Can’t take a hike: more economic turmoil in Turkey

Can’t take a hike: more economic turmoil in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just does not like interest-rate rises. So he has again sacked a central-bank governor given to imposing them—again, to his own peril. America’s love of free markets extends also to the business of sperm donation; our correspondent discusses the risks that come with so little regulation. And the opera composer who is shaking up stereotypes.

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Arrest development: South Korea’s Yoon held

Arrest development: South Korea’s Yoon held

After dramatic scenes in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained on insurrection charges, stemming from his attempt to impose martial law in December. But, says our correspondent, the p...

15 Tammi 202522min

View to a killing: bond yields rise and rise

View to a killing: bond yields rise and rise

Though central banks have cut interest rates, uncertainty about the future has sent yields sky-high. Our correspondent explains why expectations diverge from the economic data, and the impact on borro...

14 Tammi 202523min

A run for cover: LA’s fires and insurance

A run for cover: LA’s fires and insurance

Among the lessons emerging from California’s devastating fires is the idea that insurers cannot price risk on past data: the climate-change future is already here. Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick fo...

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Moving the post goals: Musk’s British-politics meddling

Moving the post goals: Musk’s British-politics meddling

Elon Musk has taken an abiding interest in Britain, and a hard line against its prime minister. It reveals a division within British politics that may hold lessons for elsewhere. Our series The World ...

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Adaptitude: India and climate change

Adaptitude: India and climate change

The world’s most populous country is at the front line of climate change. Our deputy editor explores the many ways it is adapting—because it must. Our series The World Ahead continues by examining the...

9 Tammi 202525min

Towards Russia with love: Austria’s political tilt

Towards Russia with love: Austria’s political tilt

A once-fringe far-right party looks close to power—and serves as another sign of a broad and worrying pro-Russia trend in central European politics. Meanwhile Jean-Marie Le Pen, who established the fa...

8 Tammi 202522min

It’s no longer Trudeau: Canada’s PM resigns

It’s no longer Trudeau: Canada’s PM resigns

In the end Justin Trudeau could not resist the internal pressure. We ask why the liberal standard-bearer got pushed out, and what comes next. Ten years after terrorists raided the offices of Charlie H...

7 Tammi 202525min

Against the clock: Gaza peace talks

Against the clock: Gaza peace talks

Israel continued to pound Gaza, even as ceasefire negotiations began in Qatar. The familiar dynamic will soon be interrupted by a new American administration. Our analysis shows that Nordic firms have...

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