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Europe’s centrist rulers have fallen dangerously short
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s autocrat, loses to a bunch of students
A leaderless protest movement hopes to turn the country into a true democracy
Lula, the great survivor, makes history
His defeated rival has fled to the United States
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She will push for elections to happen sooner than Donald Trump had in mind
Politics, not strategy, could mean more Israeli strikes on Iran
Elections in Israel and America are driving their leaders’ thinking
China increasingly depends on copying American AI
Model distillation infuriates America, but may end up holding China back
Do immigrants from some countries commit more sex crimes?
A hard look at Britain’s data suggests so. But it is hardly an epidemic
The winners and losers of Trumponomics
The president promised to help ordinary Americans. He achieved something rather different
India has stabilised its currency. But at what cost?
The central bank is using ever harsher measures to keep the rupee below 100 to the dollar
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘sounds strong’ but is isolated, son says
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A glimmer of hope for those worried about AI safety
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