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The UK Met Office’s predictions have become much more accurate, but some dramatic events remain elusive
The influence of the armed forces has grown dramatically under Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But critics say there is no accountability or transparency
Washington is courting chipmakers and battery manufacturers with large subsidies but demanding they loosen ties with their other major market
The US military is opening up to defence and weapons start-ups as evolving technology begins to transform modern warfare
The trade of renewable electricity will help countries phase out fossil fuels. But demand for the infrastructure is outstripping supply
The former Brexit party leader has shown his ability to tap into the political zeitgeist and unnerve the establishment
The landlocked country is making sweeping reforms to win over western investors and become less reliant on China and Russia
With the former president far ahead in the polls, most of his rivals believe the Midwestern state is their only hope of halting his momentum
Longstanding problems of low investment and skills gaps exacerbated by overconfidence and lack of management time
For all the focus on a potential invasion, some in Taipei fear a Chinese pressure campaign that gradually changes the status quo
Their paper paved the way for the rise of large language models. But all have since left the Silicon Valley giant
As record-breaking heatwaves become the new normal, a range of industries brace themselves for changes to the way they do business
Leag says it is on a mission to reinvent itself and secure the future prosperity of a region in the country’s former communist east
When Switzerland joined sanctions against Moscow, a chunk of the world’s oil trade relocated to the Middle East. Some predict it will stay there
Tuition fees are not keeping up with the rising costs of the country’s world-class higher education sector, prompting calls for a radical rethink
As growth has failed to pick up post-Covid, calls are growing louder for the president to launch a weighty stimulus package
Retailer’s redevelopment bid has raised questions about the environmental costs of demolishing and replacing older buildings as opposed to retrofitting them
Allegations about a high-profile presenter have exposed how vulnerable the institution is in an era of populist politics
Washington’s allies in Europe and Asia were initially outraged by its new industrial policy. Now they are scrambling for ways to catch up
Forty years after Reaganomics rejected government intervention in the economy, the US is embracing massive subsidies. But will voters notice?
When Rishi Sunak became prime minister, he promised a fresh start. But his government is being consumed by economic problems and infighting
Membership represents the long-term security that Kyiv wants and was promised 15 years ago. But Russia’s war has complicated things
Soaring interest rates have facilitated a big rise in ‘bulk annuity’ transactions, but the impact of transferring tens of billions of pounds of assets to a handful of insurers could be profound
The spiralling confrontations in the territory come as the hardline coalition government has moved to expand settlements
Small-scale miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are risking their lives to source a metal critical for the energy transition
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