Joseph Aoun, who meets Mr Trump on July 21st, must quash Hizbullah, repair war damage and fix the economy

And refusing to talk to the press

Alessandro Ford, a Latin America contributor, explains why the rivalry runs deeper than the game

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Following social media, they set off with more inspiration than preparation

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Thank central banks and savvy handouts

Big new formations north of Taiwan suggest officials are testing out its capabilities

The conference “was billed as the launchpad for a new era of British conservatism”, writes Sonny Loughran, our Britain correspondent. “It felt more like the end.”

Some cities merely attract the well remunerated. Others will lift your wages

Tiny Nicaragua offers a cautionary tale for democrats everywhere

Donald Trump may hate to hear it, but Barack Obama was right about avoiding “stupid shit”

Demand for open-weight models is soaring

Our weekly podcast on China. This week, is academic excellence still the best route to a good life in China?

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Donald Trump may hate to hear it, but Barack Obama was right about avoiding “stupid shit”

Britain’s biggest-ever by-election is creating minimal buzz, writes Hugo Gye, our political correspondent

Miami faces new problems as San Francisco makes a comeback

These peculiar products, popular in the crypto world, are hitting the mainstream

Demanding that China revalue the yuan gets both the diagnosis and the cure wrong, write Gita Gopinath, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas and Hélène Rey