The global asylum system is falling apart
The obscure Senate functionary whose word is law
The big beautiful bill reveals the hollowness of Trumponomics
The war in Ukraine shows the West can re-arm without re-industrialising
How much did America’s bombs damage Iran’s nuclear programme?
Israel’s war with Iran is over
More and more parents around the world prefer girls to boys
Nayib Bukele is devolving from tech-savvy reformer to autocrat
Vietnam, squeezed between America and China, looks for new friends
Vietnam’s economy is booming, but its new leader is worried