Europe

Missing in Biden’s State of the Union: The rest of the worldMissing from Biden’s State of the Union: The rest of the world

Other than Ukraine and China, the State of the Union was heavy on 'Made in America'-driven domestic policy ignored the rest of the planet.

Tom Nagorski, Global Editor

February 8, 2023

Russia’s economy is now forecast to grow faster than Germany’s and Britain’s in 2023. How is that possible?Russia’s economy is now forecast to grow faster than Germany’s and Britain’s in 2023. How is that possible?

An IMF forecast puts numbers on a problem for the west when it comes to Russia and its war on Ukraine.

Nikhil Kumar, Deputy Global Editor

February 1, 2023

What does a world with billions of old people look like? Asian countries are searching for answersWhat does a world with billions of old people look like? Asian countries are searching for answers

By the middle of this century, the number of people aged 65 and over around the world will total more than 1.6 billion people, up from around 760 million in 2021. In other words, there will be more than twice as many elderly people a generation from now.

Nikhil Kumar, Deputy Global Editor, Lili Pike, China Reporter, Tom Nagorski, Global Editor, Anna Deen, Data Visualization Reporter, and Mariana Labbate, Global Editorial Assistant

January 30, 2023

How Davos’ World Economic Forum became such a big dealHow Davos’ World Economic Forum became such a big deal

Exactly what happens at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos at the beginning of the year is something that’s both completely out in the open and yet maddeningly opaque.

Matthew Zeitlin, Domestic Economics Reporter

January 18, 2023

World in Photos: Italy arrests most wanted Mafia fugitive — but prosecutors warn against thinking ‘the game is over’World in Photos: Italy arrests most wanted Mafia fugitive — but prosecutors warn against thinking ‘the game is over’

Matteo Messina Denaro had eluded law enforcement for more than three decades.

Tom Nagorski, Global Editor, and Mariana Labbate, Global Editorial Assistant

January 17, 2023