Global lens
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What next for Italy and the EU after Mario Draghi’s departure?
feature PM’s demise robs the union ‘of one of its most experienced leaders’ – just when he was most needed
By The Week Staff Published
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Biden in Saudi Arabia: a ‘mortifying’ climbdown?
feature Visit showed White House talks a good game about human rights – until there’s something it needs
By The Week Staff Published
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How the world reacted to Boris Johnson’s resignation
feature He ‘really does not like us – and we [do not like] him either’, said Vladimir Putin’s spokesman
By Amrita Gill Published
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How the world reported the US Supreme Court’s abortion rights ruling
feature Pro-choice groups fear global impact of overturning of Roe vs. Wade
By The Week Staff Published
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Is Rwanda a dictatorship?
feature The ‘repressive’ African nation is hosting this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Is rising crime a wake-up call for the Democrats?
feature Even in Democratic strongholds, ‘voters are demanding a shift towards policies to combat crime’
By The Week Staff Published
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China’s ‘modern gulag’: will the leaked Xinjiang files be the wake up call the world needs?
feature Documents have triggered renewed calls for an investigation into abuses against Uyghurs
By The Week Staff Published
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How India’s heatwave is pushing the limits of human endurance
feature Dozens are thought to have died, schools have been forced to close and taps have run dry
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Family politics in the Philippines: the return of the Marcos clan
feature Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr is the clear favourite to win next week’s election
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Pushed towards anarchy’: why Sri Lanka is a nation on the brink
feature The country is only a few more ‘bad decisions’ away from disaster
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Imran Khan and the poisonous legacy of the ‘Trump of Pakistan’
feature Ousted PM became a populist ‘cult leader’ who is ‘hero-worshipped’ by many
By The Week Staff Published
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How the world reported Boris Johnson’s trip to Ukraine
feature Images of Zelenskyy and Johnson on the streets of Kyiv praised as a photo-op ‘that matters’
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Trouble at the supreme court: the case of the judge’s wife
feature Leaked Ginni Thomas messages show how unmoored from reality the US Right has become
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Is China’s zero-Covid strategy a threat to the world economy?
feature Cities which house huge factories where Apple’s iPhones are made have been locked down
By The Week Staff Published
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