Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
Since the start of the year, foreign investors have completed $8 billion in Indian banking deals, up from $2.3 billion last year and $1.4 billion in 2023, Dealogic data cited by the
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AIG, WR Berkley, and Great American have filed with U.S. regulators seeking permission to offer policies that exclude claims arising from businesses using AI tools, including chatbots and autonomous agents. The filings,
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SitusAMC, a New York-based vendor for real estate lenders, confirmed in a statement on Saturday that it experienced a cyberattack on November 12, compromising certain information from its systems and potentially affecting
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Meta has reportedly shut down internal studies into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding evidence that the platforms negatively affected users, according to unredacted court filings obtained by
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U.S. equity markets fell sharply this past week, with the S&P 500 down 4% and the Nasdaq Composite off 7% from their record highs in late October, according to data reviewed by
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The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, created to streamline federal agencies and cut government waste, has officially ceased to exist eight months ahead of schedule, U.S. officials told Reuters. DOGE, launched
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The United States is reportedly gearing up to increase pressure on Venezuela through covert operations, sources told Reuters, as Washington considers a range of measures that could include efforts to overthrow President
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC A new U.S. Congress-mandated report, spanning more than 700 pages, has issued its most forceful warning yet that China is constructing a covert maritime empire stretching
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The growing alarm over Chinese intelligence activity in Britain — intensified by recent reports in The Times UK about agents targeting MPs on LinkedIn — mirrors the lived reality of one political
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Sheffield Hallam University’s decision to halt a major body of research into forced labour in China — first revealed in materials obtained by Professor Laura Murphy and originally reported by The Times
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For decades, the small island of Kinmen, just off China’s southeastern coast, witnessed one of the most unusual military stand-offs in history. From the 1950s through the late 1970s, the Chinese Nationalists
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The chairman of Lloyd’s of London confronted the then chief executive, John Neal, nearly two years ago over allegations of a workplace affair, raising renewed concerns about the handling of an executive-level
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In the Lincolnshire countryside of England, Alex Leiserach and his wife Louise experienced a technological shock after moving from West Sussex: internet so slow that web pages seemed to load pixel by
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The Group of 20 is calling for stronger safeguards for critical minerals against unilateral trade actions, in a proposed draft document obtained by Bloomberg News. The measure aims to strengthen the value
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French President Emmanuel Macron has raised fresh alarms about the future of the Group of 20, suggesting the international economic forum may be “reaching the end of a cycle.” Speaking at the
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