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Crypto Crash: Gamification of Digital Assets

The digital gold rush left a trail of ruined savings for everyday people who find that their money can vanish in a click without any real legal safety net.

Gold: Quiet Return in a Distrustful World

Central banks are buying gold again. An old instinct resurfaced in a world tired of promises.

Quality Over Quantity: Switzerland Must Look East When America Turns Its Back

As Switzerland scrambles for a trade deal whilst facing 39% tariffs, the question becomes whether Swiss independence can survive American economics?

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Mali is Haunting Macron’s Africa Reset

Mali remains the clearest proof that France lost military influence in the Sahel without stability replacing it, and every new battle there undercuts Macron's narrative of a fresh start.

Israel’s Eisenkot Rises As Polling Wars Rage

As distrust in pollsters grows across Israel, October's election pits Netanyahu against a fast-rising Gadi Eisenkot in an unusually open race.

Burna Boy Brings Nigerian Pop to Europe’s Biggest Stage

Burna Boy's World Cup moment shows Nigerian pop is no longer a niche import in Europe but part of the sound of mainstream public culture, whatever one thinks of its aesthetics.

Why Ending Homelessness May Elude Burnham’s Government

Andy Burnham enters Downing Street pledging to end rough sleeping, importing Finland's acclaimed housing formula into a far larger and costlier national crisis.

France, Germany Seek Software Success After Jet Failure

Paris and Berlin want a European answer to Palantir's battlefield software, months after their own jet programme collapsed under the same old rivalries.