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Reading the race
This year’s US presidential election has featured baffling twists and turns. We meet the correspondents tasked with explaining the inexplicable and translating the debate for their audiences at home.
Oceania
Australia’s governor-general and his military bling – and Fiji spreads its aviation wings.
Taking stock
Roberto Azevêdo, director-general of the World Trade Organisation, discusses the challenges facing international trade in the light of Trump’s grumbles and the fallout from Brexit.
Urbanism
Why the UK leads the way in city security and the public baths in Denmark that are making a splash.
Americas
There’s no love lost between journalists and politicians but at least Portland is in a caring, sharing mood.
Africa/Middle East
China takes a punt down the Suez Canal and Premiership football scores big in Africa.
Light in the dark
Henriette Reker, Köln's new mayor, was stabbed before her election. Weeks later, hundreds of women were assaulted. At a time of unrest, can she give the city a glimmer of hope?
The time is now
Despite recent turbulence, we know there is always somewhere up-and-coming and places whose doors are open to people with fresh ideas. So what are you waiting for?
Start-up community: Shared ambition
Creative types in Istanbul are banding together in new shared working spaces. By pooling skills, these entrepreneurs are building a strong community and a hopeful future to counteract the city’s recent turmoil.
