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Japanese leaders need to give up their rice obsession

Many more people in the country owe their livelihoods to the car industry than to farming

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Leo Lewis

Total’s risky bet on a natural gas megaproject in southern Africa

The French energy giant was forced to pause a huge LNG scheme in Mozambique after Islamist militants launched a deadly attack. Is the region safe...

yesterday 30

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The Big Read

Britain will be negotiating with Europe forever

Like a poorer Switzerland, the UK will never find a happy balance of independence and access

yesterday 10

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Janan Ganesh

If an animal could speak, would we listen?

A prize aimed at cracking interspecies communication could make humans think differently about the welfare of other creatures

yesterday 10

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Anjana Ahuja

Trump’s bill is big, but not beautiful

The president’s fiscal plans deepen concerns over America’s public finances

yesterday 2

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The Editorial Board

Listen to Afrikaners, not Trump, on the state of South Africa

The white minority does have justified anxieties but many are thriving and it is absurd to talk of a ‘genocide’

yesterday 2

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Alec Russell

Trump’s Middle East dealmaking could reshape the global AI race 

Success rides on how leaders in the region decide to focus their spending

yesterday 2

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Chris Miller

Making jokes in India is a serious business

Stand-up comedy is still a relatively new phenomenon in a country trying to decide where to draw the line on free speech

previous day 10

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Veena Venugopal

Trump and Farage are politicians for the post-TV age

Their apparent authenticity and tolerance for controlled anarchy leave their opponents looking tired and staid

previous day 20

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Stephen Bush

Are female experts more credible?

Public perception of stereotyped discrimination has one surprising outcome

previous day 10

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Sarah Oconnor

Will Trump’s tariff climbdown save the US from recession?

Markets cheered the deal with China. But away from Wall Street, confidence is plummeting and prices are on the rise

previous day 10

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Us Economy

Vladimir Putin’s manipulation of Donald Trump

If the US president is walking away from Ukraine, other allies must step up

previous day 3

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The Editorial Board

Trumpism’s growing split: Bannon vs plutocrats

Some Republicans warn that a tax-cutting budget will destroy the party’s standing with working-class voters

previous day 20

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Edward Luce

How health inequality in the UK maps on to political upheaval

Tackling deprivation and illness in neglected places could be the prescription for beating Nigel Farage

previous day 10

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Jennifer Dixon

Trump’s assault on the global dollar

The difficulty is that, however unsatisfactory the hegemon might be, the alternatives look worse

previous day 5

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Martin Wolf

We still don’t know how much energy AI consumes

Companies must give us the chance to understand the environmental impact of the tech we use

previous day 3

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Sasha Luccioni

The AI revolution changing how we predict the weather

Rapidly advancing technology is helping meteorologists to make more accurate and detailed forecasts even further into the future

monday 10

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The Big Read

A first step towards rebuilding UK-EU ties

Hard-fought reset lays bare the realities of the post-Brexit relationship

monday 1

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The Editorial Board

Education, education, less education: Labour needs a history lesson

Starmer’s government seems unwilling to revisit the successes of the party’s last period in power

monday 10

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Tim Leunig

Putin thinks that time is on his side

Russia has little interest in peace talks. It is hoping for battlefield breakthroughs and sanctions relief

monday 9

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Gideon Rachman

Trump’s ‘self-deportation’ plan is put to the test

The US administration’s Project Homecoming underestimates the appeal of America

monday 1

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Patti Waldmeir

Gaza’s children don’t deserve to starve

By withholding aid and now allowing only ‘minimal’ food supplies, Israel’s government is losing what’s left of its moral authority

monday 10

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Arabella Duffield

Sweden: a socialist paradise overflowing with billionaires

The country is generating the kind of wealth that raises the risk of an anti-capitalist revolt

monday 30

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Ruchir Sharma

The scourge of the ‘woke right’

The radical Maga right has a way of looking at the world that chimes with the illiberal left

18.05.2025 9

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Jemima Kelly

The markets are declaring tariff victory too soon

A potential supply and demand shock means the US economy may be in for years of volatility

18.05.2025 1

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Rana Foroohar

How to block the financial scammers on social media

Big Tech should have a legal duty to check investment advertisers are authorised

18.05.2025 10

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The Editorial Board