Poland has charged a little-known Russian opposition figure with espionage and participating in a bomb plot. His friends are perplexed.
CISOs are spending big and still losing ground
Security leaders are entering another budget cycle with more money to work with, but many still feel no safer. A new benchmark study from Wiz shows a widening gap between investment and impact. Budgets keep rising, cloud programs keep expanding, and AI…
European allies to rally support for Ukraine as US pressure mounts – Financial Times
European allies to rally support for Ukraine as US pressure mounts Financial TimesZelensky set for London talks as Trump claims Ukrainian leader hasn’t read latest peace plan BBCZelenskyy to meet European leaders in London for tal…
Linguists start compiling first ever complete dictionary of ancient Celtic
More than 1,000 words used as far back as 325BC to be collected for insight into past linguistic landscapeIt is not likely to be a hefty volume because the vast majority of the material has been lost in the mists of time. But the remnants of a language…
A year after fall of Assad, a divided Syria struggles to escape cycle of violence
While country’s return to global stage has filled many Syrians with pride, domestically old grievances threaten efforts to rebuild the stateAnniversary of the fall of house of Assad in Syria – in picturesLying in bed recovering after his latest surgery…
Rules on single-sex spaces pose risk to trans people’s mental health, UK charities say
Fifteen organisations sign letter expressing deep concern over EHRC guidance being considered by ministersNew rules on access to single-sex spaces could pose a significant risk to the mental health of trans and non-binary people, according to 15 of the…
‘I’d defend our nation’: Poles prepare for growing threat of war
From digging trenches and building walls, to learning survival skills, Poland is increasingly aware of risks posed by its eastern neighboursCezary Pruszko still remembers the civil defence training of his Communist-era schooldays – map reading, surviva…
‘Portrait of a man’, who was 18th-century Corsican independence leader, goes on sale
Painting of Enlightenment figure, whose constitution for the island inspired revolutionaries in US, is up for auctionThirty years ago, a painting by the British artist Sir William Beechey was sold as “portrait of a man”.The anonymous buyer, however, kn…
Scores of UK parliamentarians join call to regulate most powerful AI systems
Exclusive: Campaign urges PM to show independence from US and push to rein in development of superintelligenceMore than 100 UK parliamentarians are calling on the government to introduce binding regulations on the most powerful AI systems as concern gr…
France shielding €18bn Russian asset pot from EU ‘reparations loan’ push – Financial Times
France shielding €18bn Russian asset pot from EU ‘reparations loan’ push Financial TimesA crisis over using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine The EconomistEurope’s plan to use $105 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount t…