A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist
A Burnham-led Labour might sharply shift political power towards the north, writes Hugo Gye, our political correspondent
Jared Kushner’s beach development brings trouble for a prime minister
The pre-war days of $60 crude are not coming back soon
Forget middle-power coalitions. Japan and its neighbours know that only America can deter China
Options markets show optimism is giving way to euphoria
That is bad news for a warming world
Fake lawyers see opportunity in Donald Trump’s crackdown
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, what Xi Jinping’s visit to North Korea reveals about his strategic priorities––and Russia’s influence on regional security
But Aberdeen is not exactly typical of Britain
Perish the thought. But we tracked how artificial intelligence is changing five creative fields
No one has ever been elected president in Brazil without carrying Minas Gerais