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Attracting youngsters to a career in the military has never been easy. But getting reluctant teens into uniform will not solve a problem that lurks deep in Europe’s psyche econ.st/45sNHVp

Both sides are actively recruiting soldiers from overseas. But Ukraine’s recruitment rate is running at 27,000 a month, roughly 15,000 below Russia’s econ.st/4k4FytY

Donald Trump has claimed that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire that will be implemented over the coming hours. Follow the latest news 👉 econ.st/4k9TFhF

The grimacing elvish plush toys are part of a growing cohort of Chinese consumer products whose popularity is surging. Western brands should be worried econ.st/4neWjW5

South Koreans across the political spectrum share pride in their country’s move up the geopolitical food chain. Yet, as it has grown, its surroundings have become ever harsher, leaving little room for manoeuvre econ.st/4ec0Nsv

But observers should treat these rankings with caution econ.st/4jWobvi

The momentum of markets can be relentless. Even Donald Trump’s tariffs have not been enough to break the growth engine that has powered the American stockmarket beyond all competition econ.st/43S3lZf

Snakebites kill or injure more people in India than they need to. The treatment for them has barely evolved since it was invented in the 19th century. But its government is now taking the problem seriously econ.st/3G6ooht

American voters are having a hard time working out what they really want econ.st/40fURIZ

Donald Trump’s net approval rating now stands at -12%, according to our tracker. See how Americans view the president in his second term, updated weekly econ.st/4eeZcCh

At the far left, perpetually smiling, is Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic Socialist with scant experience in leadership but grand plans. Towards the centre, glowering, is Andrew Cuomo, one of the party’s more effective but most scarred politicians econ.st/449alj7

Family history makes the succession drama even more unusual at Bertelsmann econ.st/3FMZELj

The Seleção were once the best national squad in the world. But Brazilians are turning against their team. Can an Italian, superstar coach turn things around? econ.st/4ljhLYg

The observatory will see more detail about the cosmos, and unlock more of its unknowns, than any machine that has come before. It will collect so much information, so quickly, that it will revolutionise astronomy in its wake econ.st/4kmZQPD

Democrats are condemning not just the strikes but also the president’s legal justification for them econ.st/3ZHuawI

No such threat has yet been made, officials stress. But a review of the submarine-building pact by the Pentagon has defence wonks in America, Australia and Britain concerned econ.st/4lp6Ufr Photo: Alamy

In the first five months of this year, some 2,680 people have been killed in gang-related violence. We explain the controversial way that the Haitian government is fighting back econ.st/3G3MwBr

In the hopes of defeating inflation and cutting the economy’s reliance on investment spending and foreign demand, China’s government has tried to reshape the country’s shopping schedules econ.st/40fWBC7

The company behind Pyrex heat-proof glass, a century-old invention, has made its tech ubiquitous in phone screens and fibre-optic cables. How did the old firm manage it? Find out on our “Boss Class” podcast econ.st/3HVOXGP

Since the start of the Ukraine war, China has trodden carefully in providing military aid to Russia. More recently it has crossed a line econ.st/3HRqzGs