Six RAF Eurofighter Typhoons sit on the taxiway, engines roaring on two, as the ground staff hurry about, adding the finishing touches before take-off. In […]
Author: Michael Bennett
US company claims nuclear battery breakthrough
California-based Infinity Power says it has successfully developed a very powerful and long-lasting nuclear battery that uses electrochemical energy conversion. It says its nuclear battery […]
Have Milei’s first six months improved the Argentine economy?
When Javier Milei was campaigning last year to become the president of Argentina, he brandished a chainsaw to symbolise his determination to substantially cut public […]
Israel extends control of Gaza’s entire land border
Israel’s military has said it has taken control of the strategically important buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border known as the Philadelphi Corridor, meaning it […]
‘Stop threatening Taiwan’, its new president William Lai tells China
Taiwan’s newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy. He urged Beijing […]
Is China’s bubble tea bubble about to burst?
From its origins in 1980s Taiwan to today’s global craze, bubble tea or boba, has come a long way. Ask people under the age of […]
Argentina under a new government: what are the big economic challenges?
With a new administration, Argentina stands at a potential turning point. By implementing aggressive fiscal and monetary reforms, President Milei’s government aims to stabilise the […]
India election: Modi’s divisive campaign rhetoric raises questions
In the lead-up to India’s general election, Narendra Modi was expected to frame it as a referendum on his decade as prime minister. He was […]
North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger
On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Khrystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a building in the city of […]
TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent tells US
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to sell […]