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Watch: King dances in the streets of the Bahamas capital
The monarch is in the Bahamas as part of a tour of the Caribbean during which he addressed the "great suffering of the past".
Britain’s defensive budget did little to tackle deeper problems
The government hopes to win voters over with small treats now and the promise of reform later
US ambassador suggests Trump could blame Canada if midterms don’t go his way
Pete Hoekstra, controversial US ambassador to Canada, has also accused Canadian officials of interfering in US electionsThe US ambassador has suggested Canada could be blamed if Republicans perform poorly in...
Israel’s Jewish and Arab opposition parties should work together
If they want to dislodge Binyamin Netanyahu from office, they need to act fast
China’s stock markets are the great global exception
If the country is winning the future, why are its investors so glum?
Elon Musk is a 'real genius', Putin says after satellite talks with SpaceX boss
The Russian President praised Musk and said they are in "close" contact.
AI eats science 2: life 2.0
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, the second episode of our four-part series on how scientists are grappling with AI
Why dogs catch yawns from their owners but not other dogs
Studies of wolves suggest the effect may be a result of domestication
India’s ultra-cheap internet is about to get more expensive
Blame Jio, the country’s telecoms disrupter, going public
Plot Twist newsletter: A special 200th edition
Rachel Lloyd our deputy culture editor, reflects on the history of newsletters
South Africa’s “white party” looks for more black votes
Local elections will highlight the ANC’s steep decline and the role of race in politics
Egypt fines prominent editor Lina Attalah and shuts independent news outlet Mada Masr
Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed websiteLina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet...