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The World Economy’s Uneven Resilience▪ Climate Retreat Is No Excuse for Local Inaction▪ The Global Economy’s Uneven Resilience▪ Space Is No Longer a Distant Horizon▪ The AI Safety Pact Needs More Than a New Name▪ AI Boom Masks a Sharper Divide in Global Growth▪
Opinion Climate Retreat Is No Excuse for Local Inaction As Washington weakens climate policy, states and cities must turn resistance into durable, accountable emissions cuts. Analysis The Global Economy’s Uneven Resilience An IMF upgrade masks a widening divide between AI-linked economies and countries exposed to war, energy shocks and debt. Science Space Is No Longer a Distant Horizon From a glowing Falcon 9 plume to underground lunar shelters, the latest missions show that humanity’s future in space w… Opinion The AI Safety Pact Needs More Than a New Name Voluntary safeguards are a start, but powerful AI requires enforceable rules, independent oversight and public accounta… Analysis AI Boom Masks a Sharper Divide in Global Growth The IMF sees resilience in the world economy, but energy shocks and unequal access to AI are widening the gap between c…
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Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
BREAKING · 22:45 GMT · Global

Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Russian attacks killed at least three people in Kyiv and left hundreds of thousands without power, while Kharkiv was targeted by dozens of ballistic missiles and more than 120 dro…

FluxNews · Analysis
Analysis

A Fractured World, and No Easy Off-Ramp

War, trade, AI, and climate shocks converged on a week that exposed the limits of global coordination.

7 JUN
Analysis

A World of Friction, No Easy Off-Ramp

War, elections, markets, AI, and energy all moved at once — and none moved cleanly.

6 JUN
Analysis

A Global Food Crisis Needs More Than Emergency Aid

As war, climate disruption and rising prices deepen hunger, governments must treat food security as prevention—not charity after catastrophe.

14 OCT
Analysis

The AI Boom Is Cushioning a Fractured Global Economy

The IMF sees resilient growth, but war, energy costs and uneven access to AI are widening the gap between winners and vulnerable economies.

14 OCT
Analysis

Climate Policy Must Become a Delivery Test

As COP31 approaches, governments should measure climate ambition by affordable, visible results—not promises alone.

14 OCT
Analysis

A Resilient World Economy on Shaky Foundations

The IMF sees growth holding up, but war, energy costs, debt and the AI boom are widening the gap between winners and losers.

14 OCT

Latest News.

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Climate Retreat Is No Excuse for Local Inaction
Opinion

Climate Retreat Is No Excuse for Local Inaction

14 OCT · 3 min
The Global Economy’s Uneven Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneven Resilience

14 OCT · 4 min
Space Is No Longer a Distant Horizon
Science

Space Is No Longer a Distant Horizon

14 OCT · 4 min
The AI Safety Pact Needs More Than a New Name
Opinion

The AI Safety Pact Needs More Than a New Name

14 OCT · 3 min
Special Report

Midterms 2026

The battle for Congress — the map, the money, and the races that will define the next two years.

Enter the dossier →
Analysis

AI’s Election-Year Test: Growth, Power and Public Trust

Analysis

The Energy Shock Is Rewriting the Global Economic Agenda

Opinion

Energy Security Cannot Mean Climate Retreat

Analysis

The Energy Shock Rewriting the Global Economic Outlook

Analysis

The Iran War’s Economic Shock Is Spreading Beyond Oil

Special Report

Trump, Year Two

Executive power, the courts and the economy — a critical ledger, every figure on the record.

Read the ledger →
Monde

America’s Midterm Reckoning: Trump’s Politics of Delay, Deficit and Distraction

Opinion

Trump’s climate rollback is a short-term win, not a policy victory

Géopolitique

China’s Taiwan Red Line Tests the Limits of Trump’s Diplomacy

Monde

Trump’s Economy Is Colliding With Reality

Monde

America’s Mirage of Prosperity: Trump’s Economy Meets Reality

Opinion.

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Climate Retreat Is No Excuse for Local Inaction
Opinion

Climate Retreat Is No Excuse for Local Inaction

14 OCT · 3 min
The AI Safety Pact Needs More Than a New Name
Opinion

The AI Safety Pact Needs More Than a New Name

14 OCT · 3 min
A Global Food Crisis Needs More Than Emergency Aid
Opinion

A Global Food Crisis Needs More Than Emergency Aid

14 OCT · 4 min
Climate Policy Must Become a Delivery Test
Opinion

Climate Policy Must Become a Delivery Test

14 OCT · 3 min

Analysis.

