At 27, Verena Bahlsen entered the leadership of the family company that had produced biscuits for generations. Two years later, she was gone. The departure marked the end of an unusually public
The UK’s telecommunications industry has entered a new phase in which some of the world’s most influential telecoms entrepreneurs are taking direct stakes in its largest operators, setting the stage for significant
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A resignation letter from inside Alibaba’s workplace communication platform DingTalk has become a rare public reckoning over the pressures facing China’s technology workers, sparking debate about a corporate culture built around relentless
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When Bashar al-Assad’s government collapsed in December 2024 after 13 years of war, the world saw the aftermath of a regime accused of devastating its own country. Cities lay in ruins, mass
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Across the western edge of Cairo, beyond the city’s dense urban landscape, a new agricultural frontier is emerging from the desert. Alongside the Dabaa Expressway, roads cut through vast stretches of once-barren
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More than three years after Western governments expelled hundreds of Russian intelligence officers and imposed sweeping sanctions on Moscow following its invasion of Ukraine, Russian espionage networks have adapted and found new
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For more than half a century, philosopher Nancy Cartwright has examined one of the most fundamental questions in modern knowledge: how far can science truly explain the world around us? The American
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Ten years ago, Turkish journalist and writer Ece Temelkuran made a phone call she never expected to make. Speaking to her mother from Zagreb, she delivered a sentence that many migrants fear
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The war involving Iran has created a chain of consequences extending far beyond the Middle East, with African countries increasingly absorbing the economic and security fallout from disruptions to global energy flows
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On a summer afternoon in the northern West Bank village of Burin, the sky above a sun-baked hillside fills with bright colours. Children run across the open ground, pulling strings attached to
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Deep in the mountains of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, close to the Iranian border, a weapons factory established nearly a decade ago has emerged as the focus of an extensive investigation linking illicit
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The European Union has once again thrust one of its most contentious digital policy debates back into the spotlight after lawmakers voted to revive plans allowing technology companies to voluntarily scan certain
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Donald Trump’s second term has brought a familiar question back to the centre of American politics: how much can a president do before political or legal consequences follow? For now, Democrats remain
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For many families, the modern workday creates a difficult balance between professional responsibilities and time with children. According to figures cited by Die Zeit, 27 percent of couples with children in the
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup is producing more than memorable goals and dramatic results. Behind the action on the pitch, the tournament has also become a stage for stories about identity, strategy,
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When Zarina looked down at herself as a little girl, she saw a princess. The dress she wore that day was the one she had always wanted but had never been allowed
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