US, Russia, & the Saudi gateway
Gaza and Israel's war and its implication on the region
Trump's 2024 Election win
By placing conditions to ending the war, the Russian president seems to be stretching the negotiations to bait Trump into maintaining pressure on Kyiv and weakening Europe
Netanyahu fulfils his promise to resume the war in Gaza
Picking up where he left off in his first term in office, the US president is machine-gunning the legislation, funding, and personnel aimed at tackling the planet's most existential threat
Amidst a larger trade war, the race to establish dominance in the AI industry is in full flow, the winner likely to set the rules of the game. A recent meeting in Beijing is evidence of its importance
Better batteries, cleaner bioplastics and more powerful semiconductors await
Despite major progress, tobacco remains the world's leading cause of preventable death and a major driver of heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes
The country decides defence and infrastructure are worth borrowing for
When the next crisis hits, global markets may not be able to count on America's financial backstop
While some indicators are positive, others are troubling. The arrival of Donald Trump in the White House has given the Kremlin a political boost, and lifting sanctions will help, but it is no panacea.
Tariffs and countermeasures are fracturing the system of globalisation on which the post-Cold War world was built. Prosperity and interconnectedness may break with it. The world stands on the brink.
Families evacuate Beit Hanoun in the north of Gaza on March 18 following the most intense Israeli strikes since a January ceasefire, which killed more than 300 Palestinians.
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