Affairs
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Fortunes of war
Trump’s decision to continue sending troops to Afghanistan has been criticised in the US and elsewhere. But in Kabul it’s a different story.
Piece by piece
The Greek economy has been through a severe crisis but there are seeds of optimism at last. With strict monitoring to end next year, how robust will the country be by then?
Defence
Women in combat, builidng the new Air Force One in St Petersburg, China’s military presence in Tanzania and wars fought outside the Earth’s atmosphere.
Cities
Municipal regeneration in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, the biggest bicycle parking garage in the world opens in Utrecht and the New Orleans Greenway.
Get your skates on
Pyeongchang is hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics – and it’s spending big on getting the games going.
Politics
Austria’s MPs pack up for three years as their parliamentary building gets a refurb.
Hero’s return
The Canadian diplomat who foiled a terror attack is back in the country of his forebears: Ireland.
The list: virtuous cycle
Saddle yourself with some great gear from independent and interesting bike brands.
Upwardly mobile
In Japan's Tateyama mountains, the views are stunning but so are the hikers. With the line between fashion and outdoor gear blurring, we join a sportswear catwalk 3,000 metres above sea level.
Keeping it reel
In a vast archive deep in the Black Forest we meet the men charged with safeguarding German history.
