Turkey stuffed? A democracy’s last stand

Turkey stuffed? A democracy’s last stand

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismantled the country’s institutions. As an election looms we ask what democratic guardrails remain, and examine the wider risks if those go, too. “Non-compete” clauses designed to protect trade secrets when employees depart are being abused—and trustbusters are going after them. And Ryuichi Sakamoto, a famed Japanese composer, reckons with mortality in his latest release.


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Executive disorder: Trump’s first 100 days

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The Carney army: Canada unites against Trump

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Canada’s election campaign was dominated by Donald Trump’s threats against the nation. Now the Liberal party has won, it faces a tougher fight: confronting the US president. Japanese salarymen used to...

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Modi behaviour: will India retaliate against Pakistan?

Modi behaviour: will India retaliate against Pakistan?

Tensions between India and Pakistan have flared after the terrorist attack in Kashmir last week. Our correspondent explains what Narendra Modi may do next. Why even priests and the clergy need the fre...

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Carney score: last days of Canada’s campaign

Carney score: last days of Canada’s campaign

Canada’s sovereignty has loomed large in the federal election campaign, but beyond the show of national unity the country’s media and political landscape is riven with division. To counter China’s cap...

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Fed man walking? Trump v Powell

Fed man walking? Trump v Powell

First, Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve, was for the chop; then he was safe. As elsewhere President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping chips away at American credibility. After years of workin...

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Division multiplication: the UAE’s foreign meddling

Division multiplication: the UAE’s foreign meddling

The United Arab Emirates projects an image of level-headed calm in the Gulf. Its actions abroad, however, betray a far more divisive and ideological agenda. Japan’s recent rice crisis is in part about...

23 Apr 202522min

Cardinals in: choosing the next pope

Cardinals in: choosing the next pope

As the cardinals of the coming conclave prepare, our correspondent considers what will guide them. Which of the church’s challenges will the next pope be elected to address? In Mexico the discovery of...

22 Apr 202520min

A man of the people: Pope Francis has died

A man of the people: Pope Francis has died

He shunned fancy vestments and paid surprise visits to prisons and hospitals: our obituaries editor reflects on the life of a reform-minded pontiff who preferred to be among his flock. High-protein sn...

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