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
A relationship that began with hopes of commerce and mutual opportunity has evolved into one of the defining geopolitical rivalries of the 21st century. Historians say the United States’ long-held ambitions to
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A massive cyberattack on Tata Electronics, Apple’s manufacturing partner in India, has exposed sensitive product information and prompted renewed scrutiny of the country’s ambitions to become a global manufacturing powerhouse. While analysts
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A Canadian woman of Chinese origin undertaking an internship at NATO’s strategic military headquarters in Belgium has been placed in pre-trial detention as Belgian authorities investigate allegations of espionage for the benefit
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Private off-market transactions are becoming an increasingly significant feature of Spain’s luxury real estate sector, where multimillion-euro properties are sold discreetly to carefully vetted buyers. Driven by demands for privacy from wealthy
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The killing of Oaxaca journalist Francisco Alejandro Leyva Aguilar has become the latest in a string of murders that, according to press freedom organisations and reporting by El País, reveal a persistent
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A pro-government private media entity in Colombo is reportedly preparing to launch a new political party following the conclusion of President Anura Kumara’s five-year term, according to reliable sources. The initiative is
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Sri Lankan investigators say the killing of a Chinese national allegedly linked to an international cybercrime network was orchestrated by a criminal syndicate following a dispute over the distribution of illicit proceeds.
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A ruling by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has revived the case of an Afghan woman promised protection under a German admission programme, delivering a legal setback for Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. As
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From Judith Butler’s standing-room-only appearance in Madrid to the enduring influence of figures such as Slavoj Žižek, Byung-Chul Han, Thomas Piketty and Yuval Noah Harari, a growing group of contemporary thinkers has
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Three decades after the publication of Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk says the cultural space for transgressive fiction in the United States fundamentally changed after the 11 September attacks. Speaking to El País
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In an extensive interview with Die Zeit, former German ambassador to Moscow Rüdiger von Fritsch reflects on growing up with a father who remained committed to Nazi ideology throughout his life, the
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Paramount has suspended its proposed acquisition of Warner for nearly a year while legal challenges to the deal continue in the United States. The decision follows a temporary court order halting the
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Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has approved legislation that would automatically hold children aged 14 and over criminally responsible, reversing the previous presumption of diminished responsibility for minors. The proposal, aimed at
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The Venezuelan government has formally initiated its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing that the Hague-based tribunal has become politically biased and no longer serves the principles of international justice.
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The Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court has voted to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan following allegations of sexual misconduct, marking the first dismissal of a chief prosecutor in
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