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United States

A leak reveals Team Trump’s carelessness, and contempt for allies

How a magazine editor was accidentally added to a top-secret chat group

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Europe

Turkey’s anti-democratic crackdown is damaging its economy

President Erdogan’s arrest of his chief rival has shaken investors’ confidence


Finance & economics

How Europe can hurt Russia’s economy

Even if America lifts sanctions, the old continent has its own weapons





The world in brief

Russian strikes hit a children’s hospital in northern Ukraine, local officials said, injuring 28 people including four children...

Turkish authorities said they arrested more than 1,100 people during five days of mass protests over the jailing of Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and opposition leader...

Donald Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on countries that buy oil or gas from Venezuela...

Business activity in the euro zone grew at its fastest pace in seven months in March, according to a closely watched survey compiled by S&P Global...


A faster rollout of malaria vaccines would save many lives

But someone needs to pay for it—and aid budgets are being slashed

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Musk Inc is under serious threat

The world’s richest man has lost focus. His competitors are taking advantage

A visual guide to critical materials and rare earths

What are they, how are they used and where are they found?


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Superhumans

How to enhance humans

Finding ways to live much longer—and better—shouldn’t be left to the cranks

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Dreams of improving the human race are no longer science fiction

But the “enhancement” industry is still hobbled by out-of-date regulation


Do lonely people have shorter lives?

What studying Britons can tell you about the risk factors for an early death


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Canada's Liberal Party gather to choose a successor to PM Trudeau, in Ottawa

The consequences of Trumponomics

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The Trump administration is playing a dangerous stockmarket game

American investors are extremely exposed to a sell-off—and so is the economy

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Even the Trumpiest stocks are suffering

Investors may have misjudged which firms would thrive under the new administration


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Will Trump’s tariffs turbocharge foreign investment in America?

Companies from Asahi to TSMC are expanding production in the country—for now


America is facing a beef deficit

Donald Trump’s tariff plans will make it worse, and burgers dearer



Trump and the world

The trap Vladimir Putin has set for Donald Trump

The Russian president wants to suggest that Ukraine is just a detail in a wider relationship

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Donald Trump v the spies of Five Eyes

Will America’s president damage the world’s most powerful intelligence pact?


Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, greets supporters.

Will Donald Trump shape the Mexican president’s domestic agenda?

Claudia Sheinbaum has earned respect for her handling of Mr Trump


Donald Trump shoots his own global mouthpiece

The shutdown of VOA, RFE/RL and other broadcasters weakens America and supporters of democracy


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The age of CRISPR

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