Some 1.7m people in India die annually from causes related to bad air, according to The Lancet. Yet the government plays down the problem https://t.co/xfJ7S9OW76 ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist https://t.co/KMTFy4H9Fz ...

A wave of legal constraints on social-media use would mark a big change in the lives of teenagers. But the case for bans is weak and the benefits are uncertain https://t.co/0WUp8iyiy5 ...

A White House eager to end the war in Ukraine could hardly fail to see the attractions of bringing Russia in from the cold. But how big would the peace dividend actually be? https://t.co/tsGTDnhStAIllustration: Alberto Miranda https://t.co/S20tX5jByS ...

Promises of enrichment have long lain at the heart of Vladimir Putin’s strategy. To distinguish the treasure from the trap, we spoke to dozens of former officials, intelligence professionals, energy executives and corporate confidants https://t.co/ABSffzDSQ5 ...

“The thin air at altitude is a global condition,” writes Alexandra Prokopenko in a guest essay. “Russia suffers disproportionately, but so do other petro-states” https://t.co/giMPkWswNp ...

Also on the daily podcast: why so many mercenaries come from Colombia and Spanish reaches its peak in America https://t.co/faa7pnHvCj ...

Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir could be a dark and depressing chronicle, but it propels forward with the force of her quiet courage and instinct for self-reflection https://t.co/aI2V8Fsu9R ...

A viral reservation-trading website allows anyone who is willing to pay to get a seat at the world’s coolest restaurants. The industry wants to shut it down https://t.co/Rhtd4KQBDi ...

The market for British teenage footballers is booming. Thank Brexit https://t.co/iwXnPeVEA6 ...