over here: Europe’s populists sour on Trump

19 mins; January 28, 2026

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

2 mins; January 27, 2026

General ejection: China’s military purge

22 mins; January 27, 2026

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

2 mins; January 26, 2026

Resistance is fatal: another killing in Minneapolis

26 mins; January 26, 2026

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

2 mins; January 25, 2026

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

2 mins; January 24, 2026

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

2 mins; January 23, 2026

ISIS control: Syria’s prison camp changes hands

27 mins; January 23, 2026

Grave new world: the Greenland row’s lasting damage

21 mins; January 22, 2026

Trailer: Boss Class Season 3

2 mins; January 22, 2026

House of Kurds: on the ground in northern Syria

20 mins; January 21, 2026

Power ballot: Japanese PM’s electoral gamble

23 mins; January 20, 2026

Thin ice: could the Greenland clash kill NATO?

23 mins; January 19, 2026

Clutching at shahs: Iran’s would-be revolutionary

26 mins; January 16, 2026

Maria-view mirror: asking Venezuelans what they want now

20 mins; January 15, 2026

Independence Jay? Inflation and attacks on the Fed

23 mins; January 14, 2026

Lowering the steaks: a Mercosur deal at last

23 mins; January 13, 2026

Strike fear: Iran’s protests and Israel

26 mins; January 12, 2026

Shah caller: Iran’s protests are different this time

27 mins; January 09, 2026

Oil pressure: America’s tanker seizures

22 mins; January 08, 2026

In the line of fires: LA’s ashen suburbs one year on

24 mins; January 07, 2026

Xi’s not there: what China’s Venezuela response reveals

20 mins; January 06, 2026

Nicolás caged: what next for Venezuela?

24 mins; January 05, 2026

State of the art: Chinese market flounders

21 mins; January 02, 2026

What in the world: predictions for 2026

19 mins; January 01, 2026

Years ending: notable lives lost in 2025

22 mins; December 31, 2025

Boom with a view: our economy of the year

21 mins; December 30, 2025

Generals’ selection: Myanmar’s sham poll

21 mins; December 29, 2025

Battle of the texts: which books changed the world?

40 mins; December 26, 2025

So this is quizmas: our inaugural holiday face-off

28 mins; December 24, 2025

Growing pains: a recession in recessions

21 mins; December 23, 2025

Slop stars: why AI-generated content could help creators

20 mins; December 22, 2025

Country of the year: The Economist’s pick for 2025

23 mins; December 19, 2025

Weight boss? Competition for Novo Nordisk

21 mins; December 18, 2025

Emissions possible: EU petrol ban quashed

20 mins; December 17, 2025

After Bondi: how to tackle extremism

20 mins; December 16, 2025

Judgement day: Jimmy Lai convicted

21 mins; December 15, 2025

Right, here, waiting: Europe’s populists on the rise

27 mins; December 12, 2025

Ven and the art of hemispheric maintenance: America’s national-security posture

17 mins; December 11, 2025

Digital stimulation: AI and porn

20 mins; December 10, 2025

“You’re…fired?” A momentous Supreme Court case

23 mins; December 09, 2025

Transitional injustice: Syria one year after Assad

24 mins; December 08, 2025

The Weekend Intelligence: Operation Midas

43 mins; December 06, 2025

Keir in the headlights: interviewing Britain’s PM

22 mins; December 05, 2025

Delhi-novela: Putin and Modi rekindle bromance

20 mins; December 04, 2025

Stars and strikes: was America’s ship-bomb illegal?

25 mins; December 03, 2025

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