Beyond Oil: A New Phase in China-Middle East Engagement
Yes, the oil trade is a major factor. But China’s eagerness to also invest in technology, renewable energy, and infrastructure is driving the next phase of cooperation.
Russia scorns Germany for sending Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine
Germany’s move to deliver Leopard 2s to Kyiv will lead to ‘permanent escalation’, says Russian embassy in Berlin.
Tanzania’s opposition leader returns after 5 years in exile
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has arrived home after five years in exile, three weeks after the country’s president lifted a ban on opposition rallies
Asteroid to zoom by Earth in very close miss – here’s how you can watch it
An asteroid is due to come very close to Earth this week, passing just a few thousand kilometres above the planet’s surface.
Asteroid to zoom by Earth in very close miss – here’s how you can watch it
An asteroid is due to come very close to Earth this week, passing just a few thousand kilometres above the planet’s surface.
Paris 2024 Olympic security bill could enable use of surveillance using artificial intelligence
The NGO Amnesty International France and some left-wing politicians have expressed concern over the Olympic security bill being debated in the French Senate this week. The text would legalise the use of surveillance based on artificial intelligence sy…
Prosecutors to Congress: Let state prisons jam cellphones
Top state prosecutors are urging Congress to pass legislation allowing state prisons to jam signals of cellphones smuggled to inmates.
Spanish museum returns 2 paintings looted by Nazis to Poland
A museum in northwest Spain has returned two 15th-century paintings to Polish officials after it was determined that they were looted by the forces of Nazi Germany during World War II
Spanish museum returns 2 paintings looted by Nazis to Poland
A museum in northwest Spain returned two 15th-century paintings to Polish officials on Wednesday after it was determined that they had been looted by Nazi German forces during World War II.