Sayan Sen

25/09/2026

The lopsided pageantry of Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington reflects Donald Trump’s eagerness to preserve stable ties with China. It also stood in contrast to the paucity of the agenda bit.ly/4hrmsPo

Photo: Mega Agency

25/09/2026

A new ingestible battery is made up of a stack of magnesium, gel and chemically active paper. Register for free to read why it offers a neat solution for powering safe edible tech, bit.ly/4AjacsK

Illustration: Ben Hickey

25/09/2026

Given President Donald Trump’s fondness for both oil and obsequious obedience, Delcy Rodríguez’s rapport with him looks to be bad news for the prospect of elections in Venezuela bit.ly/4hGFyCe

Photo: Getty Images

25/09/2026

Rising stars in China’s Communist Party are a very different breed to Xi Jinping. Born in the late 1960s and the 1970s, they are the first generation with few if any memories of the Mao era, bit.ly/4hlkf7Q

Illustration: Jared Bartman

25/09/2026

Many Chinese thinkers describe its relationship with America as a “strategic stalemate”, words drawn from Mao’s speeches. But is Xi Jinping considering a full-blown counter-offensive? bit.ly/4yPu19I

Illustration: Cornelia Li

25/09/2026

To hedge against traditional perils, such as floods, wildfires or even terrorism, the obvious answer is to buy insurance products. But the market for AI risk has been slow to develop, bit.ly/4hL8GZ6

Illustration: Satoshi Kambayashi

25/09/2026

Investors think Olympiad Man a worrier. Politicians think him naive about global affairs. The populace is yet to fully comprehend Olympiad Man or his power bit.ly/3T7FTEQ

Illustration: Brett Ryder

25/09/2026

For decades America has enjoyed hegemony over the Middle East. That is about to end bit.ly/3Tlwppm

25/09/2026

The lopsided pageantry of Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington reflects Donald Trump’s eagerness to preserve stable ties with China. It also stood in contrast to the paucity of the agenda bit.ly/4hrmsPo

Photo: Mega Agency

A lavish welcome in Washington won’t ease tensions

25/09/2026

A new ingestible battery is made up of a stack of magnesium, gel and chemically active paper. Register for free to read why it offers a neat solution for powering safe edible tech, bit.ly/4AjacsK

Illustration: Ben Hickey

Its components dissolve once it has done its job