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Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time – but most go unfixed
Satellites can now spot major methane leaks from space within days. Yet only 13 per cent of those alerts lead to any response from the ...
Security Council LIVE: How to turn preventive diplomacy rhetoric into action
The Security Council is debating on Thursday how best to settle disputes between States peacefully. Ambassadors will be exploring such ...
Stranded seafarers remain trapped as Hormuz shipping stalls
As the Iran-US war continues, the key question remains unanswered about how shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will be managed in fu...
Syria ‘not alone’ in locating missing persons, tackling displacement
Syria is not alone in tackling challenges, including the hundreds of thousands who remain missing during past tumultuous decades, the h...
Nvidia bets physical AI can solve healthcare robotics’ data problem
Nvidia’s new Medical Physics Simulation framework treats healthcare robots as physical AI systems that need embodied experience to lear...
AMD to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic under AI infrastructure deal
AMD has agreed to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic under an infrastructure agreement covering tens of billions of dollars’ worth of...
Why is transit in goods free but trade is not?
In my previous two posts on the value of the WTO, I argued that when governments set trade policies independently, they focus on domest...
Updated WTO-IMF TPA Index shows continued rise in global trade policy activity
A new Trade Policy Activity (TPA) index by WTO and IMF economists shows a marked rise in trade policy activity during 2025-26, alongsid...
Former defence minister Al Carns turns down ministerial offer
Carns quit following the resignation of John Healey as defence secretary in a row over military funding.
Natalie Fleet leaves ‘triggering’ safeguarding minister role
The MP for Bolsover has spoken about how she was groomed and raped as a teenager.