Al Qaeda affiliates are working with Tuareg fighters to overrun Mali, with historic Timbuktu set to fall, and the capital Bamako also encircled. In this part of the world, pragmatism is a necessity.

Submarine cables form a strategic infrastructure in the age of AI

Military satellites of eight NATO states will be pooled, connected, and networked by the countries that own them to create a constellation, spreading both cost and reach. Others have had the same idea

Due to be re-elected for an unprecedented fourth term in March, the president of FIFA has monetised the World Cup and filtered that money down to football associations around the world

Traditional large electricity customers' requirements have tended to match utilities' capacities, but the enormous data centres on which the AI era is being built are redefining demand

The pace of Kyiv's attacks on its enemy's energy infrastructure is increasing, as are the length of queues outside Russian petrol stations

With several matches being played in extreme heat, teams and players are having to prioritise safety, as science sheds new light on how sport played in oppressive weather pushes the limit of biology

Our regular round-up of the silver screen's latest releases from the Arab world and beyond

From Los Alamos to Chernobyl, the 20th century offered several examples of high-dose radiation poisoning, and the effects are well-known, but what is happening on a cellular level?