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Oil markets are still in La La land
Prices have risen sharply. Unfortunately, they still have further to go
Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins free speech award in Germany
Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security lawThe jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award for...
Trump’s experiment with psychedelic medicines
A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
Christchurch gunman fails in bid to appeal against guilty pleas in New Zealand court
Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims said poor mental health made him admit to crimesThe Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch in...
Joy as record-breaking runner Sawe returns home
BBC reports from Kenya, home to Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.
'Attacked 28 times in a day' - BBC visits heavily targeted US-UK base in Iraq
Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.
Student’s alleged jailing in China over Australian pro-democracy protests sparks calls for inquiry
Human rights commissioner says alleged jailing highlights the ‘growing risks of transnational repression’ in AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or...
The sub-Arctic town pitching itself as Canada's gateway to Europe
Churchill, Manitoba, best known as the world's polar bear capital, has ambitions of making its deep-water port a year-round trade route.
A son overlooked and a jailed tycoon: Inside Samsung's succession drama
The family dynasty behind Samsung is so complicated it regularly makes headline news in South Korea.
Europe’s unpopular leaders are paralysing the EU
Weak governments cannot conjure the support to make crucial deals
SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic are already public companies
Investors have countless ways to bet on their success
How Kevin Warsh could save the Federal Reserve
There is much to like about the next Fed chairman—if his backbone holds