Ukraine’s democracy continues to function, despite the war and some signs of creeping autocratic tendencies. But anti-corruption investigations are becoming even more urgent https://t.co/aZyP2YKMqh ...

In the 1950s and 1960s, Tom Lehrer’s music spread like herpes. But he found it harder to write as the political landscape got too serious for his songs. We explain why his music career came to an abrupt halt https://t.co/LOCArmWeby ...

Pedro Sánchez is seen by supporters as a last bastion of social democracy against the hard right. Despite leading a minority government, he has kept Spain ticking over pretty well. But now he must go https://t.co/fjPObWjgBd ...

The findings of a new neuroimmunology study could reframe scientists’ understanding of this complex biological system and aid the development of treatments for immune disorders https://t.co/Ypw6j0xtQq ...

AI models can only impress if they can actually be used. This is where chip restrictions have bitten the hardest in China https://t.co/pBf10jSsWL ...

To become mayor of Johannesburg, Helen Zille will need to win enough votes and form a coalition, since no party will win outright. If she can, it will have broader lessons for the country https://t.co/2bh30jv2dS ...

These are the winners of what may be the world’s first serious (or, at least, semi-serious) competition to design a ship to go where no one has gone before https://t.co/9pLe3afhQX ...

RT Archie Hall (@ArchieHall)Energy in Britain has gotten scarce—and thus expensive.Prices are high in absolute terms, and further above the European average than any point in at least 40 years (barring the 22/23 shock).What's behind this, and is it crimping growth? I took a look for @TheEconomist. (🧵) https://t.co/hsM3Fg3wmX ...

Binyamin Netanyahu has manoeuvred Israel into a corner where it has few options, much less a coherent strategy https://t.co/XceJlhIwkS ...

Such is his political resilience that many think the prime minister will manage to hang on until 2027. But two more years of political paralysis would frustrate Spaniards https://t.co/lTC7w9uKGC ...