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The War Room newsletter: A widening war in the Middle East
Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, asks how long the escalation in Iran can last
The modest start of America’s foreign forays
Commemorating the first amphibious assault
Fifteen years after Fukushima, Japan faces an energy dilemma
Restarting the world’s largest nuclear plant will not resolve its problems
Cover Story newsletter: The daunting quest for critical minerals
An exclusive look at how we designed this week’s covers
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, has hit a nerve
A lonely monkey is beloved by millions
China’s ice-cold calculus over Iran
In the Middle East, it is a political weakling but an economic force
War with Iran: Middle East in flames
Also on the daily podcast: Why America gambled and what happens next
The US in Brief: The fight over presidential power
Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
The struggle for critical mineral dominance
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Afghanistan says it thwarted Pakistan airstrikes on Bagram airbase
Sporadic clashes reported in several provinces in Afghanistan as both sides give conflicting death tollsAfghanistan has said it had thwarted Pakistan’s attempted airstrikes on Bagram airbase, the former US military...
In Iran, Donald Trump is making history
Too bad he has so little appreciation for its lessons
War, succession and the perilous test of two myths about Iran
America wagers on collapse; the regime on endurance