Cryptocurrencies are spawning a new generation of private eyes

FOR THE criminally minded, the allure of cryptocurrencies is easy to grasp. Decentralised online ledgers called blockchains a...

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Fine-tuned acoustic waves can knock drones out of the sky

AS CHILDREN everywhere are delighted to learn in science class, sound can shatter glass. Might it also be possible, then, to ...

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Fighting the war in Ukraine on the electromagnetic spectrum

FOR SOLDIERS at the front, electromagnetic defences are as vital as air: invisible when present, and disastrous when not. In ...

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The Labour government’s choice of messengers reflects its caution

Tthe Labour government has had a spluttering start since it came into power seven months ago. Trying to explain its policies ...

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Donald Trump’s eye-popping plan to make Gaza American

GAZANS HAVE lived through 15 months of war between Hamas and Israel. They have been repeatedly displaced. Tens of thousands h...

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RFK junior and Tulsi Gabbard should sail through a cowed Senate

TWO OF Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet choices appear headed for confirmation after winning critical Senate committ...

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RFK junior and Tulsi Gabbard, set to sail through a cowed Senate

TWO OF Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet choices appear to be heading for confirmation after winning critical Senate ...

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Donald Trump poses a grave threat to others’ sovereignty and freedom, says Chrystia Freeland

LAST SATURDAY, February 1st, could well be the day future historians judge as marking the end of the rules-based internationa...

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Catch up:Trump says America should “take over” Gaza; Alphabet’s shares tumble

Donald Trump proposed that America “take over” the war-ravaged Gaza Strip after its 2m Palestinians are “permanently” resettl...

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Catch up:reactions to Trump’s Gaza plan; Honda and Nissan talks on the verge of collapse

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said that Donald Trump has not committed American troops or funding to car...

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