The offer was blunt: $25,000 to track and kill a person in the Lithuanian capital who, according to U.S. prosecutors, was “telling lies about Russia”. The alleged approach came last year from
As terrorist violence continues to exact a devastating toll across Africa, governments and international partners are relying increasingly on airstrikes to contain militant networks. While critics argue that aerial campaigns cannot dismantle
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Three decades after more than 270,000 women were sterilised under Peru’s national family planning programme, survivors are still seeking justice, accountability and recognition. As Keiko Fujimori assumes the presidency, victims and human
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Europe’s prolonged spell of extreme heat and drought is inflicting severe disruption across the continent as historically low water levels in the Danube and Rhine rivers undermine electricity generation, interrupt commercial transport
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On Angola’s South Atlantic coast, a new US$900 million Chinese-backed port project is reinforcing Beijing’s long-standing dominance in African infrastructure at a time when the United States is seeking to strengthen its
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UN experts have urged the Government of Sri Lanka to take immediate steps to ensure accountability for the killing of 17 humanitarian workers in the eastern town of Muttur, marking 20 years
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The apparent start of China’s annual closed-door Beidaihe retreat has once again drawn attention to one of the country’s most secretive political traditions, as heightened security, an extended absence of senior leaders
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A reported internal email circulated by the US military seeking “new, creative and unconventional” ways to increase pressure on Iran has highlighted the mounting challenges facing Washington as its conflict with Tehran
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An apparent parcel bomb explosion at an upscale Moscow restaurant has reportedly targeted Lieutenant General Alexander Tschajko during celebrations marking his 55th birthday, in what would represent the latest in a series
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A new U.S.-backed roadmap that commits Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza to disarm has been presented by President Donald Trump as a landmark step towards regional stability, but unresolved disputes
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After decades of living with an unexplained anxiety disorder, German journalist Andreas Bönte uncovered a hidden family history linking his grandfather to Nazi crimes and suicide. His investigation traces how silence, authoritarian
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As governments and industry accelerate plans to deploy nuclear-powered merchant vessels to help decarbonise global shipping, a commentary published by Nature argues that the technology’s success will depend not only on advances
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A new generation of cancer therapies is rapidly transforming oncology as bispecific antibodies move from scientific promise to clinical reality. Reported by Nature, researchers are now developing increasingly sophisticated multispecific antibodies capable
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A Nature investigation has revealed mounting concerns over the emergence of so-called “review mills”, exposing how duplicated peer-review reports, questionable citation practices and mounting pressures within academic publishing are challenging confidence in
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From parasitic worms and disease-carrying insects to the intimate partnerships between fungi, algae and the human microbiome, two books reviewed by Nature explore how every species exists within a web of biological
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Poland has appealed a Belgian court ruling requiring it to accept and pay for millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses rejected under a European Union procurement agreement negotiated during the pandemic. The legal
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