Russia has repeatedly shattered its own records for aerial assaults on Ukraine this summer, culminating in a peak attack on July 9 with the launch of 728 Shahed-type drones. Throughout the war,... Read more »
Palestinian Christians wait to pray at the midnight Christmas Eve Mass out side the Deir Al Latin Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, 2021. Adel Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Adel... Read more »
The risk of Russia- and China-backed attacks on undersea cables carrying international internet traffic is likely to rise amid a spate of incidents in the Baltic Sea and around Taiwan, according to... Read more »
In Germany, where the trains were said to never run late, a route is now considered punctual if it is delayed by less than six minutes. Since 2022, only 62% of trains run... Read more »
Risks don’t disappear just because you ignore them. They only become more dangerous.
– Nassim Nicholas Taleb
At its core, economic policy is the art of managing risk. No programme... Read more »
A new peer-reviewed scientific study suggests logging practices in Ontario are unsustainable and out of line with the province’s own strategy for sustainably managing forests. It’s no surprise to David Flood, a... Read more »
It’s likely the Iranian air traffic controller rubbed his eyes in disbelief. One night in March 2025, dozens of Israeli fighter jets appeared on radar screens, flying northeast from Israel. Armed with... Read more »
Christian Eriksen was hoping to retire next year. But the 59-year-old from NSW is terrified that $140,000 of his superannuation has disappeared without a trace. Melbourne man JC Sanchez, 41, also faces... Read more »
Ingenious Oasis fans PLUS Stockport’s NQ AND A moving day at the museum Hello, Desperate to escape the heat, I made the split-second decision to visit Manchester Museum over the weekend. I... Read more »
At the Open Championship on Thursday morning, there is silence. The crowd holds its breath as Shane Lowry approaches the first tee. He takes one practice swing, then another, then prepares to... Read more »