Comment, analysis and the voices behind the headlines.
With five of seven Central Military Commission members purged and verdicts on Zhang Youxia delayed, China's opacity is now a global risk factor.
Record attendance and a dream Argentina-Spain final cannot hide it: travel bans and $8,000 tickets have turned a global festival into a gated one.
Publishers now accuse OpenAI of misleading the court about what it could search. Whoever wins, the discovery fight will define trust between AI and journalism.
A 270-run win in the first women's Test at Lord's drew record crowds. The lesson is economic: demand was always there; the stage was withheld.
CETA entered into force on 15 July with sweeping tariff cuts and mobility rules. It is the most convincing template yet for trade deals in a protectionist age.
As the US-Iran ceasefire unravels and tankers burn in the strait, the heaviest costs fall on importing economies that never built real resilience.
Record temperatures, spreading wildfires and thousands of excess deaths reveal the gap between Europe's climate ambition and its physical preparedness.
Visa, Mastercard and OpenAI have opened payment rails to AI agents. Adoption will hinge not on capability but on liability, audit trails and trust.