In the Middle East, it is a political weakling but an economic force

A lonely monkey is beloved by millions

Restarting the world’s largest nuclear plant will not resolve its problems

Iran’s most powerful proxy, though weakened, is still in the fight

Thousands of Shaheds are raining down on the Gulf

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A sea-life theme park closed. Its animals got stuck inside

Charlotte Howard, our New York bureau chief, on why divisive machismo is at the core of the Trump administration’s military policy

Our annual measure of the role and influence of women in the workforce

One reform offers both security in old age and dynamism now

Higher oil prices are poor compensation for showing Russia’s weakness

Its immigration policy has always been shaped by a conditional, shifting definition of desirability, writes Mae Ngai 

A nation of caffeinated populists

India's government has celebrated its economy becoming the world's fourth-largest by GDP, but recent revisions show it remains fifth behind Japan by $300bn.

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Stranded Gulf supplies are choking off the region’s economies

If the conflict in Iran drags on, will his America First base stick with him?

The conflict is turning into a test of will between Iran and its adversaries