Finance & economics
Welcome to Zero Migration America
Closed borders will make the country smaller, poorer and less innovative
Graphic detail
Maps and data tell the story of two bloody years in Israel and Gaza
A ceasefire will not end the region’s troubles
Leaders
Japanese politics enters its heavy-metal phase
Takaichi Sanae is a refreshing change—but problems loom
The world in brief
The price of gold breached $4,000 per troy ounce for the first time, meaning it has risen by more than 50% since Donald Trump re-entered the White House...
The European Commission proposed cutting tariff-free steel imports by almost half, to 18.3m tonnes a year...
Troops from the Texas National Guard assembled near Chicago ahead of their potential deployment in the city...
The yen slid further on Wednesday after reaching its lowest level since February against the dollar, as Takaichi Sanae’s surprise win as leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party continued to weigh on markets...
Who do Americans blame for the government shutdown?
Our polling of 1,600 people with YouGov suggests which party might blink first
The Telegram: Europe struggles to put homeland defence first
Years of expeditionary operations leave it vulnerable if America abandons the continent
A Nobel for the physics that ushered in quantum computing
Tunnelling between microscopic and macroscopic worlds
Thomas Pynchon returns with a tale of Nazis, spies—and cheese
“Shadow Ticket” is as perplexing as it sounds
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The Intelligence
Carney talks trade with Trump
Tracking Donald Trump
The American president’s net approval rating
Daily crossword
Cryptic or straight clues, the solution is the same
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Edition: October 4th 2025
Russia tests the West
Starmer’s Macron strategy
The Labour Party takes aim at Nigel Farage and Reform UK
Cheer the Gaza peace plan
America, Israel and perhaps Hamas have changed their positions
Hard truths about high drug prices
The problem is not greedy pharma firms
Anti-ageing light masks
Used properly, the right ones can help combat the signs of ageing
