Our reaction upon hearing the news of the shooting of former prime minister Shinzo Abe was one of shock and incredulity in equal measure. What followed was a frenzy of trying to piece news reports and gossip together to make sense of events, until his eventual death was announced aContinue Reading
Michael Tubi / Shutterstock After weathering numerous storms that would have sunk others, Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister comes to an ignoble end, mired in scandal and having lost the support of nearly all his MPs. The resignation didn’t come out of nowhere – Johnson was already losing supportContinue Reading
Quantum-proof encryption is here—decades before it can be put to the test.Continue Reading
Emergency services in San Antonio were called out on June 27 to what turned out to be the deadliest migrant smuggling incident at the US-Mexico border region in the last decades. More than 50 undocumented migrants were found dead – among them 27 Mexicans, 14 Hondurans, seven Guatemalans and twoContinue Reading
Boris Johnson’s resignation as prime minister is not just a portentous political event. His time in office – and the nature of his departure – throw up vital questions about democratic values and institutions. Blaming the failings of an entire political culture on the moral deficiencies of one leader mightContinue Reading
For the duration of the war in Ukraine, we’ve received regular military updates from Frank Ledwidge, an expert in military strategy at the University of Portsmouth. A few weeks ago Ledwidge got in touch to say that he was moving temporarily to Kyiv, where he is a visiting fellow withContinue Reading
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has welcomed the prospect of a no-confidence vote in his Government, saying it gives a chance to show that “this has been a competent, good government”. Sinn Féin is considering tabling a motion of no confidence in the Dáil next week, after the three-party coalition lost itsContinue Reading
Most prime ministers would have resigned over any one of the scandals to engulf Boris Johnson’s government. Johnson, never one for tradition or rules, rode out nearly every crisis – but the Chris Pincher affair was the final straw. Led by Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, overContinue Reading
Since the ancient Greeks and their Olympians, statues have been a way to commemorate athletic achievement. In recent decades, the global inventory of sporting monuments has grown to include a wide range of sports. There is no rulebook governing which athletes deserve commemoration – but those chosen for such anContinue Reading
Dubious design and inefficient operations are just some of the reasons why shared scooters’ eco-credentials are thin.Continue Reading
