Andrew Gawthorpe, Leiden University Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has been apprehended and flown to the US where the US attorney-general has announced he will face charges...
Has the Fed fixed the economy yet? And other burning economic questions for 2026 D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University The...
Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next AI image and video generators now produce fully lifelike content. AI-generated image by Siwei Lyu using Google...
EU agrees €90 billion loan to Ukraine, but squabbles over frozen Russian assets expose the bloc’s deep divisions Richard Whitman, University of Kent; Royal United Services Institute...
ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come...
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected As temperatures rise, the timing of the ice thaw changes....
Australia is reeling from the worst terrorist attack on home soil. Could it have been prevented? Greg Barton, Deakin University With 15 civilians and one gunman dead...
When I think of Australia, I often think of Bondi Beach. Not just its great natural beauty, its hip cosmopolitan but casual feel but also because...
AI’s errors may be impossible to eliminate – what that means for its use in health care Federal legislation introduced in early 2025 proposed allowing AI to...
New US national security strategy adds to Ukraine’s woes and exacerbates Europe’s dilemmas Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy Ukraine...
Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes Displaced Syrian families form a return convoy to their...
Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts For the past 34 years, the Centers for Disease Control...
The housing crisis is forcing Americans to choose between affordability and safety Ivis García, Texas A&M University Picture this: You’re looking to buy a place to live,...
Google’s proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit This rendering shows satellites orbiting Earth. yucelyilmaz/iStock via Getty Images...
Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, La Trobe University Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon in his long-running corruption trial – a move that has set off...
