Sky launches “SNL UK”, adapting the American format for British television with live sketch comedy targeting politics and culture.

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Donald trump’s strategy in Iran is like the weather in his home state of Florida: if you don’t like it, then wait for five ...

Now the 50-year-old commander of Ukraine’s unmanned forces is a weathered warrior and the lead architect of a strategy to ...

A PART FROM its lovely weather and thriving tech startup scene, Bangalore offers little competition to India’s great cities. The local food is top-notch, but the same can be sai ...

Y ou’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.” This, according to Politico, was President Donald Trump’s verdict when touring George Washington’s Mount ...

The strategy marks a significant departure from how America has approached cyberspace, pivoting firmly from defence to a more aggressive posture. The strategy rehashes familiar points: America depends ...

The state must finally assert its authority over Lebanon’s parallel army, writes Fouad Makhzoumi, a politician ...

Over time, though, the quality of data has improved, allowing The Economist to produce the first comprehensive measure of gross emigration from Western countries (defined as where somebody stops being ...

As their estimates rise, so do energy prices. Brent crude, at $112 a barrel, is 54% dearer than before hostilities began. Gas prices in Europe are up by 85%. Chart: The Economist The reason they are ...

Making music is a mental workout. The brain must simultaneously co-ordinate sound and vision, as well as fine motor control, ...