March 28, 2023

Tel Aviv, Israel. 25th Mar, 2023. Protesters wave Israeli flags during the demonstration.

Netanyahu on the brink

Maggie Pagano | Daily Briefing

Israel has been plunged into a yet deeper crisis.

Andrew Bailey: it’s all your fault

Neil Collins | Economics

If inflation isn’t the fault of greedy capitalists, then, according to Bailey, the blame lies with us oldies.

France has exploded in protest at President Macron's pensions reforms.

Macron peers into the abyss as protesters step up the pressure on pensions

Walter Ellis | France

A state of intermittent anarchy, choreographed by the trade unions, has taken over from any kind of political discourse.

First Citizens: who is the new owner of SVB’s skeleton?

Anthony Peters | Economics

With SVB’s business strapped on, First Citizens becomes the 15th largest bank in America and in balance sheet terms larger than either Morgan Stanley or American Express.

Humza Yousaf is determined to repeat Nicola Sturgeon’s catastrophic mistakes

Colin Wright | Scotland

Without a history of success in three major government briefs, you have to wonder whether Yousaf has been set up to fail, and fail spectacularly.

Russian soldiers on March 4, 2014 in Perevalne, Crimea, Ukraine.

Ukraine war: tensions rise in Crimea as Russia prepares for a likely spring offensive

Christopher Morris | Ukraine

The isthmus has been fortified by many great powers down the centuries and history tells us it will be hard to retake with a direct assault.

Japan is one of the last countries to lift Covid restrictions.

Covid: Three big lessons, three years on

Bill Emmott | Covid

East and West got some things right – and other things very wrong.