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Finance & economics
Trump’s trade deal with Britain will worry allies and rivals alike
Sir Keir Starmer will at least be pleased to have been first
Middle East & Africa
A Faustian pact with the Houthis
A new American deal strengthens their grip over Yemen
Middle East & Africa
MAGA meets MBS
Trump and the Saudis get along famously in person but poorly on policy
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One of the most controversial executive orders will shortly land at SCOTUS
What to listen for in oral arguments over birthright citizenship
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A social history of America in a warehouse
Replacements, in Greensboro, is an encyclopaedia of tableware
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Trump knocks down a controversial pillar of civil-rights law
The rise and fall of the “disparate impact” doctrine
Leaders
What Putin wants—and how Europe should thwart him
Many Europeans are complacent about the threat Russia poses—and misunderstand how to deter its president
Finance & economics
America and China prepare for an Alpine trade clash
Might tariffs fall from their mountainous highs?
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American cities are criminalising homelessness. Will that help?
How a Supreme Court decision paved the way for more punitive policies
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Pete Hegseth is purging both weapons and generals
The American army wants to get rid of obsolete kit. But there are risks