Catch up:Trump blames Ukraine for war; America’s possible new tariffs
Donald Trump appeared to blame Ukraine for starting Russia’s war in the country. When asked why Ukraine’s president, Volodymy...
Catch up:Ukraine talks in Saudi; new Trump tariffs
America and Russia concluded four hours of talks in Saudi Arabia about the war in Ukraine, the first direct meeting between A...
Is Elon Musk’s war on fraud just cover for a power grab?
In 1971 Richard Nixon listed the qualifications for a chief of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). “I want to be sure he is a...
American inflation looks increasingly worrying
Jerome Powell’s press conferences—sometimes market-moving events—have attracted less notice of late. With Donald Trump in the...
How Vladimir Putin plans to play Donald Trump
Judged by the din of Russian propaganda and the despair among Europeans, Vladimir Putin has never been closer to winning his ...
Ukraine’s arteries:trains are the country’s lifeblood
On November 4th 2024, the eve of America’s presidential election, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, addressed a room f...
The Louvre is hosting its first fashion exhibition
NO ONE IS quite sure how the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, got its name. One theory goes that the area was an anci...
The nightmare of a Trump-Putin deal leaves Europe in shock
EUROPEAN LEADERS filed into the Elysée Palace on February 17th in bright sunshine, and sombre mood. They were still reeling f...
Catch up:America and Russia end talks in Riyadh; Europe split on Ukraine aid
America and Russia concluded four hours of talks in Saudi Arabia, during which they discussed the war in Ukraine; Volodymyr Z...
Catch up:America and Russia meet in Riyadh; Europe split on Ukraine aid
America and Russia began talks in Saudi Arabia setting the scene for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. Marco Rubio, Ame...