For expanding multinationals, the playbook for evaluating new markets is undergoing a profound shift. Historically, cross-border expansion decisions relied almost entirely on market size, demographic […]
Nestlé Purina invests £478M into new pet food factory
The pet care category is expected to continue growing, supported by rising pet populations, increasing demand for super-premium nutrition and the premiumisation of wet cat […]
‘Struggling’: Pensioners describe ongoing fight to survive on current grant
Grant recipients say the current SASSA amount is putting their health and daily survival at serious risk right now…See More
Corporate Media Failed the Prairieland Test
“Thirty-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech,” an Intercept headline (6/26/26) shouted days after a federal court sentenced eight anti-ICE protesters to a combined […]
Palestinian Activist Mohsen Mahdawi Faces Threat of Deportation — Again
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest by masked and hooded ICE agents when he arrived for his naturalization interview to become a U.S. citizen made […]
Floridians’ Fights Against Flock Cameras and AI Are Shaking Up State Politics
Sam Altman, the embattled CEO of the AI technology company OpenAI, vacillates between warning of a labor market doom loop due to the technology his […]
Saudi Ally Pakistan Issues Warning After Houthi Attacks On Tankers In Read Sea
Islamabad has condemned attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saudi-flagged vessels in the Red Sea. It also warned that any aggressive actions toward Pakistan-flagged vessels […]
Oil Prices Pass $100 A Barrel After Attacks In Middle East
As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to impact and shape the region, journalists from RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom and Iranian service, Radio Farda, deliver ongoing […]
House votes to adopt Department of War renaming in annual defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump’s request for a historic $1…See More
Don’t Blame AI for Your Own Medical Problems
A few weeks ago, I hurt my left elbow while doing my regular weight workout. I’ve been lifting for over 50 years and have spent […]
Trump Calls Climate Change a Hoax. Americans Aren’t Buying It.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Amid a summer of dangerous heat, drought, and floods, a majority of Americans are connecting increasingly […]
Why Lower Oil Prices Don’t Bring Cheaper Gasoline
By: Tim Daiss As escalating hostilities between the US and Iran push crude oil to multi-week highs – with Brent futures surging toward US$98 a […]
Morocco defender Issa Diop signs 4-year contract with Ipswich
Morocco defender Issa Diop returned from the World Cup to switch between Premier League clubs on Wednesday, joining Ipswich from Fulham…See More
Nina Kennedy to be flag bearer for Australia and Tim Hodge baton bearer at Commonwealth Games
When asked what would it mean to lead the team out, she had only three words on her mind…See More
US President Donald Trump’s latest threat to Iran amid ongoing Middle East war
The president says the US will ‘bomb and destroy one bridge or power plant’ for every ship hit by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz…See […]
Bangladesh: a new flawed justice system? (Part 1)
Despite several reforms to adapt Bangladesh’s justice system to international standards, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal is using the same flawed laws, sometimes even worse, […]
You won’t see the back of me before year-end, says ECB’s Lagarde
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde pledged to stay in her role until at least the end of the year, quashing ongoing rumors that she […]
Germany rebukes Trump over South Africa’s G20 ban
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Thursday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would exclude South Africa from the […]
Indonesia shouldn’t bet its nickel future on China’s EVs alone
Indonesia is building a battery industry and an EV ecosystem as part of its broader nickel downstreaming agenda. The objective is that downstreaming should not […]
Why Europe needs Pakistan now more than ever
Europe’s strategic environment is changing rapidly. Russia’s war in Ukraine, instability across the Middle East, growing insecurity in the Red Sea and renewed concerns over […]