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The Economist· 2025-08-19 10:59
Vladimir Putin has demanded that Ukraine surrender the western part of Donetsk province that it firmly controls. But it is not just the symbolism that is important to him. We explain its strategic value https://t.co/vhMZtMGLdQPhoto: Getty Images https://t.co/CbgsucdVm5 ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-19 10:40
Taken as a whole, Europeans work fewer hours in the week and take more time off than most others globally. Less work means less money, and less clout in global affairs https://t.co/F9YIskMu5z ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-19 10:20
“If a summit only papers over differences it can lead to war rather than peace,” argues Margaret MacMillan. In a guest essay, the historian explores the delicate balancing act of wartime summits https://t.co/QwXCZSfY3y ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-19 10:00
One consultancy reckons that foreign and domestic carmakers have already incurred more than $25bn in tariff obligations on vehicles imported into America so far this year. That is squeezing profits https://t.co/zDhuBgcGbu ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-19 09:40
Most of the reported speech in the book sounds like a Hollywood script rather than real life. Industry figures have noted that many publishers have no fact-checkers https://t.co/7k5ScTA22a ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-19 09:20
To save lives, Europe needs to find ways to keep cool https://t.co/4SeXv2zVsV ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-19 08:50
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist https://t.co/Mi13GbFnZV ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-19 08:40
For a man described as an English nationalist, the Reform UK leader is doing rather well in Scotland https://t.co/n2qj3IGVX5 ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-19 08:20
Many are staying at home or studying elsewhere in Asia https://t.co/hh12lVkGqn ...
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The Economist· 2025-08-19 08:00
The war in Ukraine is reinforcing Russia’s view of the Arctic as a strategic priority, argues Mikhail Komin. “It is viewing almost every remaining aspect of Arctic policy through a national-security lens,” he warns https://t.co/xjnccxi8r1 ...