Leaders
Conflict in the Middle East
Where will the Iran-Israel war end?
In a worse place if Donald Trump rushes in
A new “Pug” test
To keep Russia out and America in, NATO must spend more
European members need a hard date to boost their defence budgets
A fiscal fable
Japan’s government bonds: this time it won’t end well
Even as interest costs mount, politicians promise handouts
Baby brain
Why MAGA’s pro-natalist plans are ill-conceived
Efforts to deliver a baby boom either fail or cost a fortune
Computers v creatives
What the “cockroaches” of the ad world teach about dealing with AI
A rosé-soaked meeting in Cannes is like a postcard from the future
Letters
A selection of correspondence
Reforming the NHS
By Invitation
War in the Middle East
For Trump, both action and inaction in Iran have consequences, says Karim Sadjadpour
Briefing
Decisive attack, unknown result
Israel’s blitz on Iran is fraught with uncertainty
Much hinges on the stubborn supreme leader and America’s mercurial president
Target acquired
Israel’s race to kill Iran’s nuclear dream
If it fails the regime could make a frantic dash for a bomb
Inside the Islamic Republic
Will Iran’s hated regime implode?
Trump calls for Tehran to “immediately evacuate”
Asia
From shrimp to dolphin
Can South Korea’s new president get his country back on track?
Submarine warfare
Could Trump can AUKUS?
Fangs for your attention
Why India has so many snakebites
China
Clues in the wreckage
China has become the most important enabler of Russia’s war machine
Cash for clunkers
Chinese consumers are splurging—but probably not for long
Air pollution
Rich Chinese cities are suffocating poor ones
United States
The other half
Democrats could do a lot better with the power they hold
It tolls for thee
Congestion pricing in Manhattan is a predictable success
Voting and shooting
The attacks in Minnesota reflect a worrying trend
Presidential disapproval
Our model suggests President Trump is under water in every swing state
The Americas
Whacking the gangs from above
Drone warfare is hitting Haiti
Wither Seleção’s swagger?
Brazilians love football. Their national team is past its prime
Middle East & Africa
Topsy-turvy tariffs
China is trying to win over Africa in the global trade war
Expanding misery
The war in Sudan is spilling over its borders
Cheap and deadly
Africa’s scary new age of high-tech warfare
Europe
Keeping the president happy
This week’s NATO summit will be all about placating Donald Trump
Foreign fighters welcome
Ukraine looks abroad to boost its manpower
Balkan bully on the ropes
Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic is rattled
Bread on wheels
A revival for the classic Renault 5
Britain
Regional identities
The English Midlands is unjustly overlooked
Enter the dragon
Biotech is coming to Wales
Doctors’ orders
Britain’s newest way of demoralising doctors
Child sexual exploitation
The grooming-gangs scandal is a stain on the British state
Bagehot
The rise of Nigel McFarage
International
Harry, meet Sally
Can men and women be just friends?
The Telegram
In Trumpworld, toppling rulers is taboo
Business
Creative destruction
AI is turning the ad business upside down
Knickers in a twist
Victoria’s Secret is struggling to reinvent itself
People’s code
Why China is giving away its tech for free
Finance & economics
Crammed and damned
Why today’s graduates are screwed
Offering little
Can China reclaim its IPO crown?
Free exchange
Who are the world’s best investors?
Science & technology
AI benchmarking
How to find the smartest AI
Research rankings
Are China’s universities really the best in the world?
Well informed
Is the “manopause” real?
Celestial navigation
Meet the moths that use the stars to find their way
Culture
Gender relations
How to think about the manosphere
You butter believe it
The year’s chicest shade is good enough to eat
American foreign policy
Was Zbigniew Brzezinski America’s most important foreign-policy guru?
Mind your own business
The right to privacy has been hard-earned. It is imperilled again
Economic & financial indicators
Indicators
Economic data, commodities and markets
Obituary
The reluctant surfer