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EUROPE
Hungary’s Tourism Peak and the Hidden Cost of Rising Rents
Hungary is enjoying a tourism boom, yet its rental market tells a less celebrated version: one of pressure rather than shared prosperity.
BUSINESS
Russia and the UAE Agree 10% Tax Rate
The Russia-UAE DTA aligns with Russia's bid to shift its market access from West to East whilst the UAE continues to be a hub for multivector diplomacy across finance and international relations.
BUSINESS
Malaysia Launches UK’s Largest Redevelopment Project
Malaysian developer YTL Group unveils £4 billion investment to transform historic Bristol airfield into sustainable compact town.
EUROPE
Investment in Southern Europe’s Rural TownsÂ
Southern Europe’s ghost villages, with their cultural heritage and natural beauty, are drawing investor interest as hubs for sustainable tourism and revitalisation, but challenges like bureaucracy and preserving historical integrity underscore the need for eco-conscious development.
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Winter Storm Research Rewrites a Witch Trial Tragedy
As new research published in Smithsonian Magazine this week connects a 1617 Arctic storm to Norway's deadliest witch trials, climate historians reveal how weather shock fed decades of persecution.
Prediction Takes Politics: Prophets and Polymarkets Collide
As 11 Peruvian shamans predicted Nicolás Maduro's fall on 29 December 2025, crypto traders were placing similar bets online—five days before U.S. forces extracted the Venezuelan leader to New York.
Mladenov Takes Over Gaza Board After Regional Veto
Nickolay Mladenov becomes Gaza peace board head after Arab states blocked Tony Blair, raising questions about whose interests guide Washington's selection.
Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation
The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.
Bury the Lead: MTV ‘Death’ and the Way We Read Now
As MTV continued broadcasting across the United States and most of Europe on 1 January 2026, millions of social media tributes mourned a channel that had never actually shut down.
