Politics & Government
How decisions are made, who blocks them, and what they cost the people who live with the result.
Politics
Coalition Talks Collapse Over a Single Budget Rule
Eleven weeks of negotiations ended in ninety minutes. The sticking point was a debt brake that one party calls discipline and another calls a straitjacket.
Politics
Local Elections Become a Referendum on Incumbents
Mayors who managed the last four years of rising costs are discovering that competence is no longer enough.
More from the newsroom
Reporting from the other four sections.
Breaking
Port Shutdowns Test a Supply Chain Already at Its Limit
Three of the world's busiest container gateways are running at reduced capacity. Retailers say the buffer that absorbed past shocks is gone.
Breaking
Record October Heat Forces Cities Into Emergency Mode
A late-season heat dome has pushed temperatures past 38C in southern Europe and strained power grids from Spain to the Balkans.
Business
Central Banks Hold Rates as Growth Quietly Cools
Two major central banks left policy unchanged this week. The decision was easy. Explaining it to households paying more for everything is not.
Technology
AI Agents Leave the Demo and Enter the Workflow
The pitch has changed from what a model can say to what a system can finish. That shift is creating real savings, and real failures.