Gota the trouble: Sri Lanka’s crises
Through ineptitude and bad timing, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa—known as Gota—has driven his country toward ruin. Its people want him out. Russian forces have occupied Kherson since early March. We he...
8 Apr 202224min
Nasty, brutish and long? The war’s next stage
Russian troops have withdrawn from suburban Kyiv to focus on the eastern Donbas region. With Western weapons for Ukraine flowing in, a grinding war of attrition looms. For our French-election series w...
7 Apr 202226min
Zero's intolerance: Shanghai’s messy lockdown
China’s zero-covid policy is being stretched to breaking point as the virus makes its way through the city. Supplies are low, residents are angry and there is no end in sight. The debate about air con...
6 Apr 202222min
Bodies in the streets: Russian atrocities
Our correspondent reports from towns around Kyiv, where Russian forces appear to have committed war crimes, including summary executions and random murders. The last instalment of a once-in-a-decade c...
5 Apr 202223min
No-confidence interval: Pakistan’s embattled PM
Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to be trying everything to avoid an ouster. The powerful military brass may simply want a new leader who is less hostile to the West. Calls for tough sanctions on Russi...
4 Apr 202221min
All opposed, say nothing: Hungary’s election
Viktor Orban’s eight-year assault on the country’s institutions will help his bid for re-election. But the poll is far bigger than Hungary: it is a verdict on autocracies everywhere. Britain welcomes ...
1 Apr 202222min
Oil and vodka: Russia’s resilient economy
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Western businesses pulled out and governments imposed punishing sanctions. But Russia’s economy is proving surprisingly resilient. In the instalment of our French electio...
31 Mar 202222min
Capital outflow: Russia changes tack
It appears that Russian forces are withdrawing from Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, to focus on the eastern region of Donbas. We examine what the shifting tactics signify. A court in Singapore has refused to...
30 Mar 202225min
