The UK’s seemingly endless supply of fresh fruit and vegetables may be heading for a difficult test. A powerful El Niño climate pattern developing in the tropical Pacific is threatening to disrupt
As Israel moves towards parliamentary elections, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as one of the country’s most significant political figures. His growing popularity reflects not only widespread dissatisfaction with Prime
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Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey has become more than one of the year’s biggest cinematic events. It has also sparked an unusually wide-ranging cultural debate about how classical literature should be
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Just one week after a deadly attack disrupted Berlin’s Christopher Street Day celebrations, tens of thousands of people gathered in Hamburg for what became the largest Pride parade in the city’s history.
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The latest issue of the CTC Sentinel published by the Combating Terrorism Center traces how the Islamic State has transformed China from a peripheral concern into one of its principal ideological and
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The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) continues to exploit instability across South and Central Asia while embracing emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and virtual currencies, to strengthen its operations. As the United
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Latest research published in the CTC Sentinel by the Combating Terrorism Center examines a series of attacks and alleged plots involving minors, suggesting Italy has entered a new phase in confronting nihilistic
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Analysis published in the latest issue of the CTC Sentinel by the Combating Terrorism Center warns that current artificial intelligence safety measures may be insufficient to prevent terrorist misuse, with pilot testing
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Citadel’s purchase of most of hedge fund Situational Awareness’ public equity portfolio has helped calm investor concerns after a sharp semiconductor market downturn erased around $3 trillion in value. The deal, first
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FIFA has withdrawn plans to establish a $20 billion commercial rights company and sell a 20 per cent stake to private investors following widespread opposition from football governing bodies and senior officials.
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Marine Le Pen’s confirmed candidacy for France’s presidential election in April 2027 has firmly established her as the leading figure of the country’s far right, overshadowing rival nationalist candidates and strengthening the
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The world’s largest technology companies have invested more than $1.1 trillion in capital expenditure since the emergence of the artificial intelligence boom in 2023, reflecting an extraordinary transformation in how the sector
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A package of laws modelled on Russian legislation has sharply curtailed the activities of non-governmental organisations in Georgia, prompting warnings from civil society leaders that democratic institutions and the rule of law
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by Durga Velayudham “Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.” — Gordon Hewart The question confronting Sri Lanka extends far beyond whether criminal
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China has strongly criticised the United States after Washington expanded restrictions on imports from dozens of additional Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, rejecting the allegations as
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Chinese military researchers have used outputs from leading artificial intelligence models developed by US companies OpenAI and Anthropic to train domestic AI systems aimed at strengthening China’s defence capabilities, according to a
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