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The Reform UK leader has won a by-election but not solved any of his political or financial difficulties

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The Gurkha mountaineer and Netflix star died in an avalanche on July 30th, aged 43

AI can try, but humans still have the edge when it comes to booking holidays

A life of frustrated ambitions has made the hypnotherapist-turned-tub-thumper a perfect tribune of the age

Gaël Faye’s “Jacaranda” looks at the limits of reconciliation

Some fear that chatbots will lead everyone to the same places. In fact, they may do the opposite

$12.5bn price tag is highest ever for an American sports team

Why China’s Mixue Bingcheng is serving up beer

Two weeks off, but how many days of relaxation?

Can past success ever be rekindled?

AI founders pledge to give away hundreds of billions of dollars. How will they be spent?

The government wants to improve a patchy and uneven system

Growing threats from enemies and a less dependable America have driven the move

Has the region learned anything from past crises?

Their welcome has worn thin

That is sensible in a newly volatile hemisphere

Maria Corina Machado’s absence does not mean they will fail

Turkish arms producers may be the first beneficiaries

How to stop extremists from making a party unelectable

A federal judge issues another blow to the president’s elections agenda

A new order only adds to confusion for parents

The nominees for the Charlemagne column prize are…

Republican policies have left a red state reeling. Will voters spring for change?

But the president will have plenty of discretion over who gets hit

The Leipzig attack shows the danger of Russian-style hybrid warfare

Record heat and drought are crippling

Its leaders are starting to mention an alternative route to joining the EU

Russia’s authorities are increasingly fearful of the slightest sign of dissent

The tricky politics of releasing prisoners early

Efforts to get Scots off drugs need to be stepped up