A new generation of observatories goes online
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Cerro Pachón, Chile. Photo: Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Quint, Wikimedia Commons
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A new industrial race gathers pace
Steel mills in Hamilton, Ontario. Photo: K2HWY, Wikimedia Commons
A world in motion: the forces quietly redrawing the global order
A map of the world by Paolo Petrini, 1700. Photo: Paolo Petrini, Wikimedia Commons
AI is becoming infrastructure, not merely a product
A Google data centre in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Photo: Chad Davis, Wikimedia Commons
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Anime’s global audience no longer needs an introduction
Akihabara, Tokyo. Photo: Aimaimyi, Wikimedia Commons
Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, highlighting speed and lower costs
File photo: Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Photo: TechCrunch, Wikimedia Commons
Australia hold off late South Africa comeback to secure 42-38 victory in Perth
File photo: a lineout between the Wallabies and the Springboks. Photo: Stefanie from Bangkok / Sydney, Thailand / Australia, Wikimedia Commons
Cast members discuss voice acting and character design in Forgotten Island
File photo: Dave Franco at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Photo: Jay Dixit, Wikimedia Commons
Diesel tops £2 at hundreds of Scottish forecourts
File photo: a petrol station at Lothianburn, near Edinburgh. Photo: Anthony Parkes, Wikimedia Commons
Europe's data centers may drive digital sovereignty
File photo: server racks in a data centre in Lithuania. Photo: BalticServers.com, Wikimedia Commons
Film execs discuss impact, timeline and cost risks of proposed U.S. federal film tax credit
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Floods and landslides kill at least 56 people in India, 12 in Nepal
File photo: wood collectors on the swollen Koshi river in Nepal. Photo: Resoun B Acharya, Wikimedia Commons
Fuel Costs Create Recruitment Hurdles for Jersey Meal Delivery Service
File photo: St Helier, Jersey. Photo: Danrok, Wikimedia Commons
Hayley Kiyoko wants to make a lesbian 'Pirates of the Caribbean'
File photo: Hayley Kiyoko at the Capital Pride concert, Washington, 2023. Photo: Ted Eytan, Wikimedia Commons
India and Pakistan trade accusations at UN General Assembly
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz could reopen within seven days if US accepts terms
The Strait of Hormuz and the Musandam Peninsula seen by NASA's MODIS satellite instrument. Photo: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC, Wikimedia Commons
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Levoit's new air purifier is for the pet odors that have taken over your apartment
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Martin McDonagh calls 'Wild Horse Nine' his most political film
Martin McDonagh at the Wild Horse Nine screening, 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Photo: Colleen Sturtevant, Wikimedia Commons
Meta and YouTube say they will run ads for 'Musk' documentary after all
File photo: Elon Musk in Colorado, 2022. Photo: Trevor Cokley, Wikimedia Commons
Naomi Watts reflects on early career struggles and menopause openness at Zurich Film Festival
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Nor'easter storm brings coastal flooding, as New York and New Jersey declare emergency
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OpenAI says agents acted improperly across dozens of institutions
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Police say Tasia Fortune was dead before her body was staged hanging from a tree
File photo: downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Photo: Sebastian Halifax, Wikimedia Commons
Pope decries 'scourge' of sexual abuse during France visit
File photo: Pope Leo XIV at his first public appearance, St Peter's Square, May 2025. Photo: INFOWeather1, Wikimedia Commons
Power is becoming more distributed — and more difficult to read
The European Parliament hemicycle in Brussels. Photo: Profpcde, Wikimedia Commons
Prestige media is rediscovering restraint
The auditorium of the Lichtburg cinema in Essen, Germany. Photo: Tuxyso, Wikimedia Commons
Regional power is increasingly measured in logistics
Container cranes at the port of Bremerhaven, Germany. Photo: H. Zell, Wikimedia Commons
Renewed fighting in Tigray raises fears of wider conflict in Ethiopia
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Supply chains are becoming foreign policy
A container ship in the Mediterranean, bound for the Suez Canal. Photo: User: RH, Wikimedia Commons
Swiss voters set to reject tighter neutrality rules in referendum
The Federal Palace in Bern, seat of the Swiss parliament and government. Photo: Axel Tschentscher, Wikimedia Commons
Ten climbers missing after avalanche hits Himalayan base camp
File photo: Nemjung (7,140 m), near Himlung Himal in Nepal's Manang district. Photo: Michi Waerthl, Wikimedia Commons
The business of sport is becoming a media war
A television broadcast booth at Yankee Stadium. Photo: chris.ptacek, Wikimedia Commons
The internet flattened taste. Culture is becoming strange again.
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The megacity is becoming a defining unit of global power
Osaka, Japan, from the air. Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, Wikimedia Commons
The spectacle is back — but audiences want more than scale
An IMAX auditorium in Moscow. Photo: Svetlov Artem, Wikimedia Commons
Trump rejects combining US-China AI efforts
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US deportations are triggering a cascade of rights abuses, UN experts warn
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We have too much information and too little interpretation
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White House leaves CNN off Air Force One trip to Tennessee
File photo: Air Force One, the Boeing VC-25A presidential aircraft. Photo: Oren Rozen, Wikimedia Commons
Why does Robbie Ure have Robbie Ure on his Scotland shirt?
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Why patient capital is quietly returning
The trading hall of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Photo: Ank Kumar, Wikimedia Commons
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Why seriousness is becoming fashionable again
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Why smaller studios keep stealing the conversation
The Game Developers Conference, San Francisco, 2019. Photo: Official GDC, Wikimedia Commons
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Young cities, old systems and a new investment map
The skyline of Nairobi, Kenya. Photo: Lmwangi, Wikimedia Commons
Zelensky says Russia is widening attacks on Ukraine's data and internet infrastructure
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