Brazil's film industry has gained international recognition with Oscar nominations, transforming from a cinema laggard to a source of national pride through regulatory changes.

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, the deepening crisis as the Iran war escalates

The Bank of England will put animals on its next banknotes instead of divisive historical figures, with the hedgehog emerging as the ideal choice for Britain.

If the Iran war goes wrong, MAGA will want a culprit who is not named Donald Trump

Michael Pollan explores theories of consciousness in animals, plants and machines, examining the “hard problem” of subjective experience in his new book “A World Appears”.

Our analysis shows which routes are getting longer

OpenAI, Anthropic and SpaceX plan initial public offerings that could raise sums equivalent to a decade of American IPOs, as artificial intelligence labs seek funding.

Voters must be able to turn out without risking death

Molly Scott Cato and the Green Party's anti-growth economic policies include massive spending increases, wealth taxes and regulatory restrictions that could damage Britain's economy.

Axel Springer, a German media group, has agreed to buy Britain's Telegraph newspaper for £575m, beating a rival bid from the Daily Mail's parent company.

Stock markets struggle to price artificial intelligence's impact, with Goldman Sachs indices showing AI-vulnerable firms down 20% while beneficiaries fall 5%.

AI promises to eliminate drudgery. Careful what you wish for

Cem Özdemir becomes the first Turkish-German to run a state

Jamaat-e-Islami has become Bangladesh's main opposition after rebranding itself as anti-establishment, winning a third of votes in elections following the ousting of Sheikh Hasina

Thanks to a fashion for wood fires, not “Mary Poppins”

Taiwan builds a drone industry free of Chinese components, exporting over 123,000 units in 2025 to countries including Czech Republic and Poland.

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung tackles Seoul's housing crisis with measures to curb speculative investment as soaring property prices and demographic challenges reshape the market.

The Communist Party is afraid to tax inherited wealth

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No one knows if he will last