Truce conditions
Briefing: A ceasefire no one seems to agree on. A NATO meeting someone in the room calls a “tirade of insults.” + Why is Pakistan in “open war” with the Taliban?
Borrowed trouble
Feature: Why is Pakistan in “open war” with the Taliban? Anatol Lieven on how Afghanistan became a battleground again.
Whiplash
Briefing: The U.S. president threatened to destroy a civilization and accepted a ceasefire, all in a day. Four astronauts are heading back from the far side of the Moon. + Six degrees above normal for the time of year from Delhi to the Pakistani border. Now what?
High ground
The weekend despatch: The race to the lunar south pole. Five weeks of war, one month of occupation. + What is Širom?
‘Went smoothly’
Briefing: A U.S. attorney general seems to have done everything right except the job. The first people bound for the Moon in 53 years are off toward the far side. + What is money, anyway?
Destination Moon
Briefing: The White House says the war with Iran will soon end, somehow. The Kremlin bans the most popular messaging app in Russia, for security reasons. + The Sahel is warming 1.5 times faster than the global average. What’s that feel like on the ground?
Uninvited guests in Bossier Parish
The weekend despatch: Mystery drones haunting a Louisiana airbase. A new generation of explorers heading to the moon. + What’s War Child Records?
So long, imagination engine
Briefing: Six months, a billion-dollar Disney deal, and falling downloads. What Meta told parents about Instagram versus what it knew. + Why did the Mexicans kill El Mencho?
Shadow state
Feature: Why did the Mexicans kill El Mencho? Benjamin Smith on the state losing control over the cartels.
Productive conversations
Briefing: The U.S. may or may not be talking to Iran; the Iranian regime may or may not be turning on itself. Lebanon shows out the ambassador from Tehran. + A Category Four cyclone is about to cross northern Australia twice. Why twice?
