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Letter from Kherson: The war of the villages

Ukrainian troops are becoming ever more confident as Russia endures another humiliating defeat

By Jeremy Bowen

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What will Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid mean for American democracy?

What will Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid mean for American democracy?

Emily Tamkin

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping try to avoid a “new Cold War”

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping try to avoid a “new Cold War”

Katie Stallard

What the US midterm results mean for the war in Ukraine

US Midterm Elections 2022

What the US midterm results mean for the war in Ukraine

Katie Stallard

The reality of Sweden’s far-right future

The reality of Sweden’s far-right future

Karin Pettersson

US

What a strong US midterms performance means for Joe Biden

Emily Tamkin

The underlying tension of Emmanuel Macron’s US state visit

Ido Vock

Don’t believe that Republicans are done with Trump

Don’t believe that Republicans are done with Trump

Emily Tamkin

Joe Biden shouldn’t run in 2024

Charlotte Kilpatrick

US Midterm Elections 2022

Is Donald Trump’s domination of the Republicans really under threat?

Emily Tamkin

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and the looming Republican civil war

US Midterm Elections 2022

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis and the looming Republican civil war

Emily Tamkin

Europe

The International Interview

Margrethe Vestager: “Twitter must ensure what is illegal offline is illegal online”

Ido Vock

The brutal methods of Russia’s Wagner Group

Ido Vock

Jens Stoltenberg: “We will support Ukraine for as long as it takes”

The International Interview

Jens Stoltenberg: “We will support Ukraine for as long as it takes”

Megan Gibson

The Ukraine war is shifting Europe’s balance of power from west to east

Jeremy Cliffe

Is Volodymyr Zelensky losing the support of the West?

Katie Stallard

The UK has become the sick man of Europe again

Chart of the Day

The UK has become the sick man of Europe again

Nick Ferris

World Review Podcast

What’s the cost of Qatar’s World Cup?

What’s the cost of Qatar’s World Cup?

What Israel’s new right-wing government could mean, with Amir Tibon

What Israel’s new right-wing government could mean, with Amir Tibon

Russia in retreat

Russia in retreat

The unlikely success of a Ukrainian football team, with Adam Crafton

The unlikely success of a Ukrainian football team, with Adam Crafton