The Gulf’s rulers want to do better than that. Beset with the rising urgency to diversify their economies away from fossil ...

In a poll on January 5th of the 50 favourite French public figures, the only politicians who featured were Ms Le Pen and ...

Chinese stockmarkets experienced their worst first day of trading since 2016 as the CSI 300, a benchmark index, fell by 2.9% ...

The real worry is that Austria exemplifies the Putinisation of central Europe. First came Viktor Orban, the strongman of ...

The scheme is modelled partly on that of London, where since 2003 a daily charge (currently £15, or $19) has reduced the number of cars, improved air quality and funded transit upgrades. New York’s ...

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Donald Trump’s victory and the fallout from the US election in 2024.

Some speculate that Frelimo is instigating chaos as an excuse to crack down. Security forces have killed around 300 people since the protests began, including 176 in the final week of December alone, ...

D ry January is under way. After the excesses of the festive period, nearly one-third of Americans are expected to give up, ...

African politics is subject to the same forces as elsewhere. When governments do a bad job, citizens want them out. Yet there ...

This country deserves a real choice in the next election,” Mr Trudeau said. “It has become clear to me that if I am having to ...

Mr Miller, for example, has said that mass removals would create jobs for Americans and increase wages. Whether that proves ...

Most of the population growth expected over the rest of the 21st century is expected to take place in Africa. These new ...