Our daily political update, featuring the stories that matter
The longer autocrats stay in power, the worse they become
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Why did the Russian state go after an experimental theatre director?
A hostage release and Gaza ceasefire are welcome. But they are just the start
Forget debt. Here is something to villainise
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, our correspondents give their guide to this year’s prizes in physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine
There are prizes for chemical cages, new immune cells and the roots of quantum computing
The pollen they carry stirs continent-wide gene pools
A third of Republicans support deporting citizens who disagree with Donald Trump
But it is not clear if it will accept a partial Israeli withdrawal
Six months on from “Liberation Day”, things look surprisingly rosy