His royal minus: Prince Andrew

His royal minus: Prince Andrew

The queen’s second son has been stripped of his titles—an apparent bid to insulate the crown from his legal troubles. But dangers to the prince and to the monarchy remain. A blockade of Mali, intended to force a return to democratic order, may worsen security and entrench foreign influences. And the genre of “eco-horror” evolves alongside environment-driven anxieties.

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Unpresidented: Bolivia’s leader resigns

Unpresidented: Bolivia’s leader resigns

After weeks of protests following a disputed election, Evo Morales has stood down. Who is in charge, and how can the country escape its gridlock? On a visit to a military hospital our correspondent wo...

11 Nov 201921min

Persistence of division: after the Berlin Wall

Persistence of division: after the Berlin Wall

This weekend marks three decades since the wall fell, yet stark divides remain between East and West. We revisit that moment of hope that remains unfulfilled. Ethiopia’s Somali state was until recentl...

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Allez, Europe! Macron’s diplomatic push

Allez, Europe! Macron’s diplomatic push

This week our correspondent joined Emmanuel Macron on his visit to China. The French president is stretching his diplomatic wings, and has some striking views about Europe’s place in the world. The st...

7 Nov 201923min

Demonstrative: a global wave of protest

Demonstrative: a global wave of protest

Today’s public-sector demonstrations in Zimbabwe are just the latest in a wave of protests around the world. We look into why there are so many, and what might be driving them. It’s not all sound and ...

6 Nov 201922min

Stone unturned? Trump’s adviser on trial

Stone unturned? Trump’s adviser on trial

Today Roger Stone, a colourful associate of President Donald Trump for 40 years, goes on trial facing seven charges; he denies them. Could his testimony worry the Trump camp? In the international race...

5 Nov 201924min

Facebooklets: breaking up Big Tech

Facebooklets: breaking up Big Tech

Few politicians are as ambitious about dismantling the tech behemoths as Elizabeth Warren, one of America’s Democratic presidential contenders. What she is proposing, though, would be neither easy nor...

4 Nov 201921min

Impeach-y keen: Trump investigation goes public

Impeach-y keen: Trump investigation goes public

America’s House of Representatives took its first vote on how to proceed with impeachment proceedings against the president. Republicans will now struggle to defend him. Uighurs, China’s Muslim minori...

1 Nov 201923min

Iraq in a hard place: deadly protests continue

Iraq in a hard place: deadly protests continue

Demonstrations have been growing for a month and show no signs of abating. But would the reforms that the protesters are demanding actually work? We examine a pioneering bit of Lithuanian software tha...

31 Okt 201920min

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