Chatbots offer a personal shopper for all. One survey found that around two-thirds of consumers in rich countries plan to use AI to help them shop this holiday season https://t.co/aJOhjWzFq6 ...

The saga of Nicolas Puech’s missing billions raises questions beyond who is to blame.For 1843, @AChilkoti goes behind the scenes of one of the biggest frauds in history https://t.co/G54Szo6ml5 ...

Crisis Management - Nigeria's president pledges to hire more police officers to contain the crisis [1] - States will be allowed to establish their own police forces [1] - Foreign partners promise increased intelligence cooperation [1] - Foreign partners pledge more military aid [1]

The story of the Institute of Peace, which now bears Donald Trump’s name, is shaping up as the story of the president’s diplomacy https://t.co/FTOjLbX956 ...

Geopolitical Risk - The report suggests that America's allies are concerned about a potential deterioration in the Trump administration's foreign policy [1] - The report advises proactive planning for a potentially negative shift in US foreign policy rather than optimistic hope [1]

Immigration, crime and a sluggish economy have pushed Chilean voters right. José Antonio Kast is almost certain to become their next president. He would be the country’s most right-wing leader https://t.co/9W8VdqWmCp ...

“Governments don’t seem to understand why they’re so upset”. Jiehao Chen joins @sarah_wu_ on this week’s “Drum Tower” to talk about the row in China over “mum jobs” https://t.co/MlLC6M4m0C ...

Within hours of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian dictator, fleeing in December last year, Israeli troops were on the move. They occupied territory in Syria and, a year later, they are still there https://t.co/SJu2hRpatk ...

How the island and its Caribbean neighbours ultimately feel about the United States’ new military presence will depend on the results https://t.co/Yu0fNvHaTi ...

This year was a deeply disappointing one for Africa’s struggling democrats. And there is little reason to expect 2026 to be much better https://t.co/0PKd9HPJV7Illustration: Mel Haasch https://t.co/4s84JYkfWM ...