Insufficient postage: the fight over America’s mail service

Insufficient postage: the fight over America’s mail service

The US Postal Service is one of America’s most popular and necessary public institutions. Now it is at the centre of a battle over November’s election. The growth of microfinance in Cambodia has been for the most part positive, but the pandemic is posing challenges to its sustainability. And if you want to buy a used Airbus A380, it’s a buyer’s market. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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Cocaine and able: drug runners innovate

Cocaine and able: drug runners innovate

America has been blowing up ships in foreign waters suspected of carrying drugs. That will do little to dent today’s narco-business, which is more inventive and adaptable than ever. Why business execu...

22 Loka 202524min

Rock and rule: Japan’s first female PM

Rock and rule: Japan’s first female PM

Takaichi Sanae, Japan’s new prime minister, rode motorbikes and plays heavy-metal drums. Will her political ambitions be as bold? America, a nation of immigrants, is turning against new arrivals. Our ...

21 Loka 202522min

Voices of Gaza: life amid a fragile peace

Voices of Gaza: life amid a fragile peace

Ten days into the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the truce remains tenuous. Today our correspondent speaks to people on the ground in Gaza about what they expect from the future. Why global citie...

20 Loka 202526min

Bolt-on charges: Trump's former adviser is indicted

Bolt-on charges: Trump's former adviser is indicted

John Bolton, a former Trump ally-turned-critic has been charged with mishandling classified information. That raises further fears that the justice department is being politicised. Why dropping a case...

17 Loka 202526min

Rome run: Meloni’s surprising stamina

Rome run: Meloni’s surprising stamina

When Giorgia Meloni was elected Italy’s prime minister, many people feared she would prove divisive and volatile. Instead, at a time when many other European governments have been in turmoil, her thre...

16 Loka 202522min

Aid pro quo: Trump weaponises foreign help

Aid pro quo: Trump weaponises foreign help

After cancelling much of America’s international development funding, President Donald Trump is now using that money to boost friends, allies against China and buy goods and influence. Ukraine is stri...

15 Loka 202523min

Wrong side of the hack: cybercrime grows

Wrong side of the hack: cybercrime grows

Cyberattacks have brought firms like Jaguar Land Rover and Asahi to a standstill. Our correspondent asks what companies and governments should do about a rising problem. Why it is getting harder to co...

14 Loka 202521min

Out at last: Israeli hostages return

Out at last: Israeli hostages return

Donald Trump arrived in the Middle East for a victory tour as Israeli captives were finally freed. But the path to peace does not run smooth: Gaza is devastated, Hamas remains armed and tricky negotia...

13 Loka 202524min

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