Theresa looks left: Brexit negotiations
Having seemingly exhausted options within her own party, Prime Minister Theresa May is now trying to strike an EU divorce deal with Jeremy Corbyn, the head of the opposition. We profile the hard-left ...
5 Huhti 201923min
Resigned to it: Algeria’s president
After two decades as president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned. But the cabal that’s been running the country doesn’t want to give up power and the opposition is disorganised. Will anything change?...
4 Huhti 201920min
Fund while it lasted: the 1MDB scandal
Today Malaysia’s former prime minister faces his first of several trials, for alleged involvement in the disappearance of billions of dollars from 1MDB, a state-run fund. Businesses also endure their ...
3 Huhti 201920min
Vote with pride: LGBT politicians
Chicago votes for a new mayor today. Either way it will become the largest American city run by an African-American woman, but it may also get another openly gay mayor. We examine America’s proliferat...
2 Huhti 201920min
AK, not quite OK: Turkey’s elections
Turkey’s ruling AK party made historic losses in local elections. Voters, it seems, are fed up with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic mismanagement—but his party remains firmly in control. We ...
1 Huhti 201920min
Comic’s relief? Ukraine’s presidential race
A television show’s everyman character winds up as president: and now the actor who plays him leads the polls ahead of Ukraine’s election. Many museums house artefacts that were looted from their home...
29 Maalis 201922min
Another dance ‘round the May poll: Brexit
Britain’s prime minister has promised to step down if Parliament passes her deal with the European Union. That has sparked a leadership contest that seems likely only to complicate the mess. As an Ame...
28 Maalis 201921min
Seeing the Lighthizer: China trade talks
Another week, another round of negotiations between China and America. But as domestic and economic pressures on both sides have lifted, the path to resolution seems ever more unclear. Apple’s entry i...
27 Maalis 201919min
