The world in brief

In today's edition: Scottish independence after Sturgeon, the decline of Hong Kong and Wang Yi's European tour

"I have no one now"

Mouaz survived Syria's brutal civil war. Then two huge earthquakes struck the 14-year-old's home. He lost nearly all his family

Smoke signals

War and subsidies have turbocharged the green energy transition. Our reasearch suggests they may have fast-tracked it by up to ten years

Strange things in the air

What America has been shooting down in the sky

<Reference: Economist>