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Modi’s humbling | A triumph for Indian democracy
The shock election result will change the country—ultimately for the better
Europe
Russia’s explosion of a huge Ukrainian dam had surprising effects
A year after the blast and flood, Ukrainians disagree over whether to rebuild Kakhovka
Finance & economics
Buttonwood: Should you buy pricey stocks like Nvidia?
A new paper suggests the answer is “yes”
Middle East & Africa
Talk of war between Israel and Lebanon is growing
Israel and Hizbullah would still prefer to avoid one, but that is getting ever harder to do
The world in brief
Israel bombed a school in Gaza on Thursday, claiming it contained a Hamas compound...
The European Central Bank lowered its benchmark deposit rate by a quarter of a percentage point, from 4% to 3.75%...
SpaceX held an impressive test flight for its vast Starship rocket...
Narendra Modi said that he was looking forward to “closer ties” with Taiwan...
Why New York scrapped congestion charging
Back-seat drivers may have influenced Governor Kathy Hochul’s abrupt decision
Bagehot: Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer fight for a poundshop presidency
The general election reveals the absurdities of Britain’s presidential turn
As seas rise, the relocation of Caribbean islanders has begun
The government-managed movement of 300 families from the island of Gardi Sugdub is a test case for “planned retreat” in Latin America
Remembering D-Day, as a new war rages in Europe
World leaders and surviving soldiers will attend the 80th anniversary of Normandy
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This week
The most important political stories this week
Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party win a slim majority, Imran Khan acquitted—and more
The most important business stories this week
Nvidia’s market capitalisation soars past $3trn, Boeing launches Starliner spacecraft—and more
KAL’s cartoon
A lighter look at the week's events
Letters to the editor
On Somalia, democracy in America, Shirley Conran, large language models, Beethoven’s ninth, TV comedy
EU elections
The three women who will shape Europe
At a crucial moment they encapsulate the dilemma of how to handle populism
The rise of the hard right threatens Europe’s political stability
European elections could mean gridlock in Brussels and beyond
European elections 2024
European Parliament elections tracker: who’s leading the polls?
Will the hard right make gains in June? The Economist is following the contest
How powerful is the European Parliament?
Upcoming elections show its growing clout
World news
Biden’s border order: impractical policy, pragmatic politics
The president tries to address one of his biggest electoral liabilities
In Crimea, Ukraine is beating Russia
The peninsula is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces
Yuval Noah Harari on how to prevent a new age of imperialism
Non-Western powers have a stake in bringing peace to Ukraine, argues the historian
What Claudia Sheinbaum’s victory might mean for Mexico
The next president should break with her predecessor and mentor
Business, finance and economics
Is America’s economy heading for a consumer crunch?
Warning signs have started to appear. But there are reasons for optimism
Bartleby: How to write the perfect CV
A job applicant walks into a bar
Can Britain’s economy grow as fast as it needs to?
Labour is banking on a big upswing in growth. It will struggle to get one
China’s economic model retains a dangerous allure
Despite the country’s current struggles, autocrats elsewhere see a lot to admire
America’s election year
What Donald Trump’s 34 convictions mean for the presidential election
Come election season, it could be Hunter Biden’s trial that hogs the headlines
In brief
Trump’s Georgia case paused; New York’s congestion pricing parked
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
US election 2024
Who are the Americans switching from Biden to Trump?
Try our “Build a voter” tool—and see which attributes make voters 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
Abortion and American politics
The pro-choice movement that could help Joe Biden win
A backlash against abortion bans is energising the middle ground in America
The undoing of Roe v Wade has created a mighty political movement
The power of women with clipboards
The best books to explain America’s debate on abortion rights
Four recommendations from our American social affairs correspondent
Checks and Balance
What impact will the fight over abortion have on the election?
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, we assess what November’s votes could mean for reproductive rights
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South Africa’s election
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
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?
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
The seats where Labour is concentrating its campaign firepower
Our analysis shows that activists are not just being dispatched to Tory targets
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
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Charles III gets his own paper currency
But most Britons will see far less of him than they did his mother
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
Pop stars are all about albums
Contradictory though it may seem in the streaming era
A century after his death Franz Kafka is still in the zeitgeist
From TikTok to TV to new tomes, the author continues to inspire writers and readers
Romeo and Richard III are enlisted in the casting wars
Who should play whom on stage?
Six non-fiction books you can read in a day
Resolved to read more? There may be no more rewarding genre than the short book
Weekly edition: June 8th 2024
A triumph for Indian democracy
Billionares’ bad bet on Trump
A Trump victory would reward them. But not enough to justify the risks
Where Ukraine is beating Russia
Crimea is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces
When to buy expensive stocks
A new paper considers the question
From chatbots to robots
There is more to AI than ChatGPT
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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