W hen Giorgia Meloni was elected Italy’s prime minister, many people feared she would prove divisive and volatile. Instead, at a time when many other European governments have been in turmoil, her ...

This year’s Nobel prize in economics was awarded to Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr. Their work explains why, after millennia of stagnation, economic growth took off. In addition to his ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. AI-generated video is becoming the sector’s most exciting new frontier. Amid all the AI slop, these systems promise huge leaps ...

D onald Trump arrived in the Middle East for a victory tour as Israeli captives were finally freed. But the path to peace does not run smooth: Gaza is devastated, Hamas remains armed and tricky ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. A new book seeks to unpick why extreme wealth inequality has not driven more violence in India’s cities. In doing so, it misses ...

A new class of synthetic opioids is sweeping through illicit drug markets all over the world. Nitazenes can be up to 25 times more potent than fentanyl—and hundreds of times stronger than heroin. How ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Donald Trump’s intense isolationism has turned America into a fortress. But his brazen use of tariffs and immigration controls ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Two years after the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Israel and Hamas have finally reached a tentative agreement. Though the path ...

M ohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, is a huge video-game fan. Now his hobby is becoming a multi-billion-dollar industry for the kingdom, which is acquiring some of the world’s biggest ...

Since 1901, the Nobel prizes have been the pinnacle of scientific achievement. This week, nine more scientists joined the ranks of Albert Einstein and Marie Curie, as they were recognised for their ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. The offerings of China’s wine scene have quietly become more impressive. Some bottles are now good enough to compete with the ...

We live in a time of rising conflict. The more war, the more creatively strategists push further, gain the upper hand, and pre-emptively strike. Leaving their enemies scrambling to work out what on ...