Bolt from the blue: Britain’s Conservatives triumph

Bolt from the blue: Britain’s Conservatives triumph

A thumping win for Boris Johnson’s Tory party is more complex than it seems; the returns cast a light on changes bubbling under the surface of the country’s politics. A renewed push for land restitution in Kenya is making life hard for foreign firms. And the hardcore safety training that Chinese students think they need before heading to the West. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer


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Sudan impact: the war the world forgot

Sudan impact: the war the world forgot

Much of Sudan has already collapsed into chaos. Now a crucial city may fall, the United Nations is belatedly scrambling to avert a bloodbath. Gary Lineker is a former footballer, broadcaster and podca...

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Fight for his party to the right: Nigel Farage

Fight for his party to the right: Nigel Farage

Britain’s pint-sipping rabble-rouser of the right has joined the campaigning ahead of a general election. Win or lose, he will make an impact. America’s stadiums and arenas are often built using taxpa...

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A real work of peace? An Israel-Hamas deal

A real work of peace? An Israel-Hamas deal

America’s upbeat assessment of a ceasefire deal masks deep divides that may not, in fact, be bridgeable. There are nevertheless reasons for optimism. Our data team digs into the accusation that the Ne...

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America's next top-job model: our election forecast

America's next top-job model: our election forecast

We have dusted off and tuned up our forecast model for America’s presidential race. So far it gives Donald Trump a marginally higher chance of a second term. There is at last progress on not one but t...

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Doing their not-own thing: “generation rent”

Doing their not-own thing: “generation rent”

Across the rich world millions spend more than a third of their disposable income on rent. We ask why policymakers have such terrible ideas on easing the pressure. America’s bid to crimp TikTok has ra...

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French anti-foreign legion: an EU-election shock

French anti-foreign legion: an EU-election shock

Hard-right parties did well in Europe's parliamentary elections—so well in France that President Emmanuel Macron called a risky snap election. Elsewhere, though, the political centre held. We examine ...

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The Modi Raj 1: The chaiwallah's son

The Modi Raj 1: The chaiwallah's son

Narendra Modi has been chosen to lead India for the third time in a row. But after 10 years in power, he was humbled at the national election. What kind of leader will he be? Stories from his youth in...

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One dam thing after another? Ukraine and reconstruction

One dam thing after another? Ukraine and reconstruction

When Russia attacked the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine a year ago, lives were lost, families stranded and towns submerged. But from that devastation emerged discussion on post-war reconstruction. Our corres...

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