As the pontiff arrives in the tiny authoritarian nation of Equatorial Guinea, some Catholics in Africa say they are excited about his visit but are feeling a little left out.
Quiz: Can You Tell Real British Insults From Fakes?
Researchers in the U.K. are working to document the country’s array of obscure invective.
World’s biggest condom maker Karex to raise prices due to Iran war
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Shadow AI, deepfakes, and supply chain compromise are rewriting the financial sector threat playbook
Financially motivated attacks continued to drive the bulk of cyber incidents against banks, insurers, and payment processors in 2025. Approximately 90% of breaches affecting financial institutions carried a financial motive, with data breaches accounti…
A Year After Terrorist Attack, a Kashmir Town Longs for Tourists
Pahalgam, with steep ravines, grassy hillsides and pine forests, is a base for Hindu pilgrimages that business operators hope will revive visitors.
Temporary accommodation linked to deaths of 104 children in England in six years
Calls for ‘urgent, sustained action’ over rising number of children who do not have permanent homeLiving in temporary accommodation has contributed to the deaths of 104 children in England in the past six years, 76 of whom were under the age of one, ac…
Israel’s death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief
Not using capital punishment ‘really a requirement’ for Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, says presidentIsrael’s observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly could be suspended over the country’s new law mandating the dea…
Pollen season in UK and mainland Europe extended by climate breakdown
Research finds global heating has already lengthened the pollen season in addition to worsening heatwaves and droughtsClimate breakdown has extended the pollen season in the UK and mainland Europe by between one and two weeks since the 1990s, a study h…
Nobody runs a marathon by accident
Nobody wakes up on a Sunday, stretches, checks the weather, and accidentally clocks 26.2 miles before brunch. A marathon is built on lonely mornings, careful plans, lost toenails, and no social life. You train for weeks or months. You get inju…
The Privacy–Security Partnership: How We Bend Risk in a Resource Crunch
The partnership between cybersecurity and privacy matters now more than ever.