Bucharest pressed: Ukraine’s election effect
Negotiations in Turkey to bring peace to Ukraine could be a flop. But the repercussions of shifting alliances with Russia will play out in this weekend’s presidential election in Romania where the lea...
16 Mai 202524min
Drug war: Trump takes on big pharma
Drugs in America often cost more than three times as much as those elsewhere. But Donald Trump’s plan to cut prescription costs and impose tariffs may have unintended consequences for consumers. Insid...
15 Mai 202525min
All talk, no sanctions: Trump lifts Syria embargo
As Donald Trump removes bans on trade with Syria and meets its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, our correspondent analyses the implications. Two feuding political dynasties in the Philippines use mid-term elec...
14 Mai 202524min
Hunger strikes: Agony in Gaza as Israel blocks aid
A ceasefire becomes ever more urgent in Gaza as Israel expands military operations and obstructs aid. As Donald Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia, the regional balance of power has shifted since his last ...
13 Mai 202524min
Duty falls: US and China reach a deal
Tariffs against China were the centrepiece of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” trade plans. Our correspondent explains the significance of a new 90-day hiatus. Will Ukraine and Russia come to the negot...
12 Mai 202521min
Holy smoke! An American pope
The choice of Robert Prevost reflects a desire for unity and compromise. But insofar as Pope Leo XIV represents a middle path, how will he lead on the church’s trickiest questions? The Trump administr...
9 Mai 202527min
Identity parades: our VE-Day special
Eighty years since the surrender of Nazi forces, we consider the differing ways that nations frame that distant history for today; none does so more gravely than Russia. Our “Archive 1945” project rel...
8 Mai 202525min
Neighbour-rattling: India strikes Pakistan
Two weeks after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, Indian missiles streaked into Pakistan. Will the retaliation end this latest flare-up or intensify it? Our correspondent meets Alexandre de Moraes, a swa...
7 Mai 202524min
