The word “Provence” evokes the sound of cicadas, the smell of pine and the feeling of the sun on your skin: few other parts of Europe conjure quite the same sensory mix in a single word https://t.co/7PL742mDN6 ...

Also on the daily podcast: the case against “job-hopping” for higher pay and remembering Patrick Ryan, the “Devil’s Disciple” https://t.co/y0UiD6oeGC ...

Israel has been accused of all manner of misdeeds in Gaza that concern every level of its war machine. They fall into three broad categories https://t.co/xPQCTbnCI3 ...

You might argue that, after suffering the worst attack in its history, Israel will have no desire to prosecute its own leaders when the war ends. Yet the country has an existential interest in seeing justice done https://t.co/xwIXotcc7A ...

A place of sin, spin and soft power https://t.co/VdUtXv3uT8 ...

Shanxi is China’s slowest-growing province. Last year its economy grew by 2.3%, well below the national average of 5%. A big problem is its long-standing dependence on coal https://t.co/DII0r0ifrV ...

Claims of Britain being world-beating can sound desperate, as it struggles to convince even its own firms that its prospects are anything but gloomy.Yet Britain remains a place where ideas spark https://t.co/h2kp1khHTV ...

Will artificial intelligence make you stupid? A growing body of work is exploring the potentially detrimental effects of AI use for creativity and learning: https://t.co/wbey8bu71v https://t.co/jfMB77T5dk ...

“Property has lost its halo in many people’s minds.” Why is home ownership no longer seen as a safe bet for Chinese savers? Listen to “Drum Tower”, our China podcast https://t.co/ksUAtR9vnV ...

Donald Trump has decided that because India’s “massive” oil purchases fund “the Russian War Machine”, it will suffer a further 25% tariff on top of the 25% the president slapped on the country last week, bringing the total tariff rate to 50% https://t.co/siWAkfaokT ...