North America

  • Sep 16
  • 2 min read

Boeing will work to end manufacturing strike quickly

A major strike at Boeing began on September 13, with union members taking a stronger position than their leadership

United States
  • Sep 16
  • 2 min read

OpenAI’s new model underscores existential risks of AI

OpenAI’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) model with human-like reasoning has sparked concerns about its safety

International
  • Sep 13
  • 7 min read

US Project 2025 aims for centralised policy control

Recent attacks by Democrats on the conservative agenda put forward by Project 2025 have missed some of its significance

United States
  • Sep 13
  • 2 min read

Russia will threaten use of nuclear weapons

Vladimir Putin warned that allowing Ukraine to use NATO-supplied weapons to strike Russia would be an act of war

Russia
  • Sep 13
  • 2 min read

US-UN’s Africa offer may prove an empty gesture

Washington says it wants Africa to have two permanent seats on the UN Security Council

Africa
  • Sep 13
  • 2 min read

US data show more renting households are struggling

Mortgage rates are falling but the proportion of renting households spending more than 30% of income on rent is growing

United States
  • Sep 13
  • 2 min read

Turkey will resist US-Cypriot alignment

Ankara has condemned growing defence cooperation between Nicosia and Washington

Turkey
  • Sep 13
  • 2 min read

International Venezuela moves will not shift dial yet

Washington has expanded sanctions on Venezuelan officials as tensions between Caracas and Madrid also mount

Venezuela