In today’s edition: world exceeds 1.5°C warming target in 2024, Trump faces sentencing, and America’s TikTok ban reaches the Supreme Court.

In today’s edition: more wildfires ravage Los Angeles, Lebanese lawmakers select a new president, and America mourns Jimmy Carter

In today’s edition: wildfire torches Los Angeles, Austria shifts to the right, and the war on deepfakes

Why America’s marijuana industry is wilting

Would an AI bubble be so bad?

In today’s edition: possible replacements for Trudeau, big tech’s big bash, and Charlie Hebdo ten years on

An elite group of early-stage investors have made supersized returns. Meet Silicon Valley’s shrewdest talent spotters

Justin Trudeau has resigned as Canada’s prime minister. He is leaving a wrecked party and divided country to his successor

In today’s edition: further attempts to arrest South Korea’s president, two visions for Germany’s economy, and can Trump broker peace in Ukraine?

Will your pet ever be able to chat back to you? The tech world is on the case

Finland’s seizure of a tanker shows how to fight Russian sabotage

Numbers promise rigour, certainty and objectivity. But they also contain flaws for firms and their employees

In today’s edition: Stand-off over South Korean president’s arrest, the resurgence of Islamic State, and an old star at the Dakar Rally

Tech bros and MAGA diehards are at odds over Trumponomics. But from the chaos and contradiction something good might just emerge

Homelessness in America reached a record level in 2024. Three main factors contributed to the surge

In today’s edition: 15 killed in New Orleans vehicle attack, Taiwan’s president promises more defence spending, and we examine the AI productivity puzzle

For nearly all of 2025, one of the most distinctive features of the solar system will disappear

In today’s edition: S&P 500 ends a bumper year, Macron offers a mea culpa, and we examine the AI productivity puzzle

TV’s golden era will come to an end in 2025, as streaming services slow to a trickle. How will that affect your favourite shows?

In today’s edition: South Korean court approves President Yoon’s arrest, China is accused of hacking America’s Treasury, and the outlook for Asia in 2025

War, migration, natural disasters: here are some of the most powerful images of 2024

In today’s edition: Jimmy Carter dies aged 100, arrest warrant sought for South Korea’s president, and the outlook for the Americas

Jimmy Carter was perhaps the most virtuous of all America’s presidents. We remember the humble peanut farmer who went to the White House

How China turns members of its diaspora into spies—and why efforts to spot them risk backfiring

The skies are getting smaller—and more dangerous. Expect disruption in 2025

Why investing in luxury goods was a bad move in 2024

There are three commodities to watch in 2025

Who was the best CEO of 2024? Our annual assessment of the world’s business bigwigs

At the state level, democracy in America is fracturing. A recent study shows the effects of gerrymandering and voting obstacles

A third nuclear age looms in the year ahead. Donald Trump must decide how to compete in a new arms race

The world craves polar minerals. But who wants to work in a frozen wasteland?

In today’s edition: Russia accused of shooting down a passenger plane, Turkey cuts interest rates, and a look ahead to Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2025

In today’s edition: House committee releases Gaetz report, North Korea to send more troops to Ukraine, and we look back at business in 2024

Matt Gaetz is uniquely grotesque. But his persistence as a national figure is troubling

Xenophobia, disputed elections, indictments: the story of Sidney Catts is eerily familiar

In today’s edition: suspect in Germany’s Christmas market attack appears in court, Turkey’s foreign minister visits Syria, and we look back at the Middle East in 2024

How gelatinous salamanders rose from Mexico’s canals to conquer the world

How better data could lead to better sex

Why Louis Vuitton is struggling but Hermès is not

However America’s budget battle is resolved, it’s a sign that governing will be harder than Donald Trump might assume

The drones spotted on America’s east coast highlight a bigger problem

Workers love Donald Trump. Unions should fear him

Nicknames can help brands and employees. But they can also hurt them

In today’s edition: America’s House rejects a Trump-backed deal, Putin’s annual press conference, and a look back at conflicts in 2024

A turbulent year has shed fresh light on some important truths

Donald Trump’s cabinet is, in very particular ways, more diverse than you might expect

Congress scrambles to avoid Christmas shutdown; the Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s challenge to proposed ban; and the other headlines

In today’s edition: stockmarkets fall after the Fed’s hawkish remarks, France’s harrowing rape trial ends, and the social-media stars taking on Hollywood

One of Bashar al-Assad’s mass graves has been found. It may be the largest in the world

China’s economy is in for another rough year. Bold action is needed to turn things around