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The rise of the phone-free concert
A growing band of musicians wants fans to experience gigs the old-fashioned way
Strait and narrowing: the Houthis’ striking advance
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An AI deal with China could get Donald Trump his Nobel prize
Agreement to collaborate, starting with cyber-security and medicine, would be his biggest achievement, writes Gary Marcus
Why the Democrats’ disarray is a strength
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide
Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life Indonesian police are investigating...
Sweden’s left seems to have eked out a narrow victory
The populist-right Sweden Democrats appear to have stumbled
Should Anthropic press pause on a potential $2trn IPO?
Amid a safety freakout, it wants to slow down AI development
How an oil-supply crisis could bring about an investment boom
A Gulf-war windfall has boosted balance-sheets and enriched shareholders. Next: expansion
The Houthis’ shock advance in Yemen gives Iran new leverage
Their gains are also an embarrassment for Saudi Arabia
At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say
Search and rescue agency says 107 people brought to safety from vessel hit by bad weather in Java SeaRescue workers in Indonesia said at least six people had died and...
In search of the least wrong map
The UN wants to adopt a fairer way to trace borders
Women lead brutal lives in Colombia’s illegal gold-mining regions
They survive on what men discard, and are exploited by them