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

His more than 2,500 covers cleverly captured, mocked and ridiculed the world

States ultimately decide how fast technology is adopted

The aviator who refused to agree died on July 8th, aged 87

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

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

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, Britain’s new prime minister and chancellor have a mountain to climb

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

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

Also on the daily podcast: American police killings and Japanese haunted houses

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

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

Climate change threatens your morning brew. Its future may depend on a long-lost plant

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

People thought Alice Guo was a Chinese spy. The truth was much darker

Limestone villages and babbling brooks offer an escape from the modern world

Robotaxis offer an early test case

Containing the technology is getting harder

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

The platforms let their users bet on world events. But when outcomes are ambiguous, who gets to decide what happened?

It’s less crazy than you think

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

The world’s richest man sits down with The Economist

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

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

The Roman empire shaped the religion in all sorts of crucial ways, a new book argues

Andy Burnham avoids telling Britain hard truths

Clearing the regulatory hurdles is only half the battle

Restoring balance could be painful

Demand for open-weight models is soaring

They are a worrying taste of things to come

The Central American country may become a one-party state

It could have consequences far beyond the Middle East

Don’t follow your dreams. Try this instead

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Blame supply-chain snags, procurement obstacles and the rise of drone warfare

Government achievements happen immediately—or not at all

Their capricious settlement mechanisms are putting off serious investors

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

Also on the daily podcast: Cambodia’s scam crackdown and Larry the Cat

Manufacturers are earning big bucks as a result

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

Tiny Nicaragua offers a cautionary tale for democrats everywhere

Heatwaves are making access to AC a political problem around the world

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.”

Shantou was once at the forefront of reforms. Now it is a backwater

It continues, rebranded, under Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos

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

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