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AI Boom Meets a War-Driven Energy Shock▪ The Climate Gap Is Now a Test of Political Honesty▪ The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience▪ Africa’s Test of Resilience Is Also a Test of Leadership▪ The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience▪ Climate Overshoot Demands a More Honest Politics▪
Analysis AI Boom Meets a War-Driven Energy Shock The global economy is still growing, but its resilience increasingly depends on whether artificial intelligence deliver… Opinion The Climate Gap Is Now a Test of Political Honesty The latest UN warning should end the era of symbolic pledges and begin one of measurable, fair and immediate action. Analysis The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience AI investment is cushioning war and energy shocks, but high debt, inflation and stretched valuations could turn resilie… Monde Africa’s Test of Resilience Is Also a Test of Leadership From Ebola and war to elections, mining disasters and debt, the continent’s crises demand institutions that protect cit… Analysis The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience AI investment is cushioning an energy shock, but inflation, debt and geopolitical risk are narrowing the path to stable…
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Russian missile strikes kill nine across Ukraine
BREAKING · 00:45 GMT · Global

Russian missile strikes kill nine across Ukraine

Russia launched three waves of ballistic-missile strikes across Ukraine, killing nine people and injuring more than 30, according to the BBC. The attacks came shortly after Moscow…

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

AI Boom Meets an Uneven Global Economy

The IMF sees resilient growth, but energy shocks, trade tensions and inflated AI expectations are widening the risks beneath the headline numbers.

22 OCT
Analysis

Climate Promises Need Enforcement, Not Another Pledge

The latest UN warning should push governments from voluntary targets toward credible, funded policies that survive political change.

22 OCT
Analysis

The World Economy’s Uneven AI-Driven Resilience

The IMF sees growth holding up, but war, inflation, debt and concentrated AI investment are widening the gap between winners and vulnerable economies.

22 OCT
Analysis

AI Rules Need Guardrails, Not a Regulatory Patchwork

As governments tighten AI oversight, the goal should be enforceable safety standards that protect the public without freezing useful innovation.

22 OCT

Latest News.

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The Climate Gap Is Now a Test of Political Honesty
Opinion

The Climate Gap Is Now a Test of Political Honesty

22 OCT · 4 min
The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience

22 OCT · 3 min
Africa’s Test of Resilience Is Also a Test of Leadership
Monde

Africa’s Test of Resilience Is Also a Test of Leadership

22 OCT · 4 min
The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience

22 OCT · 4 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 →
Monde

Africa’s Test of Resilience Is Also a Test of Leadership

Tech

Cybersecurity’s New Reality: Speed, Scale and Trust Under Attack

Opinion

Climate Promises Need Enforcement, Not Applause

Opinion

Climate Rules Need Stability, Not Political Whiplash

Opinion

The Climate Fight Needs Evidence, Not Retreat

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.

All opinion →
The Climate Gap Is Now a Test of Political Honesty
Opinion

The Climate Gap Is Now a Test of Political Honesty

22 OCT · 4 min
Climate Overshoot Demands a More Honest Politics
Opinion

Climate Overshoot Demands a More Honest Politics

22 OCT · 4 min
Climate Promises Need Enforcement, Not Another Pledge
Opinion

Climate Promises Need Enforcement, Not Another Pledge

22 OCT · 3 min
Opinion

AI Rules Need Guardrails, Not a Regulatory Patchwork

22 OCT · 4 min

Analysis.

All analysis →
AI Boom Meets a War-Driven Energy Shock
Analysis

AI Boom Meets a War-Driven Energy Shock

22 OCT · 4 min
The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience

22 OCT · 3 min
The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience

22 OCT · 4 min
AI Boom Meets an Uneven Global Economy
Analysis

AI Boom Meets an Uneven Global Economy

22 OCT · 4 min

AI.

All AI →
AI Boom Meets a War-Driven Energy Shock
Analysis

AI Boom Meets a War-Driven Energy Shock

22 OCT · 4 min
The Climate Gap Is Now a Test of Political Honesty
Opinion

The Climate Gap Is Now a Test of Political Honesty

22 OCT · 4 min
The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience

22 OCT · 3 min
The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience

22 OCT · 4 min

Université.

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University

Universities Rework Assessment as AI Reshapes Graduate Jobs

18 OCT · 4 min
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

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 →
AI Boom Meets a War-Driven Energy Shock
Analysis

AI Boom Meets a War-Driven Energy Shock

22 OCT · 4 min
The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneasy AI-Fuelled Resilience

22 OCT · 3 min
The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience
Analysis

The Global Economy’s Uneasy Resilience

22 OCT · 4 min
Climate Promises Need Enforcement, Not Another Pledge
Opinion

Climate Promises Need Enforcement, Not Another Pledge

22 OCT · 3 min

Asia.

All Asia →
South Korea at 500 Days: Reform, Memory and the Politics of Trust
Monde

South Korea at 500 Days: Reform, Memory and the Politics of Trust

15 OCT · 4 min
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

Europe.

All Europe →
Opinion

AI Rules Need Guardrails, Not Regulatory Whiplash

21 OCT · 4 min
The Ukraine War Cannot Be Bargained Away at the Pump
Opinion

The Ukraine War Cannot Be Bargained Away at the Pump

20 OCT · 4 min
Europe’s Harder Border: Control Must Not Replace Conscience
Société

Europe’s Harder Border: Control Must Not Replace Conscience

19 OCT · 4 min
The Energy Shock Linking Iran, Ukraine and Global Growth
Analysis

The Energy Shock Linking Iran, Ukraine and Global Growth

19 OCT · 4 min
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