Articles in this issue: Politics Business KAL’s cartoon This week’s covers How to respond to the riots in Britain Will America’s economy swing the election? Is Tim Walz the right vice-presidential running-mate for Kamala Harris? Banning the opposition won’t save Thailand’s unpopular regime Why Ethiopia and Nigeria must press on with reforms Bangladesh has ousted an autocrat. Now for the hard part Letters to the editor Bangladesh has achieved its second liberation, says Muhammad Yunus The real winner of Venezuela’s election urges the regime to face facts Can Kamala Harris win on the economy? Swing-state economies are doing just fine America’s “left-behind” are doing better than ever Tim Walz’s life story is appealing, but his record is complex Why do conservatives in America love Zyn? Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in our nationwide poll tracker A short-term work visa shows the benefits of immigration Can churches fix America’s affordable-housing crunch? How the Trump campaign has become more professional The wisdom in calling Donald Trump weird How the mad, bad Maduro regime clings to power Colombia prepares for a vanilla boom Can hope beat hatred in Bangladesh? Thailand’s top court tramples over the country’s democracy Could Kamikawa Yoko be Japan’s next prime minister? India cannot fix its problems if it pretends they do not exist A reform that could turbocharge the Chinese economy China’s new plan for tracking people online China is now the world leader in coffee shops How China views the popular uprising in Bangladesh China develops a divorced dating scene South Africa’s foreign minister wants better relations with the West Why South Africa’s army is floundering in Congo Iran’s frightening new playbook for war Hamas’s pick of Yahya Sinwar as leader makes a ceasefire less likely Russia’s bloody summer offensive is hurting Ukraine How much of a difference will Ukraine’s new F-16s make? Ukraine surprises with a high-stakes raid into Russia Can anything rouse Germany from its economic slumber? Turkey’s president refuses to let sleeping dogs lie The siesta is still a serious business in Europe’s south The evolution of Britain’s extreme right Are Britain’s rioters representative of views on immigration? How hotels became targets for British rioters How should Britain handle £200bn in quantitative-easing losses? Would building 1.5m homes bring down British house prices? Plankton are much more interesting than you might think Why the war on childhood obesity is failing Why people have fallen out of love with dating apps China’s manufacturers are going broke China is overhauling its company law What can Olympians teach executives? A court says Google is a monopolist. Now what? A history-lover’s guide to the market panic over AI The stockmarket rout may not be over A global recession is not in prospect The Big Mac index: where to buy a cheap hamburger How Chinese shoppers downgraded their ambition Why Warren Buffett has built a mighty cash mountain Africa’s two most populous economies brave tough reforms Should central bankers argue in public? How AI models are getting smarter How to reduce the risk of developing dementia Do women make better doctors than men? New batteries are stretchable enough to wear against the skin Lavender extract makes excellent mosquito-repellent Engineered dust could help make Mars habitable These are the two new books you need to read about AI “Deadpool & Wolverine” is revolting, but popular The mysterious people who have shaped the books people read Humans have engaged in warfare throughout their existence What should you write about your homeland when you cannot return? History podcasts are booming Economic data, commodities and markets Inna Solovyova studied both stagecraft and the Russian soul Will the economy swing the election?