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The arrest is history: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Feb 20, 2026The detainment of King Charles’s brother is almost without precedent in Britain’s long royal history. He denies wrongdoing, but damage to “The Firm” is already assured. Saudi Arabia and the United Ara...
The splitting image: Yoon verdict will deepen divisions
Feb 19, 2026Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s ex-president, has been handed a life sentence for insurrection. That is by no means the end of the story of division in the country. Nervous AI-watchers fret about which w...
The Robin Hood state: taxes are getting more progressive
Feb 18, 2026Income inequality abounds and today’s rich are staggeringly rich, implying that tax regimes are giving the wealthy more and more of a pass. Our dig into the numbers suggests the opposite. We ask why s...
Ice, ice, maybe: should the Arctic be refrozen?
Feb 17, 2026Many scientists are considering the notion of actively cooling the region that is warming fastest. We examine the merits and the risks—both environmental and geopolitical—of messing with the polar cli...
Check in the mail: our analysis of Epstein’s correspondence
Feb 16, 2026Our data journalists trawled through the vast email archive of Jeffrey Epstein, a dead sex offender. It is a revealing look at how and with whom he communicated. As interest grows in banning young peo...
Stock options: how to hedge an AI bubble
Feb 13, 2026Tech firms are spending so much on artificial intelligence that investors are getting nervous. Our correspondent explains whether it is possible to protect your portfolio from a crash. Turkey’s ruler ...
Check in Kyiv: prospects for peace?
Feb 12, 2026As Russia’s war in Ukraine nears four years, there has been no let up in the fighting on the battlefield. Yet there is some optimism that negotiations could yield a ceasefire. Our correspondent joins ...
Dhaka matters: an election for Bangladesh
Feb 11, 2026The toppling of authoritarian leader Sheikh Hassina in Bangladesh in 2024 was celebrated as a triumph for democracy. Tomorrow the country finally heads to the polls. Our correspondent weighs the choic...
A Keir-death experience: Britain's PM clings on
Feb 10, 2026Sir Keir Starmer has faced calls for his resignation from a senior party member. He has survived – but Britain’s prime minister is now fighting for his political survival. Assisted dying legislation i...
Snap judgement: Japan PM’s electoral landslide
Feb 09, 2026Takaichi Sanae’s gamble to call a general election has paid off. How will the prime minister’s thumping victory change Japan? New legislation in Republican states could imperil academic freedom. And w...