Latest articles by Arion McNicoll, The Week UK
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First Republic: will UK banks survive unscathed?
Under the Radar US shares dip after collapse of third regional bank, but experts say contagion to the UK is unlikely
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Public Order Act: are harsher sentences for protesters necessary?
Talking Point New laws to tackle disruptive demonstrations come into force today, just a few days before the coronation of King Charles III
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Geoffrey Hinton: the ‘Godfather of AI’ who quit Google to warn about technology
Why Everyone’s Talking About Artificial intelligence pioneer says a part of him now regrets his life’s work
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Hollywood writers go on strike for first time in 15 years
Speed Read Writers Guild of America warns that ‘survival of writing as a profession is at stake’
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What happens in our brains when we die
feature New study of people close to death shows neural activity associated with consciousness and lucid dreams
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Can Joe Biden win again in 2024?
Today's Big Question A repeat of the 2020 election is on the cards, but both president and predecessor face different challenges this time around
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Top EU diplomat calls for European warships to patrol Taiwan Strait
feature European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls for a show of military force against China
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Friend or foe: can the West rely on Lula’s support in Ukraine?
Today's Big Question Brazilian president causes consternation among Kyiv’s Western allies by suggesting the war in Ukraine was not solely down to Russia
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A new wave of violence hits Sudan
feature Sudan’s army in power struggle with feared paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces
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Dalai Lama tongue controversy: playful joke or ‘abusive’?
Talking Point Video of the leader of Tibetan Buddhism asking a child to ‘suck my tongue’ has gone viral
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Hidden Bible chapter found after 1,500 years
Speed Read New text offers a ‘unique gateway’ into early translations of the Bible, researchers say
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Can Biden break the Stormont stalemate?
Today's Big Question US president’s visit to mark the Good Friday Agreement is not a ‘major intervention of any great economic or political significance’, say unionist critics
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The truth behind China’s ‘world-leading’ scientific research
feature Country’s rapid rise in number of cited studies threatens to ‘shift the global balance of power’
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Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, arrested over SNP funding probe
Speed Read Former Scottish National Party’s chief executive is being questioned by police while searches are being carried out at a number of addresses
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Martine Vik Magnussen: billionaire’s son ‘confesses’ to role in her death
In Depth Prime suspect who fled London 15 years ago says Norwegian student died in a ‘sex accident gone wrong’
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Amsterdam ‘stay away’ campaign: do Brits abroad deserve a bad rap?
Talking Point Dutch capital’s bid to deter ‘messy’ tourists comes amid international efforts to limit cheap tourism
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France after Macron: can anything stop Marine Le Pen?
Today's Big Question Analysts believe the far-right leader may be the biggest political beneficiary of popular fury over President Macron’s pension reforms
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Rahul Gandhi: defamation conviction causes uproar in India
feature Critics decry disqualification of Indian opposition politician as ‘murder of democracy’
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Boris bye by-election: will privileges committee take ‘nuclear option’?
Talking Point A suspension of longer than ten days could see the former prime minister lose his seat in Parliament
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Are Xi and Putin in a true bromance or a marriage of convenience?
Today's Big Question Chinese leader’s visit to Moscow offered a political boost for his Russian counterpart, but analysts say the meeting revealed much about where the real power lies
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Xi Jinping: the new global peacemaker
feature China intervenes in the Middle East and Ukraine - but what are its intentions?
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Budget 2023: the big giveaways and takeaways
feature The chancellor is banking on extension of free childcare and lifting of pension caps to drive economic growth
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‘Devil is in the detail’ for Jeremy Hunt’s free childcare expansion
Speed Read Critics fear chancellor’s plan for increased childcare funding could cause more harm than good for nursery sector
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An end to Iran and Saudi Arabia’s seven-year rift
feature Thawing of relations could transform the Middle East
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