Leaders
How to contain Iran
As America and Iran inch closer to war, new talks are needed
Negotiation, not confrontation, is the way to stop the mullahs from getting the bomb
Financial services
Can the City survive Brexit?
The world’s biggest international financial centre faces its toughest test
Istanbul stands up to a bully
Opponents of Turkey’s erratic president should try harder
After an opposition victory in Istanbul, rumours swirl of a ruling-party split
States’ rights
America is not such a laggard on climate change as it seems
A clutch of Democratic-led states are doing their best to make up for Washington’s inaction
Silly sausages
Europe heroically defends itself against veggie burgers
And there are plenty more misleading words it should ban
Letters
On investments, New York, pensions, English, Latin, the Conservatives
Letters to the editor
Briefing
Spinning out of control?
Breaking the nuclear deal ratchets up the conflict between Iran and America
An unwanted war is not necessarily an unlikely one
Essay
A gamble on the rains
The South Asian monsoon, past, present and future
Europe
Erdogan rebuffed
Turkey’s president fails to see off his most powerful rival yet
All blocked
Albania is a mess
Into the wilderness
France’s Republican party faces extinction
The history of trash heaps
Rubbish is becoming a political problem in Russia
Kinder surprise
Why Germany’s birth rate is rising and Italy’s isn’t
Britain
What’s up, doc?
The front line of England’s NHS is being reinvented
Monsieur Boris
Boris Johnson, Britain’s first French prime minister?
Back to the border
The search for ways to keep the Irish border open after Brexit
The rich v the rest
A rare peep at the finances of Britain’s 0.01%
Middle East & Africa
Coups and contradictions
Killings and claims of an attempted putsch rock Ethiopia
“We’re not property”
A former beauty queen accuses Gambia’s former dictator of rape
Where security is a misnomer
How airports explain the Arab world
United States
Boutique slammers
A jail in Denver offers some lessons for criminal-justice reformers
The great divide
Can American states slow global warming on their own?
Elle accuse
The president stands accused of rape, again
Never a bargain
Will transparent pricing make America’s health care cheaper?
Better Play, Lesser Pay
Where female athletes are more popular than male ones
The Americas
Getting ready for a grilling
Justin Trudeau starts Canada’s election campaign as the underdog
Lost llanos
A blocked road cuts Colombia in two
Asia
Old, shrivelling and broke
Rural areas bear the burden of Japan’s ageing, shrinking population
A Harley-hating ally
India presents America with a choice between geopolitics and trade
Black in business
Adani’s giant Australian coal mine gets the go-ahead
International
Business
Alternative reality
Stephen Schwarzman says that Blackstone is not done growing
Bartleby
The American exception
Ousted from the throne
Japanese AGMs are getting more boisterous
Magical thinking
Netflix tries to jinn up its prospects in the Arab world
Something good
The European steel industry is being clobbered
The balance of processing power
An American ban hits China’s supercomputer industry
From Prague, with cash
Metro is fighting for its independence
Schumpeter
Will a robot really take your job?
Finance & economics
The City and Brexit
London’s reign as the world’s capital of capital is at risk
Cracking the shells
The war on money-launderers’ vehicle of choice intensifies
Free exchange
The global economy is on a knife-edge
Science & technology
Palaeontology
Vegetarian crocodiles once roamed the world
Animal archaeology
Capuchin monkeys have been using stone tools for around 3,000 years
Electrifying flight
Hybrid airliners could come to dominate the skies
Culture
Fault lines
On the borders of art in Israel
Cactus spirit
A mind-bending history of mescaline
Family affairs
The most scandalous popes in history
Mamma mia
The story of a lost girl
Bard of Britain
Modern British television has found its Dickens
Graphic detail
As safe as houses
For now, residential-property prices are likely to keep rising
Obituary
Master and apprentice