Oil be going: Canada’s separatist west
Long-simmering tensions in the oil-rich west of the country have boiled over, and now there’s an increasingly credible push for secession. Investors are gobbling up startups that turn reams of climate...
9 Joulu 201920min
Writing on the Wall: a revealing British-election hike
Our correspondent walked the length of Hadrian’s Wall, in northern England, finding shifting party alliances and surprising views on Brexit. We take a look at the phenomenon of Japan’s hikikomori, who...
6 Joulu 201922min
Not shy about retiring: strikes in France
A massive, rolling, national strike begins today, in protest against proposed reforms of the sprawling pension system. But details of the changes haven’t even been published yet. Our correspondent vis...
5 Joulu 201922min
Inquiring minds: impeachment’s next stage
The House Judiciary Committee will now take up the inquiry into President Donald Trump. But will any of it matter to uninterested voters? The probe into the mysterious death of an investigative journa...
4 Joulu 201922min
With allies like these: NATO’s bickering leaders hold a summit
It will be all smiles at the NATO summit today in London--but many of them will be forced. Behind the scenes, the alliance’s leaders are arguing about what its purpose should be. We also look at the d...
3 Joulu 201922min
Terrorist on parole: A jihadist killer fools Britain’s justice system
The Islamic militant who killed two people in London last week was supposedly being monitored by the authorities. That revelation has prompted a fierce debate about what went wrong. We take a look at ...
2 Joulu 201921min
AMLO and behold: Mexico’s president tries to tackle corruption
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico’s president, is wildly popular, in part because of his determination to wipe out corruption. But is his crusade against graft everything it’s cracked up to be? We a...
29 Marras 201921min
Presidential SEAL: Donald Trump puts his stamp on military discipline
Donald Trump used to lionise generals, but this week he had a falling out with the top brass. Are the armed forces becoming as politicised as America’s other institutions? We also take a look at the e...
28 Marras 201922min
