Given choice: Colombia’s abortion-law change
In little more than a year, three of Latin America’s four most populous countries have expanded access to abortion. We ask what is driving that change...
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Putting his first boot forward: Russian troops move
President Vladimir Putin has declared the independence of the two Ukrainian provinces of Donbas—and sent in "peacekeepers". We ask what is next. The A...
Trial run: genocide claims against Myanmar
The Gambia’s first-of-its-kind case at the International Court of Justice might bring a rebuke and shine light on Myanmar’s brutal tactics. It might n...
On the brinkmanship: a special episode on Ukraine and Russia
We unpick the week’s torrent of headlines; an invasion may yet come but either way President Vladimir Putin has already harmed Russia. The country’s d...
Sharpest tools, in a box: miniature vaccine factories
BioNTech, the German firm behind the first licensed coronavirus jab, reveals its attempts to stuff its technology into shipping containers—to be used ...
Judge, jury and executive: another power-grab in Tunisia
Last summer President Kais Saied nobbled the legislature; now he has abolished the judiciary. We ask where the country is headed, and why there is so ...
Yen here before: Japan’s “new capitalism”
Today’s figures showing the first annual economic growth in three years may seem promising. But the grand plans of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio resemb...
Not trucking around: Canada’s protests spread
It has become much more than a fight against proof-of-vaccination strictures. The anti-government mood has spread in Canada and abroad. What happens n...
Withdrawal symptoms: Afghanistan goes hungry
Since American forces left, pessimism has skyrocketed—and with good reason. Starvation is driving Afghans to sell their organs and even their children...
Which way UP: India’s bellwether election
The state-legislature poll in Uttar Pradesh is in effect a vote on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s increasingly stringent Hindu-national agenda—and wil...