In their different ways, Edgar and Rita were both victims of “pig-butchering”, the most lucrative scam in a global industry ...

Even so, his proposal of an American “takeover” of Gaza on February 4th was extraordinary. He combined sinister ideas—ethnic ...

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Critics have been raving about the musical thriller ...

The Economist is looking to hire a Britain economics writer, based in London. Journalistic experience is not necessary. The ...

Next comes the rest of the debris: the husks of washing machines, the chimneys standing sentry over the remains, and heaps of ...

I f investment in data centres is about to slow, nobody told Mark Zuckerberg. On January 29th, during an earnings call, ...

F OR SOLDIERS at the front, electromagnetic defences are as vital as air: invisible when present, and disastrous when not. In ...

Might it also be possible, then, to use acoustic waves to disrupt the electromechanical sensors that drones require to fly?

Germany’s election on February 23rd, which will probably mark an end to Mr Scholz’s tenure, is a good moment to assess the ...

T the Labour government has had a spluttering start since it came into power seven months ago. Trying to explain its policies ...

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But neither they nor anyone else could have predicted President Donald Trump’s astonishing plan to end their misery: the ...