Politics
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Won’t back down
Before the 2016 US election, Nancy Pelosi was preparing for a different life. But the Democrats’ loss has reignited her fire.
All for one
In one of the world’s most violent cities, the opposition is united. Can they take power?
Walk of fame
LA’s renaissance mayor and Democrat rising star is taking on homelessness, transport and Trump.
Politics
The Oregon governor who's the antithesis of Donald Trump, a ne'er-do-well election line-up in Liberia and overdue renovations at Vienna's Hofburg Palace.
China in his hands?
Xi Jinping may be popular, but with a worsening economy, dangerous pollution and a new relationship with the US, how strong is the president’s grip on his country?
Edi Rama
The prime minister of Albania sits down in his office dining room to talk politics, relationships and his dream dinner.
Clouds on the horizon
From its base in Austria’s capital, the International Atomic Energy Agency keeps a weather eye on global nuclear risks. According to its head, Yukiya Amano, the outlook has rarely been stormier.
Digging deep
Could the world’s longest undersea tunnel linking Japan and South Korea be built by the ‘Moonies’?
Nagorno-Karabakh: limbo land
The republic of Nagorno-Karabakh in the Caucasus lies in purgatory. Despite its violent history, peace and PR is seen as the fastest route to normality; we visited just before the flare-up in 2016 to…
