Fears of terrorism rise after at least nine people are killed and 50 are injured in a lorry crash in Berlin

The ruling looks half-hearted as it imposes no fine or prison term. Ms Lagarde may find a way to keep her post at the IMF

China has launched a legal challenge against the European Union and America over its WTO "market-economy status"

With a DIY bundle of electronics or a ready-made device it is possible to stimulate the brain

Our Lexington columnist travels with America's outgoing defence secretary to Afghanistan and Iraq

Jihadists have struck Café Abu Haloub repeatedly, but its clientele refuse to stay away. As The Economist’s 1843 magazine reports, it's the place to go for the latest on corrupt politicians, Baghdad's budding arts scene or forthcoming protests

What matters to Sechin is size, not value. His 1998 doctoral dissertation on oil transport networks drips with contempt for market forces

The intricate Brent system of wells and pipelines has given its name to the world's most widely traded crude. But many mature oil fields like it now face a moment of reckoning

Mains electricity is scarce and unreliable in Africa, but a solar revolution is afoot. The Economist explains why solar power is spreading so fast across the continent

In 2017 the public will reward companies that pay more than lip service to diversity and steer clear of those that don't

Some people are born rich, some acquire riches and some occasionally get an invitation to hang out in the land of the rich. From The Economist’s 1843 magazine

Édith Piaf performed twice in Stalag III-D, a camp for French prisoners-of-war outside Berlin—but on her first visit cleverly encouraged the camp commander to allow photographs to be taken. The photos were then cropped so that each POW's image could be attached to counterfeit documents identifying him as a French worker in Germany

Pax Trumpiana? On the Syria, China and NATO, much remains unclear as to his foreign policy aims

The new prime minister said his priorities would be creating jobs and tackling the damage wrought by this year's earthquakes

The battle for the White House is over. But the shifting complexion of many states in the South means that, in 2017 and beyond, state-level skirmishes—over anti-discrimination policy, guns, plastic bags and fracking—are just getting started