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The war in Syria

The lessons from Aleppo’s tragic fate

When interests triumph over values terrible things can happen 410

Pax Trumpiana

America’s allies are preparing for a bumpy ride

Donald Trump’s victory has shaken countries that depend on America for security and prosperity 84

Caught in the middle: Taiwan fears becoming Donald Trump’s bargaining chip 38

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The Fox-Sky deal

Behind the bid for Sky is a less powerful Murdoch empire

Sky is losing viewers and Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers have shed readers 10

The social care crisis

Taxes will rise to fund care for Britain’s elderly

A “sticking plaster” solution for a system that “needs a quadruple bypass” 9

A massacre of Coptic Christians

Terrorist attacks in Egypt compound the president’s problems

The president risks responding to the pressure in all the wrong ways 12

The troubled lives of Egypt’s Coptic Christians 33

American politics

Donald Trump chooses Rex Tillerson as secretary of state

Mr Tillerson’s biggest challenge will be his boss, as well as the world 207

Where Thatcherism is not an insult

France’s presidential election takes an unlikely liberal turn

Challenged by the far right, mainstream Socialists and Republicans pick an unusual moment to embrace deregulation 17

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Time to govern in Spain

Spain’s uncertain experiment with minority government

Mariano Rajoy is having to learn to negotiate with the opposition 3

Spain’s time zone is out of sync with the sun 39

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Monetary policy in the Eurozone

The European Central Bank’s quantitative-easing options

The ECB’s willingness to do “whatever it takes” helps explain the markets’ uneasy calm 6

Romanian politics

Romania, fighting corruption, elects a party that makes it a lower priority

Despite its leader’s voting-fraud conviction, the Democratic Party wins in a landslide 27

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Italian politics

Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s foreign minister, is picked to become the country’s emergency prime minister

Matteo Renzi, who lost a crucial referendum, says he is going home. But he might not stay there for long 31

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Russia and America

The alarming response to Russian meddling in American democracy

Partisanship trumps patriotism 1071

Democracy in Africa

Gambia’s ruler retracts his concession

A week after losing an election, Yahya Jammeh decides to stay put 12

Populism in Europe

The Netherlands has found Geert Wilders guilty of hate speech

But it may only boost the Muslim-basher’s popularity 63

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Improving education

What countries can learn from PISA tests

The latest survey of international education should spur politicians to reform their countries’ schools 32

Where immigrants go to school is more important than where they came from 6

An undiplomatic choice

Donald Trump picks a hardliner as ambassador to Israel

Overreactions

Trade is not the enemy; disregard for the welfare of the non-rich is

Trolley dolly folly

Many airlines shamelessly exploit female sexuality

Broader casting

“The OA” and “Stranger Things” reveal Netflix’s creative ambition

Dorothy meets the Mnuchins

An illegal immigrant and her Hispanic-sounding dog arrive in Oz

Crime

The perpetrator of a racist massacre faces the jury

Turkey’s constitutional overhaul

New laws would radically reshape the Turkish state

A political trial in the West Bank

A rival to the Palestinian president is sentenced in absentia

The “Star Wars” anthology

“Rogue One” is faithful to the original trilogy—but lacking in force

Holiday traditions

The Fed at last manages to lift rates in 2016

Why half of Africans still don’t have mobile phones

Africa’s size, poverty and rural character pose particular problems for providers

The world’s a market

Tillerson’s appointment reflects Trump’s view of foreign policy

The unthinkable

What happens if the players on a major sports team die?

Eroding abortion rights

Ohio bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy

Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands

A former premier on trial for corruption seeks to make a comeback

Social care in Britain

A time-banking scheme aims to overcome the crisis in care for the elderly

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Big data and government

Curing cancer

Management theory

Queen of the Gypsies

The war in Syria

The lessons from Aleppo’s tragic fate

Pax Trumpiana

America’s allies are preparing for a bumpy ride

Latest audio

The Fox-Sky deal

Behind the bid for Sky is a less powerful Murdoch empire

The social care crisis

Taxes will rise to fund care for Britain’s elderly

A massacre of Coptic Christians

Terrorist attacks in Egypt compound the president’s problems

American politics

Donald Trump chooses Rex Tillerson as secretary of state

Where Thatcherism is not an insult

France’s presidential election takes an unlikely liberal turn

Time to govern in Spain

Spain’s uncertain experiment with minority government

Monetary policy in the Eurozone

The European Central Bank’s quantitative-easing options

Romanian politics

Romania, fighting corruption, elects a party that makes it a lower priority

Italian politics

Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s foreign minister, is picked to become the country’s emergency prime minister

Russia and America

The alarming response to Russian meddling in American democracy

Democracy in Africa

Gambia’s ruler retracts his concession

Populism in Europe

The Netherlands has found Geert Wilders guilty of hate speech

Improving education

What countries can learn from PISA tests

An undiplomatic choice

Overreactions

Trolley dolly folly

Broader casting

Dorothy meets the Mnuchins

Crime

Turkey’s constitutional overhaul

A political trial in the West Bank

The “Star Wars” anthology

Holiday traditions

Why half of Africans still don’t have mobile phones

The world’s a market

The unthinkable

Eroding abortion rights

Elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands

Social care in Britain

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