Global Geopolitics Series

Ukraine’s drone strikes are having an impact on Russia — but Russian leaders remain committed to war

Jul 30, 2026 07:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

In recent months, Ukrainian forces have launched drone strikes deeper into Russia and Crimea. These strikes, dubbed long-range sanctions by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have predominantly hit notable military...

Global Geopolitics Series

Is Netanyahu’s star waning in Washington? His latest meeting with Trump suggests it may be

Jul 30, 2026 07:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Appearing increasingly isolated and weakened, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington this week, where he had a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump his eighth of the US presidents second term....

AI Revolution Series

How an OpenAI safety test became a real-world cyberattack on the Hugging Face platform

Jul 30, 2026 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

OpenAIs AI models recently escaped their constraints during an internal cybersecurity evaluation and broke into the production systems of Hugging Face a popular machine learning platform and community used across the AI...

Meta-backed research finds exposure to ‘untrustworthy’ social media is rare. The fine print is less reassuring

Jul 30, 2026 07:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

How much of what you see on social media comes from sources that repeatedly post falsehoods? And if that content quietly vanished from your feed, would you believe anything different months later? A new study published...

3 clinical-grade skincare creams you really shouldn’t buy online

Jul 30, 2026 07:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Your social media feed is full of people talking about the holy grail of skincare. Youve Googled, lurked on the Reddit forums and decided its time to try a clinical-grade product. But do you really need a prescription?...

Same sparkle, different story: how lab-grown diamonds are transforming the market

Jul 30, 2026 07:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Youve probably heard the saying a diamond is forever. What if the market for them with its hefty price tags isnt? Back in March, Rio Tinto ended production at its Diavik diamond mine in Canada after 23 years. Earlier...

World game at war: why some European nations have threatened a World Cup boycott

Jul 30, 2026 07:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Sports

A little over a week since the 2026 mens World Cup final, world soccer appears on the brink of war. The main battleground is a proposal from FIFA president Gianni Infantino to sell off a key function of the not-for-profit...