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Wake up, Democrats • For the good of America, the governing party urgently needs to take on its own activists
Europe’s coming winter peril • A bitter energy crisis is in prospect. Europe needs to act now
After Abe • Japan should stay true to Abe Shinzo’s vision—up to a point
British understatement • Government budgets face a painful crunch. Tory leadership hopefuls seem oblivious
Post-quantum solace • A future-proof way to encrypt sensitive data is now available. Put it to use
Let priests wed • Scrapping the celibacy rule would make it easier to recruit clerics who don’t abuse children
Letters
Peak progressive • WASHINGTON, DCDemocrats are realising that they must moderate or die
Schools for scandal • WASHINGTON, DC “Critical race theory” is being weaponised as part of America’s culture wars. What’s all the fuss about?
More writing on the wall • JAMAICA TRAIN YARD, QUEENS Tourists are coming to the Big Apple to tag, sometimes at their peril
Recession-spotting • WASHINGTON, DC Even if gdp shrinks, America may officially avoid a downturn. For now
Farewell to a bizarre landmark • Conspiracy theories about the Georgia Guidestones were common
Democrats dither dangerously on abortion • The potential consequences of their lack of direction are evident in Nevada
Might Bolsonaro try to steal the vote? • President Jair Bolsonaro says he can only lose an election in October if it is rigged
On the move • Migrant flows are changing. A new declaration may help manage them
Staying the course • NARA AND TOKYO Abe Shinzo’s policies will live on, but may be enacted more slowly
Gota goes • COLOMBO The president flees, leaving a country in chaos
Politics takes atoll • The Pacific Islands Forum is derailed by a high-profile withdrawal
The way the wind blows • SEOUL Intra-party feuding is making an unpopular president’s job even harder
Abe’s legacy • Not just Japan, but Asia too is better off for Abe Shinzo’s vigorous diplomacy
Heading down a dangerous path • By fostering an ugly nationalism, Xi Jinping is making China and the world less safe
Send in the thugs • SHANGHAI How not to handle a financial scandal
The civilising effect • BEIJINGCities win the party’s favour with clean streets and tidy toilets
A voyage to nowhere • JERUSALEM America’s president embarks on an aimless trip to the Middle East
The blockade generation • GAZA CITY Young Palestinians in Gaza cannot find work and cannot leave
Rhinos, cows and men with guns • SOSIAN Violence racks the biggest, driest and poorest chunk of Kenya. Wildlife conservancies can help
A legacy of looting • JOHANNESBURG José Eduardo dos Santos, a crooked ex-president, has died
Winter is coming • Europe is preparing for a possible cut-off of Russian gas
Cold front • KYIV AND OKHTYRKA The war is creating unique challenges for Ukraine’s energy planners
Deep battle • KYIV Ukraine’s new rockets are wreaking havoc on Russia’s army
The price is wrong • GAZIANTEP Grappling with inflation that unofficial estimates put above 100%
How many cows are too many? • AMSTERDAMAnd is a nut a fruit, asks the Dutch government?
Leisure class • In praise of Europe’s axis of short school summer breaks
Trust exercise • What the early race to succeed Boris...
