Hot to trot: the up sides of climate migratio...

As America hit 90 targets in a second day of attacks on Iran, the fragile truce is in jeopardy. Our correspondent explains how power shifts within Iran may affect the war. Asian governments are trying to force children to care for ageing parents. And day four of our journey down ...  Show more

Last night, the populist-right leader announced that she will run in the French presidential election next year. Our correspondent analyses the Le Pen dynasty and explains how this decision will shape the campaign. The world’s first refuge for whales once held in captivity. And o ...  Show more

Mass movements of people expected as climate change progresses are often depicted as catastrophes-in-waiting. We visit Niger, where that shift has begun, finding there is <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/briefing/2023/07/01/the-surprising-upside-of-climate-migrat ...

Vast stretches of the temperate world are baking or burning, and as climate change marches on widespread heatwaves will <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/07/03/the-danger-posed-by-heatwaves-deserves-to-be-taken-more-seriously?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podca ...  Show more

As Russia’s campaign in the eastern Donbas region loses steam, our correspondent finds Ukraine’s efforts to <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/07/28/ukraine-is-gathering-strength-for-an-assault-on-kherson?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theint ...  Show more

The world’s most populous country is at the front line of climate change. Our deputy editor explores the many ways it is adapting—because it must. Our series The World Ahead continues by examining the plausibility of the incoming Trump administration’s policy promises (10:26). An ...  Show more