Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah
May 08, 2024 11:07 am UTC| Insights & Views
Israel entered Rafah, a city that marks Gazas southern border crossing with Egypt, on May 7, 2024, launching a military offensive that the U.S. and others have cautioned Israel not to pursue. President Joe Biden warned...
Iran is gaining credibility in the Muslim world and feeling emboldened
May 08, 2024 11:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
Irans leadership has been a direct beneficiary of the months-long war in Gaza. With every missile that Israel fires on Gaza, every US veto of a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution, and every arrest of an anti-war...
Gaza war: as ceasefire talks break down the humanitarian crisis continues to escalate
May 08, 2024 11:05 am UTC| Insights & Views
As Gaza ceasefire talks hang in the balance, Israel has launched its assault on Rafah in the south of the strip, despite the remaining presence of nearly a million Palestinian civilians in the city. The Israel Defense...
If using LinkedIn makes you feel like an imposter at work, here’s how to cope
May 08, 2024 11:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
When it comes to professional social media, LinkedIn, with its billion-plus members, stands unrivalled. The platform for career updates, networking and job searches has effectively become a requirement in the professional...
Cycling: The untapped potential for improving our health (and the climate)
May 08, 2024 11:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
When the French government recently announced a plan to cut state spending by 10 billion euros, the budget for ecology, development and sustainable mobility was first on the chopping block, with cuts totalling 2.2 billion...
Can I take your order – and your data?
May 08, 2024 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Technology
You might have seen viral videos of Wendys drive-thru customers in the United States ordering their fast food from the firms generative AI bot Wendys FreshAI. Most show a very human-like transaction punctuated with cries...
Future pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks
May 08, 2024 10:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The last pandemic was bad, but COVID-19 is only one of many infectious diseases that emerged since the turn of this century. Since 2000, the world has experienced 15 novel Ebola epidemics, the global spread of a...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects