Why the catastrophe bond market is so hot right now
CAT bonds are known to offer highly attractive equity-like returns, low volatility and low correlation to broader financial markets.
Month: February 2026
Why Germany is stationing a Bundeswehr brigade in Lithuania
The formation of the Bundeswehr’s brigade in Lithuania moved into a new phase on 29 January, with two combat battalions subordinated to the brigade as part of Germany’s gradual force build-up in Lithuania.
Audit earns fraud risks damaging British defence capability
The NAO estimates that the potential exposure to fraud could reach up to GBP 1.5 billion per year, with the majority of risk arising from defence procurement activity.
The post Audit earns fraud risks damaging British defence capability first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Open-source AI pentesting tools are getting uncomfortably good
AI has come a long way in the pentesting world. We are now seeing open-source tools that can genuinely mimic how a human tester works, not just fire off scans. I dug into three of them, BugTrace-AI, Shannon, and CAI, the Cybersecurity AI framework, and…
South Korea stocks fall more than 4%, triggering temporary halt in trading
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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee to work in US: Is America shutting Indian talent out?
Sweeping US immigration and trade policies, particularly the H-1B visa fee hike to $100,000, are straining the strategic partnership with India. This has disrupted Indian professionals’ careers, impacting IT giants and creating anxiety. Critics argue t…
German calls for nukes are ‘madness’ – veteran politician
Sahra Wagenknecht has condemned calls for Germany to pursue nuclear weapons, arguing that they increase the risk of a nuclear conflict
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Bad Bunny’s 2026 Grammy Awards triumph becomes protest against ICE
Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, becoming the first Spanish-language artist to claim the top prize. Accepting in Spanish and English, he dedicated the award to migrants. Billie Eilish won song of the year for Wildflower and c…
Woman faces ‘harrowing’ birth after she’s banned from closest hospital – BBC
Woman faces ‘harrowing’ birth after she’s banned from closest hospital BBC
Nepal travel executives arrested for scamming millions with fake mountain rescues
Authorities in Nepal say they have arrested six travel and mountain rescue executives accused of conducting fake rescues on the Himalayan nation’s high mountains to scam millions of dollars from international insurance companies.