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Hybrids, rather than fully electric planes, are likely to triumph

Our podcast on science and technology. This week, why the planet’s diminishing albedo is causing alarm

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Delhi’s biggest protests in years have been met by tear-gas and repression

Donald Trump may hate to hear it, but Barack Obama was right about avoiding “stupid shit”

Tiny Nicaragua offers a cautionary tale for democrats everywhere

The conference “was billed as the launchpad for a new era of British conservatism”, writes Sonny Loughran, our Britain correspondent. “It felt more like the end.”

Some cities merely attract the well remunerated. Others will lift your wages

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, is academic excellence still the best route to a good life in China?

Demand for open-weight models is soaring

Fewer than ever believe central bankers will bring it back to target

Thank central banks and savvy handouts

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Britain’s new prime minister promises a lot but reveals little

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Following social media, they set off with more inspiration than preparation

Big new formations north of Taiwan suggest officials are testing out its capabilities

In an era of change, Andy Burnham promises to rewind the clock

It’s less crazy than you think

Containing the technology is getting harder

Saying greedy shops have caused rising food prices is populist slop

A new prime minister inherits Britain’s defence headache. Anton La Guardia, our diplomatic editor, looks at the task ahead

Better skin, faster wound healing and reduced vision loss are on the cards

Joseph Aoun must quash Hizbullah, repair war damage and fix the economy

Michael Reid, our Spain correspondent, on why the football team embodies the best of the country

Alessandro Ford, a Latin America contributor, explains why the rivalry runs deeper than the game

Donald Trump is adept at reviving levies. Achieving their goals is harder

One of the modern world’s most powerful forces is among its least understood

Mykhailo Drapaty is innovative—and critical of Soviet-style leadership

It risks inflaming ethnic tensions and undermining territorial claims

And reminds readers that crime fiction is the best urban genre

Firing the reformist defence minister has plunged Volodymyr Zelensky’s government into crisis

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States ultimately decide how fast technology is adopted

Clearing the regulatory hurdles is only half the battle

Robotaxis offer an early test case

It could have consequences far beyond the Middle East

Today’s billionaires are more likely than yesterday’s to have made their own money

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But his tariff assault on Pix just makes Brazilians love it—and Lula—more

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Artificial intelligence is charging ahead. Not even its creators know how to keep up

Their capricious settlement mechanisms are putting off serious investors

India’s biggest protest in years has produced shocking videos and angry young people

Restoring balance could be painful

The world’s richest man sits down with The Economist

The Central American country may become a one-party state

Electric vehicles should save both drivers and governments money

…while practising its oldest form