Arrest development: South Korea’s Yoon held
After dramatic scenes in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol has been detained on insurrection charges, stemming from his attempt to impose martial law in December. But, says our correspondent, the p...
15 Jan 202522min
View to a killing: bond yields rise and rise
Though central banks have cut interest rates, uncertainty about the future has sent yields sky-high. Our correspondent explains why expectations diverge from the economic data, and the impact on borro...
14 Jan 202523min
A run for cover: LA’s fires and insurance
Among the lessons emerging from California’s devastating fires is the idea that insurers cannot price risk on past data: the climate-change future is already here. Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick fo...
13 Jan 202526min
Moving the post goals: Musk’s British-politics meddling
Elon Musk has taken an abiding interest in Britain, and a hard line against its prime minister. It reveals a division within British politics that may hold lessons for elsewhere. Our series The World ...
10 Jan 202527min
Adaptitude: India and climate change
The world’s most populous country is at the front line of climate change. Our deputy editor explores the many ways it is adapting—because it must. Our series The World Ahead continues by examining the...
9 Jan 202525min
Towards Russia with love: Austria’s political tilt
A once-fringe far-right party looks close to power—and serves as another sign of a broad and worrying pro-Russia trend in central European politics. Meanwhile Jean-Marie Le Pen, who established the fa...
8 Jan 202522min
It’s no longer Trudeau: Canada’s PM resigns
In the end Justin Trudeau could not resist the internal pressure. We ask why the liberal standard-bearer got pushed out, and what comes next. Ten years after terrorists raided the offices of Charlie H...
7 Jan 202525min
Against the clock: Gaza peace talks
Israel continued to pound Gaza, even as ceasefire negotiations began in Qatar. The familiar dynamic will soon be interrupted by a new American administration. Our analysis shows that Nordic firms have...
6 Jan 202525min
