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Europe
Ukraine’s draft dodgers are living in fear
Ever more conscripts are needed against Russia’s offensive
Business
How to handle populists: a CEO’s survival guide
Western businesses are learning to live with volatile electoral politics around the world
The world in brief
Antony Blinken, America’s secretary of state, said that Israel had made “measurable progress” in allowing aid into Gaza, but noted that it should still do more to improve the humanitarian situation in the enclave...
Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, announced his resignation...
Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, said he would remain in office...
Germany’s consumer prices rose by 2.4% year on year in April...
A promising technique could make blood types mutually compatible
That would ease the demand for type-O donors
Bartleby: Pssst! Want to read something about rumour and innuendo?
Gossip in the workplace
Who is supplying Russia’s arms industry?
New research traces the origin of crucial imports
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
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More campus arrests; McConnell on presidential immunity
World news
Banyan: The family feud that holds the Philippines back
Squabbling between the Marcos and Duterte clans makes politics unpredictable
Lexington: The campus is coming for Joe Biden
As in 1968, the Democrat risks being the candidate of chaos and war
The Supreme Court seems divided over Donald Trump’s immunity
Whether Mr Trump stands trial for trying to steal the 2020 election may come down to one justice
Meet Argentina’s richest man
The boss of Mercado Libre ponders Javier Milei, self-doubt and the dangers of wokery
Business, finance and economics
Will war snuff out the Gulf’s global business ambitions?
Companies far and wide are feeling the effects of the conflict
Don’t be gloomy about Tesla and its EV rivals
The industry has had a terrible few months. But demand is likely to pick up
Can anyone pull Boeing out of its nosedive?
The American planemaker needs one hell of a pilot
How to fix Britain’s barmy VAT regime
Britain’s second-most-important tax is riddled with holes
The war in Ukraine
America’s $61bn aid package buys Ukraine time
It must use it wisely
Finally, America’s Congress does right by Ukraine
Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains
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 | Lexington: The campus is coming for Joe Biden
Anger over Gaza in the swing state of Michigan might cost the president the election
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More campus arrests; McConnell on presidential immunity
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US election 2024
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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
India’s democracy needs a stronger opposition
The Congress party is set for a drubbing in the world’s biggest election
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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Memorable images make time pass more slowly
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Other highlights
Romantasy brings dragons and eroticism together. At last
Novels starring hot fairies are selling millions of copies
From spies to sea-level rise, Venice’s history is enthralling
Dennis Romano has produced a sparkling account of the city’s past and future
Terry Anderson was held by Islamic militants for 2,454 days
The former Marine and AP Beirut bureau chief died on April 21st, aged 76
1843 magazine | Inside the Kenyan cult that starved itself to death
During covid-19 a preacher lured thousands of people into a remote forest. Then he told them to stop eating
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
