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Beware, global jihadists are back on the march
They are using the war in Gaza to radicalise a new generation
Leaders
The wider lessons of Scotland’s political turmoil
Humza Yousaf’s resignation is the latest in a string of setbacks
The world in brief
Hamas said that it was considering a ceasefire proposal put forward by Israel...
Columbia University began suspending pro-Palestinian student protesters who had ignored an order from administrators to remove their encampment of about 80 tents from the campus...
Consumer prices across the euro area rose by 2.4% year on year in April...
A consortium that includes Skydance, a production company, stepped up its pursuit of Paramount Global by offering a $3bn investment in the Hollywood film studio...
A promising technique could make blood types mutually compatible
That would ease the demand for type-O donors
Free Exchange: Is inflation morally wrong?
Workers think so. Economists disagree
Who is supplying Russia’s arms industry?
New research traces the origin of crucial imports
Back Story: Fed up with Biden v Trump II? Some succour from fictional rematches
From “Moby Dick”, “Star Wars” and “Rocky” to the presidential election
US in brief
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Will the dramatic burst of bipartisanship in Congress last?
For all its procedural power, America’s hard right has had stunningly little influence on policy
Indonesia’s president-elect accuses the West of double standards
Valuing Ukrainian over Gazan lives is morally indefensible, says Prabowo Subianto
How race and politics interact in modern South Africa
Why the ANC’s losses are not the official opposition’s gain
Meet Argentina’s richest man
The boss of Mercado Libre ponders Javier Milei, self-doubt and the dangers of wokery
Business, finance and economics
Japan will struggle to rescue its plummeting currency
Expensive government intervention looks likely to provide only brief respite
China’s young people are rushing to buy gold
They seek security in troubled times
Bartleby: Pssst! Want to read something about rumour and innuendo?
Gossip in the workplace
How to handle populists: a CEO’s survival guide
Western businesses are learning to live with volatile electoral politics around the world
The war in Ukraine
Ukraine’s draft dodgers are living in fear
Ever more conscripts are needed against Russia’s offensive
America’s $61bn aid package buys Ukraine time
It must use it wisely
Two years of war have impoverished many Ukrainians
The elderly, the displaced and the disabled are the worst affected
The growing role of fighting robots on the ground in Ukraine
Drones already fill the skies. Now uncrewed vehicles are heading to the front lines
Generation Z
Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z
They are not doomed to be poor and anxious
Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich
Millennials were poorer at this stage in their lives. So were baby-boomers
How worried should people be about Generation Z?
Two new books fit into a familiar pattern of the old fretting about the young
What is screen time doing to children?
Demands grow to restrict young people’s access to phones and social media
America’s election year
1843 magazine | “We have to make Biden lose”: Arab-Americans are switching to Trump
Anger over Gaza in the swing state of Michigan might cost the president the election
In brief
Students take Columbia building; backlash to discrimination law
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US election 2024
Can you build a Trump voter?
Try our tool—and see which attributes make voters more likely to pick one candidate over the other
Trump v Biden: who’s ahead in the polls?
The Economist is tracking the race to be America’s next president
Strife in the Middle East
How much do Palestinians pay to get out of Gaza?
Middlemen are profiting from Gazans’ desperation
How Iran covered up the damage from Israel’s strikes
New images shared with The Economist show how a swap helped calm a crisis
Iranians fear their brittle regime will drag them into war
Ultra-religious hardliners are gaining power and yearn for confrontation
A trauma surgeon on why Gaza is the worst of war zones
It is like stepping back into the 19th century, says David Nott
India’s election
How strong is India’s economy?
It isn’t the next China, but it could still transform itself and the world
Radio Modi: How India’s prime minister sweet-talks the nation
We analysed hundreds of Narendra Modi’s broadcasts. They reveal a meticulously cultivated image
Gandhi v Modi: crunch time for Congress as India prepares to vote
The Economist joins the most prominent opposition politician on the campaign trail
Five charts that show why the BJP expects to win India’s election
Narendra Modi’s party is eyeing another big victory
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The historic heart of Addis Ababa is being demolished
Abiy Ahmed is imposing his vision on Ethiopia’s capital
Other highlights
Many mental-health conditions have bodily triggers
Psychiatrists are at long last starting to connect the dots
1843 magazine | It began as a rewilding experiment. Now a bear is on trial for murder
The death of a jogger in the Italian Alps has sparked a furious debate about the relationship between humans and nature
Climate change is slowing Earth’s rotation
This simplifies things for the world’s timekeepers
Romantasy brings dragons and eroticism together. At last
Novels starring hot fairies are selling millions of copies
Weekly edition: April 27th 2024
How strong is India’s economy?
Brechrit: another bad Tory idea
Why leaving the ECHR would be a bad idea for Britain
Where next in the tech wars?
America, China and the battle for supremacy
San Marino, Russia and spies
Intelligence sources are concerned about the country, which is surrounded by Italy
Has Taylor Swift peaked?
The musician is at the height of her commercial, but not her creative, power
