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Milan’s Expat Boom: Are They Bringing Their ‘Best’?

Milan’s expat boom: 300,000 foreign-born residents now power its fintech and finance hub, reshaping the city into Europe’s next powerhouse.

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Kushner Sazan Resort Pits Luxury Against Conservation

Albania's planned Kushner-backed resort is turning a protected coast into a test of how far tourism-led development can override environmental law, anti-corruption institutions, and public trust at once.

UAE Prisoner Swaps Are Building a Post-War Stake

Since 2022 the UAE has mediated 24 prisoner exchanges between Russia and Ukraine, and what Abu Dhabi built during the war will shape who benefits when peace comes.

Syria’s New State Looks Alarmingly Rural

Post-Assad Syria is not settling into a new national centre. It is hardening into a patchwork of rural power bases, clan ties, and competing local loyalties.

Somalia Electoral Crisis Worsens the Federal Fracture

Mogadishu's two-day firefight over a contested presidential term tells Jubaland, Puntland and Somaliland that federal authority ends at the gun barrel.

Revolut Forces Europe’s Old Banks to Go Digital Faster

Revolut's latest expansion shows how digital-only banking is forcing Europe's old lenders to adapt faster, even where trust still lives in the branch.