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Kalshi is spearheading a legal battle to expand access to online betting, with support from some in Trump’s circle
The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a new cycle of political violence with echoes of the 1960s. But this time, leading figures on the right are...
Sheriff dominates the economy of Transnistria and its pro-Russian government, but the war in Ukraine has thrown its future into doubt
A generation of start-ups have failed to live up to the hype. Executives are now betting that more powerful tools will crack the complexities of human...
After a stagnant few years, the territory’s financial sector is regaining its global standing with a push from Beijing
Steve Cohen already owns the Mets baseball team and now wants to build one of New York’s first casinos. But that has drawn him into local politics
With economic problems mounting as the Ukraine war continues, President Lukashenko is tentatively trying to improve ties with the west
Led by China, a growing group of nations wants to change the global order — and they seem increasingly inclined to work together
Politicians have long blamed a housing shortage for soaring prices, but it is tax reform that can make the market less dysfunctional
Innovation has helped push SK Hynix ahead of Samsung — and put chipmakers in the middle of growing US-China tensions
Six years after a high-profile listing, Jumia is still trying to prove that it can be a profitable business rather than a relic of the cheap money era
Hurricane season tests whether Fema is still fit for purpose after radical changes
The shift from a manufacturing model to a digital one is proving difficult and expensive for many of the industry’s traditional companies
Despite an initial mood of wartime solidarity, Iranians across the political spectrum believe the conflict has exposed the vulnerabilities of the...
Over the past two decades, Bengaluru has seen explosive growth in its tech sector. But the city’s infrastructure is not keeping up with the expansion
Events like the Rugby World Cup are drawing more fans, but still trail far behind the men’s equivalent in financial terms
After several decades in which economic technocrats enjoyed a large degree of autonomy, they are under intense pressure from the Trump administration
Despite fears of a sharp downturn amid foreign visitor boycotts, the sector has had a decent summer. But some predict the problems have only been...
As investment pours into mining projects, the country’s once-mighty manufacturing sector is stagnating and shedding jobs
Networks of brokers and shipowners from Panama to Switzerland are becoming expert at circumventing international sanctions
With the global cocaine business booming as never before, organised crime groups are diversifying into a swath of other illicit activities
AI can perform many of the duties of human resources staff, a symbol of how it is changing companies and the nature of work
The return of Amboseli National Park to local control has raised fears that efforts to protect the country’s wildlife will be set back
OpenAI’s underwhelming new GPT-5 model suggests progress is slowing — and competition in the space is changing
Weakened at home, the Ukrainian president must try to shape the Alaska talks from afar as battlefield losses mount
Months of talks were needed to secure an agreement that has been hailed as evidence of improved Anglo-French relations
Two of the world’s largest countries are at odds over the fate of one man: Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro. Can the rift be mended?
Pedro Sánchez calls his country a ‘global benchmark’ in the transition to greener energy, but prices — and profits — have plunged
Biotechs, miners and hoteliers are snapping up crypto to boost their share prices, but experts warn of a crisis if markets crash
The US president is increasingly tying trade policy to geopolitics, using economic might to bend countries to his will
While the west focuses on the military threat, activists in Taiwan accuse its own politicians of facilitating Beijing’s subversion efforts
From Miami to Barcelona and Australia’s Gold Coast, governments are trying to save shorelines where climate change is accelerating erosion
The abrupt withdrawal of American funding has stranded millions of patients and will be felt by countries for years to come
The so-called Big Three of Ford, GM and Stellantis say the new tariff regime will cost them a combined $7bn this year
A clampdown on migrant labour is adding to concerns about tariffs, a downturn in Hollywood and cost-of-living pressures
The country is one of the most exposed in Europe to Trump’s tariffs, intensifying fears that a golden era of growth will slow down
Local governments are steering investment into new factories, adding to overcapacity and eroding profit margins
As water scarcity spreads governments are ploughing billions into a technology that comes with its own environmental costs
Despite the tariff shock, inflation is modest, stocks are up, and unemployment is low. Some experts insist it is too soon to tell
Rising prices and declining services for ordinary voters contrast with the excesses of those close to the prime minister
The concept has been proved, but scaling up services beyond a handful of cities will require tens of billions in new investment
Once an advocate of US soft power, the secretary of state has embraced Maga values from isolationism to impatience with foreign aid
The explosion of lab-grown stones from China has shaken up the sector, leaving established players struggling for relevance
The continent’s dependence on US groups for digital infrastructure is causing growing concern among executives and policymakers
The drive to deregulate in the UK, US and Europe could unleash growth — or sow the seeds of the next crash
While institutions grapple with the pace of change, technology companies are moving quickly to offer custom learning products
Across the continent, remote villages are fading amid declining births and residents departing for greater opportunity in urban centres
The Chinese group is poised to outsell its US rival this year after it dramatically narrowed the technology gap between the two
After warm relations during his first term, Tokyo has not adapted to Donald Trump’s transactional approach in trade and defence
Posts praising Hitler show the risks of accelerating the nascent technology with little stress testing and few guardrails