Koreas: Committed to era of no war
North Korea said it would close a key missile test facility in the presence of international experts and potentially destroy…
Air Pollution Correlated with Dementia
A recent British study finds that living in areas with a high concentration of air pollution is associated with an…
Famine in Yemen
The ongoing conflict in Yemen, which began in 2014, has caused widespread famine as rising food prices and a falling…
Saudi invests $1bn in Lucid Motors
The Saudi wealth fund has invested $1Bn in Tesla rival Lucid motors. Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, is…
India’s own Belt-and-Road fiasco
Private development company IL&FS has accumulated a mountain of debt in a country which is desperate for basic infrastructure. Infrastructure…
German spy chief removed
Germany's domestic intelligence chief, Hans-Georg Maassen, has been told to quit and move to a senior post at the interior…
Russia claims that flight MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian missile
The Russian military says the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 came from the arsenals of the Ukrainian…
Big 4 Under Global Pressure
The Big Four Accounting firms - Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst and Young, and Pricewaterhouse Coopers - are increasingly under pressure to…
India clears new frigate deal
New Delhi has green-lit its biggest arms deal worth $2.2Bn with Russia for 4 advanced frigates. India’s new deal comes…
Moon Jae-In arrives for a meeting in Pyongyang
The leaders of North and South Korea are meeting in the North Korean capital Pyongyang for talks centred on the…