John Prideaux, our US editor, considers the implications of a leaked phone call between American and Russian officials
What does it mean to live by your principles when your country seems to be going astray?
How do you prepare 100,000 meals at sea?
Andriy Yermak amassed enormous power and lots of enemies
How we chose this week’s image
Our weekly podcast on democracy in America. This week, a holiday conversation one of our co-hosts long tried to avoid
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Even after taking a pummelling, not all of Iran’s leaders want a deal with the Great Satan
Also on the daily podcast: meeting Georgia’s protesters one year on and the last inheritor of China’s women-only language
Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, how AI agents are redefining the shopping experience
Remote-work cities show signs of strain
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