Germany’s response to the July 2026 attack in Berlin illustrates a gap between identifying a terrorism threat and taking effective preventive action, according to an analysis published in the latest issue of
Giorgia Meloni is preparing to send more military assistance to Ukraine, but this time Italy’s prime minister is seeking to do so with as little political noise as possible. Publicly, Rome has
More
China’s commercial space industry is no longer simply trying to put satellites into orbit. It is beginning to sell what comes after launch: complete systems, operational support, training and practical applications. A
More
Less than a year ago, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was presenting his state as a destination for the technology industry. On November 14, 2025, the Republican governor described Texas as “the epicentre
More
Millions of people are being taught to search for their “purpose” as if it were a hidden object waiting to be discovered inside themselves. The modern formula is familiar: identify what you
More
Anthropic is preparing for a potential stock market debut in the autumn and is reportedly approaching investors with an extraordinary proposition: the future market for artificial intelligence could be worth more than
More
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sent Congress a constitutional reform proposal that would require candidates for the presidency, state governorships and the head of the Mexico City government to formally renounce any
More
US President Donald Trump has escalated his confrontation with Canada by ordering the renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America, turning a long-running trade dispute into a fresh diplomatic clash over one
More
China’s anti-corruption campaign under President Xi Jinping has expanded far beyond its original focus on economic crime, increasingly becoming a system for scrutinising how officials exercise power, follow central directives, manage their
More
Anthropic is testing a new software standard designed to allow artificial intelligence assistants such as Claude to interact more effectively with robots, scientific instruments and manufacturing hardware, marking a significant step in
More
Hong Kong is expanding the use of artificial intelligence on its 1823 inquiry and complaint platform in an effort to reduce waiting times, improve the handling of cases and strengthen governance, but
More
A rare visit to Beijing by a cross-party delegation of Japanese lawmakers has failed to produce an immediate breakthrough in strained China-Japan relations, after a senior Chinese Communist Party official reportedly told
More
The war that resumed in Sudan in April 2023 has created the largest humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world, forcing more than 11 million people from their homes by June 2026.
More
For Sliman Mansour (1947-2026), a gentle and generous painter of Palestinian emancipation. In January 1968, 470 delegates from seventy countries gathered in Cuba for the Cultural Congress of Havana. They arrived from
More
The excessive volume of cases before Sri Lanka’s courts and delays in delivering justice have become a serious national issue, Supreme Court Justice Yasantha Kodagoda has said, calling for greater attention to
More
The United States has removed Syria from its designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, granting the post-Assad government of Ahmed al-Sharaa another major vote of confidence as Washington seeks to consolidate
More