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Biden and Trump visit the southern border
Today: Russia’s spies are back
Introducing our new weekly newsletter on Latin America
Leaders
Share prices may be surging, but even AI is unlikely to drive a repeat of the past decade’s performance
Leaders
The country’s regional division could make it—or break it
Middle East & Africa
A shooting and stampede kill 112 and injure hundreds
Huge crowds gathered outside the church in Moscow where the funeral of Alexei Navalny is taking place…
Elon Musk sued OpenAI, an artificial-intelligence firm that he helped establish, and Sam Altman, its chief executive, for breaching the company’s founding mission…
Authorities in Gaza said that Israeli soldiers shot dead more than 100 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more as they queued near aid trucks…
Mr Biden and Donald Trump made separate visits to America’s southern border…
It needs to rediscover its concern for Russian dissidents, argues Natan Sharansky
Domestic politicians are happy to spread dysfunction on their own
A new study shows that waistlines are widening almost everywhere
The man who fought to abolish the death penalty in France died on February 9th, aged 95
Biden and Trump visit the southern border
Today: Russia’s spies are back
Introducing our new weekly newsletter on Latin America
Results come in from the Michigan primaries, Hungary approves Sweden’s NATO application—and more
Microsoft strikes a partnership with Mistral, Macy’s closes 150 stores—and more
A lighter look at the week’s events
How we saw the world
Iran’s phoney elections show how the clerics have lost public support
Exploit them to the full, but legally
African leaders need to balance vast opportunities against dire risks
Its relationships with the West are healing. But Brazil has not decided what kind of country it will be
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
The tech giant’s new artificial-intelligence model invents black Vikings and Asian popes
The firm has three big advantages
Mistral unveils its latest large language model—and a deal with Microsoft
Our data shows that the party is forging a remarkably broad electoral coalition
UK election 2024
Explore the groups driving Britain’s political shifts using our interactive tool
Ups and downs
We break down the polls to explain how Britons might vote in the next general election
A biography of the Labour leader reveals a reformer ill at ease in politics
The Economist is tracking the race to be America’s next president
In brief
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
The last woman standing against Donald Trump sometimes seems like the party’s last Reaganite
The flimsiest of the cases is set to go first, and all face delays
Although AI is propelling valuations, there are deeper forces at work
As markets roar, an old argument returns
The risk of a second wave of inflation remains too great
Will more now favour domestic stocks?
How monopoly and price discrimination are transforming an industry
Historical listicles are in vogue
A once-fringe medium has gone mainstream, but many wonder what the future holds
Eleven students aim to set a better example
He will not stop
They no longer expect the war to be over soon
Two new books chronicle Ukrainians’ miraculous early resistance. Today’s reality is more sombre
There is no substitute for military aid to Ukraine
The PA says it is preparing for an “emerging reality” in Gaza
The strip could see 58,000 excess deaths over the next six months if fighting continues
Those keeping him in power are unwilling to share the burdens of war
Explaining the complex crisis in maps
It would need to replace military aid, a nuclear umbrella and leadership
Russian aggression and American wavering reveal how ill-equipped Europe is
It could not wage wars in both at the same time
The defence minister is turning the country’s promises into reality
Social-media posts and satellite imagery provide a torrent of data, but can overwhelm and confuse
The rise of domestic cinema counters Western cultural influence
Households across the region look very different from previous generations. Governments are struggling to keep up
The public likes, but badly misunderstands, the green belt. It’s time to rethink it
Only seven of the world’s 1,000 tallest buildings are in the EU
Stocks are booming. But their golden age is drawing to a close
France’s National Rally has its eyes not on protest but on the presidency
India could be ruined by its political and economic divisions
Exploit them to the full, but legally
Users of the internet can ignore its physical underpinnings. But for technologies like artificial intelligence and the metaverse to work, others need to pay attention, argues Abby Bertics
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