Middle East & Africa
Taming Tehran
Iran rethinks its role as a regional troublemaker
The Islamic Republic is preoccupied with its transition to a new generation of leaders
Cobalt and chaos
Congo’s crucial election may be heading for disaster
The risk of fraud, or a delay, is high
The end of the beginning
Israel’s current large-scale operation is the last one in Gaza
Generals prepare for a lower-intensity campaign against Hamas
Milestone in Mogadishu
War-ravaged Somalia takes a big step towards normality
Debt forgiveness will give the economy a boost
Mission improbable
Israel has just a few weeks left to destroy Hamas
Pressure from America to end the offensive is mounting
Israel’s irrelevant prime minister
Binyamin Netanyahu is at the mercy of his hardline coalition partners
And he has little say over the big decisions in the war
Let me be Kenyan
Kenya is belatedly granting citizenship to groups once deemed foreign
But discrimination persists
Free money on trial
Giving the poor a wodge of cash is better than dripping it out
The world’s biggest basic-income trial releases early findings
Money troubles
Israel is strangling the West Bank’s economy
Unless conditions ease, the Palestinian Authority could collapse
The final battle looms
Israel is pushing into southern Gaza as the clock ticks down
The fighting in Khan Younis is the most intense yet
Red Sea peril
Why Yemen’s Houthis are attacking ships in the Red Sea
The risk to shipping from Iran-backed rebels has risen sharply
The second chapter of the conflict
Israel’s offensive against Hamas enters its crucial stage
A race against the clock in southern Gaza