Graphic detail

Lead the pack

The world’s most innovative country

A ranking of 133 countries shows that the global innovation boom is stalling

Power outage

Who is really in charge of Lebanon?

A visual guide to the country’s tattered political system

Group of seven

The states that will decide America’s next president

Insights from our election forecast model

Masters of persuasion

Want to win an argument? Use a chatbot

AI appears to do a better job of countering conspiracy theories than humans do

Liveable cities

What makes Australia so liveable?

The country has some of the highest-ranked cities in EIU’s liveability index

Till death do us part

Should euthanasia be allowed for those with mental illnesses?

Legislators and doctors are struggling to define who should have the right to die

War of words

An alternative look at the Trump-Harris debate, in five charts

We asked a linguist to assess the data

Prosecutor v promoter

Two charts assess Donald Trump’s distinctive debate style

Johnson, our language columnist, compares Trump-speak with Harris-ese

Growing pains

Three charts show that America’s imports are booming

Here’s why that could spell trouble

City life

What makes Europe so liveable?

Insights from the city liveability index

Good onya

Why do Australians live so long?

A new study finds they far outlive people in other English-speaking countries

The Kursk question

Has Ukraine’s shock raid successfully diverted Russian forces?

Insights from our war tracker