Oman serves as a crucial back channel between Iran and the US as tensions flare in the Middle East
Apr 19, 2024 06:26 am UTC| Insights & Views
Prior to launching a barrage of drones and missiles at Israel on April 13, 2024, Iran reportedly got word to Washington that its response to an earlier strike on its embassy compound in Syria would seek to avoid major...
London Marathon: how visually impaired people run
Apr 19, 2024 06:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
In this weekends London Marathon, nearly 50,000 runners will hit the capitals streets in one of the worlds most iconic races. For the visually impaired (VI) runners on the start line, their approach to this famous route...
AI chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output − why that’s a free speech problem
Apr 19, 2024 06:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
Google recently made headlines globally because its chatbot Gemini generated images of people of color instead of white people in historical settings that featured white people. Adobe Fireflys image creation tool saw...
An Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear weapons programme is unlikely – here’s why
Apr 19, 2024 06:24 am UTC| Insights & Views
Israels prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed to retaliate against Iran for the unprecedented aerial assault on April 13. He has made it clear that we will make our own decisions, and the state of Israel will do...
How India’s economy has fared under ten years of Narendra Modi
Apr 19, 2024 06:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
More than 960 million Indians will head to the polls in the worlds biggest election between April 19 and early June. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is seeking a third...
Low pay and few contracts make freelance journalism a bleak prospect in 2024
Apr 19, 2024 06:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Over the past two decades in the news industry, weve witnessed shrinking newsrooms, mass redundancies and the steady decline of regional news on a global scale. With fewer opportunities for steady employment in this...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India
Apr 19, 2024 06:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Since 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis popularity has grown exponentially and so has the formidable organisational machine of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). These two factors will be key to delivering the BJP...
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