Carl Bildt

A vanished Venezuelan cargo, a severed Saudi pipeline and a revived windfall levy expose the limits of Warsaw's control over its own petrol pumps.

India built its growth story on abundant people and abundant water, and both assumptions are now proving less permanent than expected.

A country can guarantee religious freedom by law and still let how visibly someone practises it decide whether they get a job or a seat at the table.

An award can celebrate a film's craft without settling what its allegations actually prove, a distinction Venice has now put under real pressure.

The pact signed in Cardiff dares Westminster to defend a fragile union which Trump's transactional treatment of old allies has left looking suddenly negotiable.