The world in brief

In today's edition: Lavrov and Blinken meet for first time since war began, anger in Greece after rail crash and Clockenflap in Hong Kong

A land of extremes

Thailand was the most improved democracy of 2022. But observers should also be wary of its progress

Believe the hype

How excitement can help and hinder entrepreneurs

Eat, inject, repeat

How new weight-loss drugs could help win the fight against global obesity

<Reference: Economist>