Demographics
BUSINESS
Estonia’s Digital Success Cannot Fix the Demographic Dread
A poll this week found two thirds of Estonians considering leaving, as births near historic lows and Russia remains the neighbour nobody forgets.
BUSINESS
Youthful Economic Leverage: Africa’s Coming Negotiating Power
At a point at which wealthy states grey and workforces shrink, Africa prepares to use its youthful population as a powerful tool for global negotiation.
EUROPE
MarÃa Branyas Morera: The Quiet Lessons of a Long Life
Spain’s oldest citizen, MarÃa Branyas Morera, lived to 117—witnessing Europe’s wars, rebirth, and the quiet dignity of endurance across three centuries.
EUROPE
Italy: Meloni’s Victory With a Age Old Caveat
Citizenship reform in Italy fails: low turnout, migration fears, and demographic crisis deepen EU-wide debate on identity and workforce.
EUROPE
UK Population Growth Expected to Top Europe by 2035
Population growth, in the UK, will be the highest in Europe for the first time by 2035 with a rise of five millon owing to high net migration.
Popular
Epic Fury II: Tactical Arrests and Bigger Plans
Europe absorbs the bombs and the bills as Washington, emboldened by daring renditions, keeps weighing renewed strikes on Iran with an endgame still undefined.
The Way to Europe: Securing India’s Trade Masterplan
As Middle Eastern warfare restricts global oil shipments, Narendra Modi is driving an urgent intercontinental tour to secure India's industrial base.
SRMG Deepens Bet on Thmanyah, Increasing Stake to 75%
Saudi Arabia's most recognisable podcast brand is being drawn deeper into the state media apparatus, and the deal that makes it happen tells you something about where Vision 2030 has arrived.
Trump, Xi, and the Hong Kong Link
Washington's sanctions on Hong Kong firms, timed with the Beijing summit, make clear a calculated bet on who can actually bring Iran in from the cold.
Museveni Extends 40 Year Rule as Half of Uganda Lives in Poverty
Yoweri Museveni was sworn in yesterday for a seventh term as Uganda's president, extending a rule that began in 1986 to at least 2031, as his main rival fled the country alleging ballot-stuffing.