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Analysis

The World Economy’s Uneven Resilience

14 OCT · 4 min
The Global Economy’s Uneven Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneven Resilience

14 OCT · 4 min
AI Boom Masks a Sharper Divide in Global Growth
Analysis

AI Boom Masks a Sharper Divide in Global Growth

14 OCT · 4 min
Analysis

The AI Boom Is Cushioning a Fractured Global Economy

14 OCT · 4 min

AI.

All AI →
Analysis

The World Economy’s Uneven Resilience

14 OCT · 4 min
The Global Economy’s Uneven Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneven Resilience

14 OCT · 4 min
The AI Safety Pact Needs More Than a New Name
Opinion

The AI Safety Pact Needs More Than a New Name

14 OCT · 3 min
AI Boom Masks a Sharper Divide in Global Growth
Analysis

AI Boom Masks a Sharper Divide in Global Growth

14 OCT · 4 min

Université.

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Universities Rewrite Assessment for the AI Era
University

Universities Rewrite Assessment for the AI Era

12 OCT · 4 min
Universities Rework Assessment as Students Turn to AI
University

Universities Rework Assessment as Students Turn to AI

9 OCT · 4 min
Universities Rewrite Assessment for an AI-Shaped Workplace
University

Universities Rewrite Assessment for an AI-Shaped Workplace

8 OCT · 4 min
University

Universities Rework Assessment as Student AI Use Surges

3 OCT · 4 min

Economy.

All Economy →
The Energy Shock Is Becoming a Growth Shock
Économie

The Energy Shock Is Becoming a Growth Shock

13 OCT · 4 min
Shockwaves and Stagnation: How War, Energy and Policy Are Rewriting the Global Economy
Économie

Shockwaves and Stagnation: How War, Energy and Policy Are Rewriting the Global Economy

15 SEP · 6 min
Aftershocks of a Tumultuous March: How a Shaken Global Economy Learned to Live with Risk
Économie

Aftershocks of a Tumultuous March: How a Shaken Global Economy Learned to Live with Risk

18 AUG · 5 min
Energy, Algorithms and Anxiety: Why the World Economy’s 2026 “Growth Year” Feels So Fragile
Économie

Energy, Algorithms and Anxiety: Why the World Economy’s 2026 “Growth Year” Feels So Fragile

21 JUL · 6 min

USA.

All USA →
Climate Retreat Is No Excuse for Local Inaction
Opinion

Climate Retreat Is No Excuse for Local Inaction

14 OCT · 3 min
A Global Food Crisis Needs More Than Emergency Aid
Opinion

A Global Food Crisis Needs More Than Emergency Aid

14 OCT · 4 min
Analysis

The AI Boom Is Cushioning a Fractured Global Economy

14 OCT · 4 min
Climate Policy Must Become a Delivery Test
Opinion

Climate Policy Must Become a Delivery Test

14 OCT · 3 min

Asia.

All Asia →
Opinion

AI Needs Rules That Can Keep Up

10 OCT · 4 min
Opinion

AI Rules Need Enforcement, Not Just Headlines

10 OCT · 4 min
AI Rules Need a Common Floor, Not a Race to the Bottom
Opinion

AI Rules Need a Common Floor, Not a Race to the Bottom

9 OCT · 4 min
Japan’s Test of Economic Renewal and Political Trust
Monde

Japan’s Test of Economic Renewal and Political Trust

8 OCT · 4 min

Europe.

All Europe →
Opinion

AI Rules Need Enforcement, Not Another Delay

13 OCT · 3 min
The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-and-Energy Gamble
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-and-Energy Gamble

12 OCT · 4 min
Ecology’s Double Signal: Beauty, Warning and the Climate We Are Making
Écologie

Ecology’s Double Signal: Beauty, Warning and the Climate We Are Making

12 OCT · 4 min
Europe’s AI Rulebook Needs Stability, Not Retreat
Opinion

Europe’s AI Rulebook Needs Stability, Not Retreat

12 OCT · 4 min
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