The Economist explains
The Economist explains
Do vice-presidential picks matter?
If they have any effect on an election’s result, it is at the margins
The Economist explains
What led to the bitter controversy over an Olympics boxing match?
A mighty punch by an Algerian boxer has revived a politically charged dispute
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Is this the end of Project 2025, the plan that riled Donald Trump?
The right-wing blueprint for governing has taken centre-stage in America’s presidential campaign
The Economist explains
Who should control Western Sahara?
France becomes the latest country to back Morocco’s claim
The Economist explains
Who are the Druze, the victims of a deadly strike on Israel?
The religious minority has often been caught up in regional crossfire in the Middle East
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Myanmar’s rapidly changing civil war, in maps and charts
Ethnic militias and pro-democracy groups are scoring victories against the governing junta
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Who will be Kamala Harris’s running-mate?
She is reportedly down to six candidates
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Why have so few American presidents been from the West?
Kamala Harris’s nomination would be a milestone for the region
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Why the Olympics still has a doping problem
Cheating with drugs has again become an organised affair
The Economist explains
Why some Russian athletes will be eligible to compete at the Paris Olympics
Despite antipathy between the Russian government and the International Olympic Committee a handful will compete
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Why did the Secret Service fail to protect Trump from being shot?
Lawmakers want an accounting for mistakes that nearly resulted in Mr Trump’s assassination on July 13th
The Economist explains
What is the Chinese Communist Party’s third plenum?
Hundreds of the party’s senior members gather in Beijing amid hopes they will speed up economic reforms