Riot-geared: the tensions behind France’s unrest

Riot-geared: the tensions behind France’s unrest

The killing of a teenager in a Paris suburb has ignited national unrest. We ask what is driving the disquiet, and what it means for a president squeezed on both political sides. In high-inflation times, rising wages worry economists—“wage-price spirals” are a textbook bogeyman. But perhaps the risk is overblown (10:34). And the researchers making burgers from extinct animals (18:22).


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Bibi blues: Israel’s fraying consensus

Bibi blues: Israel’s fraying consensus

Our editor-in-chief and Jerusalem correspondent pay a visit to Israel’s halls of power, finding that long-whispered dissent is spilling into the open. An Italian subsidy for green home improvements wa...

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Chip shots: breaking Nvidia’s AI grip

Chip shots: breaking Nvidia’s AI grip

When it comes to the chips used in artificial intelligence, one firm has the market locked up. We look at the rivals minded to steal Nvidia’s crown. The death toll from the war in Gaza has been disput...

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See how the Lai lands: Taiwan’s new president

See how the Lai lands: Taiwan’s new president

Domestic divisions are already complicating the daunting task William Lai Ching-te has set himself: strengthening Taiwan while maintaining its ambiguous geopolitical status quo. With more and more big...

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Crimes seen: The ICC chases Israel and Hamas

Crimes seen: The ICC chases Israel and Hamas

The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court has caused outrage by requesting arrest warrants for both Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Hamas’s leaders. China’s young people, on the ...

21 Mai 202423min

Succession unplanned: Iran’s president killed

Succession unplanned: Iran’s president killed

The death of Ebrahim Raisi will spark succession battles both for the presidency and for supreme leader-in-waiting. What kind of Iran will result? Accusations and evidence of Chinese espionage are sta...

20 Mai 202426min

The Weekend Intelligence: Bombay, open city?

The Weekend Intelligence: Bombay, open city?

Mumbai is famously an open city, known for welcoming all comers, regardless of colour, caste, or creed. But as the city goes about building its future, Economist correspondent Leo Mirani, a proud Mumb...

18 Mai 202446min

Swat off the press: Meta v Canada’s news ploy

Swat off the press: Meta v Canada’s news ploy

A bid to squeeze money from social-media platforms that link to news content has backfired: what was intended to help publishers is instead harming them. America’s workers still work more than Europe’...

17 Mai 202423min

Boiling over: an attempt on the Slovakian PM’s life

Boiling over: an attempt on the Slovakian PM’s life

An attempt on Robert Fico’s life comes at a time of deep-running polarisation in his country—much of which is his own doing. A vote today among auto workers in America’s historically union-unfriendly ...

16 Mai 202424min

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