Catch up:Trump pauses federal grants; investors react to AI turmoil
The White House Office of Management and Budget told government agencies to pause almost all grants, loans and other financia...
DeepSeek sends a shockwave through markets
It did not take much for the euphoria over artificial intelligence (AI) to turn into alarm. On January 27th stockmarkets in A...
Syria’s new rulers say they are keen to integrate foreign fighters
The mandi chicken, a Yemeni dish, in the Emad Eddin restaurant in Idlib is a favourite among Uyghur jihadists. On a recent af...
The White House has been fluid on gender for a decade
ON THE FIRST day of his second term, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Defending Women from Gender Ide...
Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
THE RESIDENTS of Goma are no strangers to war. The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has lon...
Why Britain has fallen behind on road safety
TRAVERSING THE Pennines along the Snake Pass between Manchester and Sheffield makes for a dramatic alpine-like drive. It can ...
Amid talk of a ceasefire, Ukraine’s front line is crumbling
THE FINAL battle for the small Donbas town of Velyka Novosilka dragged on for six days, though the outcome was obvious long b...
Tofu:never judge a food by its political reputation
SUELLA BRAVERMAN, Britain’s former home secretary, blamed “Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati” for a protest that closed ...
Catch up:Gaza impasse resolved; South Korea’s president charged with insurrection
Israel and Hamas reached an agreement securing the release of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza and allowing the return of Pale...
Catch up:tech stocks plunge; M23 rebels claim Goma
Nvidia’s share price fell by 17%, wiping more than $589bn from the American chipmaker’s market value—the biggest daily declin...