In an era of billion-dollar sporting spectacles, nostalgia is no business plan. The Commonwealth games are not yet officially over. But the 2026 event will sign their death certificate https://t.co/JlvIcn7arb ...

England’s nobility often feels less like a social class than a social shibboleth created to confuse the middle classes. This makes many people cross https://t.co/UymJfx2HN0 ...

The Decembrists’ rebellion lasted only a few hours, but 200 years on, they remain a beacon of individual dignity in undignified times https://t.co/f3sldyS1UDIllustration: Bina Thorsen https://t.co/R85DPZJxAW ...

“Dad never showed fear.” Sebastien Lai talks to “Drum Tower” as his father, Jimmy Lai, is found guilty under Hong Kong’s national-security laws https://t.co/JSAEMxsW9F ...

Politicians across Europe know that belittling the cooking abilities of their neighbours will play well at home. Germans are unlovingly known as Krauts. The French are Frogs. Brits get called “rosbifs” https://t.co/PVgoqah5Lc ...

Market Focus - Western firms will shift focus to emerging markets due to stalled growth in America and Europe [1] - The majority of growth in the coming years is expected in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa [1]

A study in France shows a striking gender gap within the first months of school https://t.co/OSRbRbnSjb ...

Don’t cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s https://t.co/wO3fOZ60Ou ...

In 2026 the world will wake up to the fact that humanity has hit peak wine consumption. Why is the glass half-empty? https://t.co/qoIgZBMmMe ...

While the world continues to consume oil, Brazil’s government thinks it may as well gobble it up https://t.co/ZobIcD3ZOE ...