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In many African countries, musicians have emerged as the most authentic—and at times the most dangerous—voices of dissent. Register for free to hear some of the influential hits

A decent welfare state, with dignity in ill-health, poverty and old age, is as central to Europe as walkable cities and long holidays. But the continent cannot afford it bit.ly/4kKenbJ Photo: Getty Images

Belarusian schools are developing closer ties to Russia. A growing number of clubs and events celebrate unity between the two countries, an analysis of posts on Telegram and other online sources shows

Employer-sponsored health care has long been the backbone of American coverage. Now firms are stripping back policies

Some mathematicians worry that AI labs' secrecy around their models' workings increases the chance of needless errors and risks creating an illusion of progress

Wine fraud is becoming more widespread—and sophisticated. That hasn't stopped high-end wineries from trying to outsmart counterfeiters. 1843 pays a visit to a Bordeaux estate to find out how a winemaker can foil a criminal gang

Child-bearing is a personal choice with public consequences. The pressing question that Camilla Cavendish considers in her new book is whether those delaying parenthood will forgo it completely

"A shared future" has been written into China's constitution and tied to every big diplomatic initiative that Xi Jinping has launched for more than a decade. We explain what, exactly, he might mean by it

Few will publicly mourn the loss of videos with titles such as "Choking gets her off". But the new law is both broad and unhelpfully vague

On paper, the resignation of Indonesia's vice-president was a simple question of eligibility. In practice, however, little is black and white about the latest trouble in a tumultuous year for Indonesian politics

The location in Australia will offer one big advantage over America's existing bases. Register for free to learn what it is bit.ly/4zD39dB Photo: US Navy/Trice Denny

But elections in America and Brazil illustrate how hard the task is becoming

The province's cartel is losing its grip

Jensen Huang initially insisted that there was nothing unusual about his relationship with a Chinese executive of a Singapore-based data-centre company. Now he has confessed

Curiosity has lots of benefits. Nonetheless, the idea that inquisitive employees must be wholly good for organisations is worth querying. Register for free to learn why

After his party's midterm thumping, Donald Trump posted a picture of a familiar red baseball cap bearing a new slogan: VETO. A sign of things to come? Perhaps

So far Abelardo de la Espriella has shown little desire to compromise. In this and much else, Colombia's flamboyant right-wing populist is following Donald Trump. Register for free to learn why

Some Democrats hope that enough Republicans have grown weary of the Iran war to break ranks. But their near-lockstep vote to shield Pete Hegseth from impeachment offers little encouragement bit.ly/4ezvwRI Photo: Getty Images

Republicans are paying the bill for their strong leader and his idiosyncratic agenda. In the campaign to come, they must battle over what their party stands for

A journey through the annals of company crises

"When Taiwan goes to the polls, will China make itself more threatening to the Taiwanese, or more attractive?" asks Ker Gibbs. In a guest essay, the author argues the answer could determine the fate of the island

In a new book Clémentine Goldszal, a French journalist, is consumed by a single imperative: to find out what birth is like for newborns. Register for free to learn what she discovers

But Mattel remains a struggling toymaker

There seems to be a new urgency in the peace process on America's part. But few believe a window for serious diplomacy has opened

An unsuccessful attempt to impeach Pete Hegseth is a sign of more trouble ahead

Wang Huning describes threats to the Communist Party and country

Authorities "will choose finding a guy who threw his wife out of the window over helping a guy who purchased a bottle of Pétrus in an auction that may be bad". 1843 explores how the murky nature of fine wine sales has created opportunities for criminals

Today on "The Intelligence": Republicans' post-midterm post-mortem, the cost of intensive parenting and why underdogs are TV's new villains

Thousands of Russians have left the country, fearing that the country's sham parliamentary elections could pave the way for a new wave of military mobilisation

Rocky's dream is not to be world champion, but simply to prove to himself he isn't "just another bum from the neighbourhood". Fifty years on from the film's release, we explain why it is a fairy tale that knows it's a fairy tale