The defeat of political movements rarely follows the decisive ending imagined in literature. Even when an authoritarian leader loses power or an electoral movement suffers a major setback, the political ideas sustaining
Japan is preparing to arrange 1 trillion yen ($6.35bn) in private-sector investment in Bangladesh over the next five years, marking an effort to expand commercial engagement with one of South Asia’s largest
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Nippon Steel plans to invest about $3bn in a major modernisation of U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley works in Pennsylvania, making the facility the largest target of its planned investment in the United
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Kim Aris, the youngest son of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has spoken to his mother for the first time in five years, in a development that has provided
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Almost all of the world’s shallow-water coral reef ecosystems are threatened with collapse, according to the first systematic assessment of all 127 reef systems, which found that 96 per cent face a
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Hôtel de Ville, the city hall of Limoges in central France, was built by architect Charles-Alfred Leclerc in 1883. A historically protected building of Limousin granite and Poitou limestone, adorned by statues
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Meta has been ordered to pay $25 billion by a judge in New Mexico after being found liable for repeatedly misleading Facebook users about privacy protections and content moderation. The ruling, one
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Brazil’s presidential election has become the focus of allegations that artificial intelligence and coordinated online networks are being used to manufacture political support, manipulate campaign imagery and influence how voters perceive the
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The French Revolution promised liberty and equality but descended into purges, repression and ultimately Napoleon Bonaparte’s seizure of power. Its history offers a warning for modern mass movements: mobilising people against an
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United Nations human rights experts have called on Indian authorities to end the alleged excessive use of force against peaceful, youth-led protests, investigate reported rights violations and guarantee the right to public
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro traded accusations of lying and corruption in their first presidential run-off debate on Sunday, exposing the bitter divisions shaping the
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Patty Bonet, a 41-year-old journalist, television presenter, actress and inclusion activist from Valencia, has become a familiar face in Spanish households through her nightly appearances co-presenting ONCE lottery draws on Televisión Española.
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Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant lung tumour, returning to the Vatican three days earlier than initially expected. The pontiff
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s campaign has formally accused Meta of allegedly favouring his presidential rival, Flávio Bolsonaro, in the final days of the country’s election campaign, asking the United
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Donald Trump’s second administration has been engulfed in a fresh bout of internal turmoil after the president dismissed his newly appointed press secretary, Katie Zacharia, just five days into her tenure, reviving
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Mathematicians around the world are struggling to come to terms with a breakthrough that has challenged their understanding of their profession and its future. On 6 October, OpenAI released 722 manuscripts generated
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