
The escalating threats on Europe’s borders
The highly probable intensification of the war in Ukraine this autumn adds to the hybrid war Russia has waged against the European Union

The highly probable intensification of the war in Ukraine this autumn adds to the hybrid war Russia has waged against the European Union

‘The Battle of Penghu’ vanishes from Chinese theater listings without a premiere amid tensions in the strait and a nationalist debate on social media

The 72-year-old Panamanian is a former minister, lawyer and diplomat. And, right now, he is focused on a new adventure: telling his story. He has published a book and is producing a documentary about his life. He also wants to set a new travel record with his daughter

The Huawei executive recently presented a method for building faster and more powerful processors that aims to be revolutionary. The reaction has been a mix of enthusiasm and skepticism

The global nightmare scenario: Russia emerges as the hegemonic power in Eurasia after the capitulation of Ukraine; China, transformed into its silent (and superior) partner; the US, normalizing digital referendums on guns and abortion, its population manipulated by algorithmic disinformation; and the EU reduced to a soulless, technocratic bloc. In a work of political fiction, Spain’s former foreign minister Arancha González Laya paints a picture of the world that awaits us if Europe fails to react

After meeting Xi Jinping in April, the chair of the KMT argues for a rapprochement with Beijing to avoid conflict across the strait
The memories of the war against Somalia continue to haunt the secessionist territory in the Horn of Africa. Today, Somaliland is seeking international legitimacy, with the help of Israel

After months of tensions, Beijing is expected to use the meeting to draw its red lines on Taiwan, while Washington stresses the economic focus of the talks and seeks support for negotiating peace with Iran

The leaders of the United States and China are meeting in Beijing to try to extend the fragile trade truce sealed in October

These shortwave radio stations are used to maintain almost untraceable communications when the internet is down. Cuba has the longest tradition with this technology

Given the official silence regarding the dismissal of the highest-ranking general, analysts and sinologists are searching for clues and signs to interpret the ‘great political storm’

The White House explicitly considers the EU an adversary and warns that it will cultivate resistance against it by supporting national-populist movements

Uncertainty is increasingly complicating economic forecasts, but all eyes are on Trump, Ukraine, and AI. Europe’s future hangs in the balance between France and Germany

A scientific team has managed to stack 41 layers of semiconductors, multiplying the density of the circuits by six, without needing to make them any smaller

The technologist, one of the winners of the 2025 Right Livelihood Award, promotes the social use of technology — a mission that has led her to develop, among other projects, a system to combat online child sexual abuse

While the Asian country is increasing investment in education, American institutions are facing cuts under Trump

The earthquake, measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale and with its epicenter on the Kamchatka Peninsula, has placed nations including Japan, the United States, Mexico, and Chile on alert

DNA and protein analysis of a 146,000-year-old skull shows for the first time what the face of this species, which occupied much of Asia and left its genes in modern humans, was like

The US president no longer cares about the near-term political consequences of his actions, says the former senior official in an interview in Washington

Overall figures suggest that Trump has scared off tourists from some countries, and the top industry group says America is on track to lose ‘a staggering $12.5 billion in international traveler spend this year’

No other major European state has deported anyone wanted by Beijing since the Court of Human Rights banned Poland from handing over a Taiwanese man in 2022 due to the risk of violating his fundamental rights

The former World Bank chief economist doubts that the partial truce marks a new beginning in the trade relationship between Washington and Beijing

The U.S. President has announced his tariff plan, however, he did not mention measures against Mexico or Canada

The deputies of the NPC, the highest organ of power in the Chinese state, were evasive about the American president in their only annual meeting with the press

Possible technological transfers from Moscow to Pyongyang are a concern fo Seoul and Tokyo, while Beijing juggles its interests to remain equidistant

Although there is no certainty, the signals sent by the president-elect point to a major impact on two developing wars (Ukraine and the Middle East) and two potential ones (Taiwan and North Korea)

Experts warn that the surging demand for microprocessors is becoming an increasingly big obstacle for the green transition