Will AI write our books? Row over bestseller fuels fear over future of literature
France still very much takes its literary prize-giving season seriously. So when a Haitian-born Canadian writer was accused of infusing his...
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20 of 84 episodesEthiopia back to civil war? Horn of Africa fears spillover effect of renewed fighting
After contagion in the Arabian Peninsula, should the entire Horn of Africa fear a domino effect? Just as US President Donald Trump’s decisio...
Still the same far right? Le Pen's National Rally denies fresh anti-Semitism claims
A minor bump on the French far right's road to power, or a car crash that wipes out years of rebranding? Bombshell allegations of past anti-...
Leo the moderate? Pope in France defends EU values
There's a new pope in town and he's got very different ideas on what France's far right calls the defense of Christian civilisation. Leo XIV...
The future of AI in their hands? Trump-Xi summit dismisses calls for global oversight
It's their AI world and we're just living in it. If that's the feeling of those who suffer from AI anxiety, it may worsen watching the Chine...
Holy regulation? Pope in Paris to press case for 'disarming' AI
It's all about his high holiness here in France. For weeks already, the nation's been abuzz over the upcoming visit of Leo XIV, from Friday...
Trump's world? Leaders navigate consequences of US policy
A year ago, Donald Trump went to the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly and after taking an axe to US aid and development fundin...
First New York, now Berlin: Why the left turn for major metropolises?
There's the inroads of the far right, but also the broader desire for change. Introducing Berlin's answer to Zohran Mamdani: Elif Eralp, who...
The Ceuta effect: how far will Europe's anti-migrant backlash go?
As the United States threatens Europe with more tariffs and eyes Greenland, Russia tests the continent’s resolve over Ukraine and the planet...
The 28th state? Carney's Canada draws closer to European Union
US president Donald Trump has previously talked about making Canada the 51st state, Now, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Europe, a...
First Hormuz, now the Red Sea? Oil spikes as Saudis sucked into Yemen spiral
First, there was US President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to strike Iran. Then, came the quagmire of a war without an exit strategy. No...
Where is the kill switch? AI doomsday warnings trigger calls to regulate
Talk about doomscrolling. In the past week, our timelines have been full of dark predictions of our imminent demise, including one by a Sili...
9/11 then and now: Do September 2001 attacks still shape our world?
Once in a generation – sometimes once in a lifetime – a singular event blindsides the entire planet. 25 years on, does the memory of the 9/1...
Whose space is it? Europe scrambles as US rules satellite race
With the digital age came the scramble for minerals below and to master the heavens above. US President Donald Trump wants a thousand rocket...
Missiles or mediation? Trump envoys shuttle between Russia and Ukraine
Ukraine’s momentum on the battlefield was a primary focus at July’s NATO summit in Turkey. Kyiv’s long-range drones and US President Donald...
Only the beginning? German far right's breakthrough shakes Europe to its core
The result was not enough to win outright, but certainly enough to shake Germany and Europe to their core: the far-right Alternative für Deu...
German far right's breakout moment? AfD party eyes outright win in regional election
Could Europeans awaken next Monday to another shock bellwether moment? German voters could for the first time since World War II give an out...
Churchillian moment? Macron in Britain amid scramble to boost European defence
What can an 11th-century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of sea change in 2026 Europe? France’s p...
School without screens: Will France's high school phone ban fly?
A lot happened during summer recess: France's constitutional council struck down the core of a new law to ban social media for under-15s, bu...
Melting Himalayas? Nepal disaster exposes growing risk of glacial flooding
It may well be one of the tragic consequences of global warming. Scientists will tell us whether receding glaciers are to blame for last Wed...