Why Syria’s new rulers still need Russia image thumb News Food, oil, military know-how and education links keep Moscow useful to Damascus even as it courts the West, Türkiye, and the Gulf
Bill Gates’ daughter intentionally rigged shopping app commissions – Bloomberg image thumb News Internal messages show Phoebe Gates knew her startup Phia was using a ‘cookie-stuffing’ scheme to generate profit, according to the outlet
Affordable healthcare is not going to happen image thumb News What the WHO report says, if you read it carefully
Scientists create viruses with AI image thumb News Researchers produced 16 functional pathogens as experts warn the same technology could eventually pose serious biosecurity risks
Who benefits from the migrant chaos in Spain? image thumb News Move over Eurovision, the EU has just launched ‘The Amazing Border Race’
US used ‘virtually all’ its tactical ballistic missiles during war on Iran – Reuters image thumb News The agency’s sources appear to confirm reports circulating since April of a crisis in Washington’s stockpiles
Russia. The only thing holding the West together image thumb News For Western Europe’s uneasy coalition, proxy war, arms buildup and trans-Atlantic dependence have become glue
Trump teases Iran talks as Truth Social starts selling fast access to his posts image thumb News The sudden strike call-off followed a week of threats that helped keep crude near $90 a barrel
US and Israel staged Spain migration invasion – Iran image thumb News The Ceuta crisis was supposed to serve as “punishment” for Madrid’s stance on the Middle East conflict, Tehran has argued
Iran is ‘little war’ compared to US spending on Ukraine – Trump image thumb News The US president has claimed his predecessor Joe Biden handed Kiev $300 billion worth of weaponry for free
Germany bets on AI to tackle migration image thumb News The tool is set to help in the processing of asylum, visa and residence permit applications as Berlin grapples with an influx of newcomers
Mafia buying up some of 800,000 weapons missing from Ukraine – Italian prosecutors image thumb News Military drones and other advanced arms are reportedly flooding the European black market, officials have warned
Australia sues Telegram for terrorist content image thumb News The eSafety Commissioner’s announcement comes a day after Russia charged CEO Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism
Trump’s war on far-left terrorism goes global image thumb News A landmark meeting in Washington put far-left extremism at the center of international counterterrorism efforts
Germany paying five times more for gas after ditching Russian imports – media image thumb News Long-term contracts with Moscow were not vulnerable to external shocks or market fluctuations, Berliner Zeitung has said
EU facing revolt over new Russia sanctions – FT image thumb News Bloc members are increasingly refusing to back Brussels’ proposals that threaten their own economic interests, the outlet has reported