18 October 2025
- Main stories: The hard path to peace
- Controversy: The Chinese threat
- People: Lionel Richie’s campus childhood
- Briefing: The two-child benefit cap
- Best British article: Banging shut an open door for the young
- Best American article: President Trump: “waging war” on Chicago
- Best International article: Syria goes to the polls: sham election or “democratic reset”
- Health & Science: A possible test for ME
- Talking Points: Why Macron’s troubles should worry us all
- Obituary: Diane Keaton: The Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall
- The Last Word: Adrift in the northern Pacific: my shipwreck story
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