Category: World

Venture capital investment in the cybersecurity sector has dropped to a multiyear low, even as global cybercrime losses are projected to reach as much as $10 trillion in 2025. The contrast between shrinking investment and escalating economic damage is sharpening concerns that the industry may be underestimating the scale and urgency of the threat. The cybersecurity […]

Using an unprecedented combination of cosmic measurements, the research doubles the precision of previous DES studies. The findings remain broadly consistent with the standard model of cosmology, the most widely accepted theory of the Universe. The international group of researchers, with UK support from Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) and six UK universities, is […]

I will make three points today. First, the UK is deeply concerned about events in North-East Syria. This is a critical moment for Syria’s future and we are watching developments closely. We call for adherence to the ceasefire agreement, continued dialogue and an end to violence.  It is essential that all parties focus on protection […]

The meeting and venue were the same, but the style and tone of the two most anticipated keynote speeches at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss town of Davos could not have been more different. On Tuesday, January 20, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney addressed the assembled political and business leaders as one of […]

Looking at headlines around the world, it seemed like United States President Donald Trump’s annexation of Greenland was imminent. Buoyed by the success of his military operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric and threatened tariffs on any nation that opposed him. Adding insult to injury, he openly mocked European […]

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Since December 2025, thousands of people in Iran have once again taken to the streets. The regime has responded with brutal repression. Amnesty International speaks of massacres of protesters. What began as protests against inflation rates of nearly 50 percent, corruption and economic hardship has long since turned into an open uprising against the Islamic […]

January 22, 2026 Business & Macro Kenya’s Debt Servicing Surges Kenya’s fiscal landscape remains under intense pressure as the country spent $7.2 billion on debt servicing in the half-year leading to December 2025. This represents a 44% year-on-year increase, driven largely by a weakening shilling and higher interest rates. The surge has forced the National […]

Thank you, Madame Chair. The United Kingdom reaffirms its firm support for Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Final Act, the Paris Charter, and the commitments freely undertaken by all OSCE participating States. At the start of 2026, after nearly four years […]

Imagine the internet suddenly stops working. Payment systems in your local food store go down. Healthcare systems in the regional hospital flatline. Your work software tools, and all the information they contain, disappear. You reach out for information but struggle to communicate with family and friends, or to get the latest updates on what is […]