Agenda

Russian voters are tired of Putin – and he is running out of options

There’s no way for citizens to discuss the thing that’s ruining their lives – the war. At Russia’s parliamentary elections, there’s no way to vote against it either

Should Britain take a (maple) leaf from Canada’s book on EU?

The country led by Mark Carney has been offered “associated EU membership”. Might it be a model for the UK?

In desperation, Donald Trump turns to communism

Increasingly worried about mid-term polling, Trump has settled on his electoral strategy – a massive programme of wealth redistribution

Please Zack Polanski, never ever speak French again

The leader of the Green Party has got perhaps the worst French accent I’ve ever heard. But the reaction to his two recent campaign videos is very telling

What does Trump think of Vance? Well – I asked him. Here’s what he said

I went to the Republican mid-term convention and found a strange, nostalgic atmosphere. Afterwards I had a word with the president about succession

There’s only one reason Trump went to Ireland – it wasn’t to meet the Taoiseach

The enormous Trump bandwagon crossed the Atlantic to be met with a huge demonstration in Dublin. But that afternoon, the mood changed dramatically

The tech bros’ wager on AI doesn’t make any sense

Once, people wondered whether they should believe in God – now they wonder whether to believe in AI. Sadly, this time, the bargain on offer is much worse

Pornstars, spies and Putin fanboys – meet the AfD

How did such a weird assortment of people get so many Germans to vote for them? There’s one horribly familiar explanation

Never again? Think again. The far right’s resurgence in Germany should terrify all Europeans

The AfD is on the path to power. It doesn’t just want to take Germany in a different political direction – it wants to build a new country

The stolen Nazi artworks, the AfD and antisemitic stereotypes

Germany has made it easier for families to reclaim artworks stolen by the Nazis. But it looks as if the AfD has other plans

The queer Ukrainians voguing while Putin bombs them

In the face of war and discrimination, the country’s ballroom scene refuses to surrender its joy

The AfD victory could mean the first far right government in Germany since the Nazi era

The extremist AfD party has won the state election in Saxony Anhalt – it is a disaster for the west. Both Putin and Trump will be well pleased

Letter of the week: We have everything we need to fight the climate crisis

Write to letters@thenewworld.co.uk to have your views voiced in the magazine

The 60% problem: Why a hotter climate is a crisis for the UK economy

Drought is hitting British farms just as war and supply shocks make our food supplies more vulnerable

Reform’s farmers are feeling the heat

As the fifth heatwave in four months blasts Britain, even Nigel Farage’s climate science deniers are struggling

Steve Jobs and Elon Musk are just myths – we’ve been telling the story of invention all wrong

Forget the idea of major breakthroughs by a lone genius – the truth is always much messier

AI has made a genuine breakthrough

And this one really is a big deal – although, as with everything connected with the new technology, it comes with a healthy side-order of controversy

Hiroshi Yamauchi, the unlikely genius behind Nintendo

The fiercely ambitious businessman turned a family playing-card business into a global entertainment empire – by spotting talent and betting on the future

The tech bros’ wager on AI doesn’t make any sense

Once, people wondered whether they should believe in God – now they wonder whether to believe in AI. Sadly, this time, the bargain on offer is much worse