Across the continent, remote villages are fading amid declining births and residents departing for greater opportunity in urban centres
The Chinese group is poised to outsell its US rival this year after it dramatically narrowed the technology gap between the two
After warm relations during his first term, Tokyo has not adapted to Donald Trump’s transactional approach in trade and defence
Posts praising Hitler show the risks of accelerating the nascent technology with little stress testing and few guardrails
The country has staged a powerful recovery in the 10 years since it faced near economic collapse
The US president has stepped up his criticism of the central bank’s chair, prompting some to question how long it can remain above politics
When blockbuster drugs lose IP protections it can wipe out billions of dollars in revenue for companies
Ofcom’s decision to boost competition in the sector is credited with driving the rollout of a faster, more reliable internet connection
Trouble is brewing again in the ethnically divided state, exactly three decades after the Srebrenica massacre
Companies are not yet rushing to relocate production to the US, but investment and dealmaking have already slowed
Fewer young people are reading for pleasure than ever before, with broad economic and social consequences. Can the trend be reversed?
The government has a plan to exploit its abundant fossil fuel resources to help ward off the ill effects of Trump’s tariffs
Britons are growing less fond of their troubled healthcare system. Will Labour’s 10-year plan change their minds?
Despite its prowess, China has not been able to overcome dozens of ‘choke points’ that are the essential building blocks of modern manufacturing
Global leaders struggle to understand the impulses and stratagems of the US president
A cost of living crisis and social unrest are throwing the strongman leader’s plan to stay in power into jeopardy
Companies are building up an arsenal of antitheft technology as organised crime fuels an epidemic of petty larceny
The bank’s latest reorganisation has arguably left it with few options to boost revenue as it faces trade tariffs and lower interest rates
Three decades after it was launched, hundreds of barriers still persist within the EU. In an era of trade wars, Brussels has made it a key priority
The American military has been the alliance’s bedrock. But shifting US priorities, including in the Middle East, are putting new pressure on European allies
The Israeli prime minister’s career looked finished after the October 7 attack by Hamas. But now he is pursuing a conflict he has proposed for years
Asia’s richest man is facing questions about his family’s succession planning
It has been tipped as the next big breakthrough out of Silicon Valley, but is it a scientific goal — or a marketing buzzword?
Ten years after the signing of the Paris climate accord, demand for coal shows no sign of peaking
Brands are diluting or scrapping campaigns with social purpose as the movement against DEI intensifies
