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LIFESTYLE
GoVolta €10 Amsterdam-Berlin Route: Promising Start, Limited Scale
Cheap tickets and glossy promises suggest Europe's trains can finally take on planes, yet the realities of infrastructure, price and time tell a more complicated story.
EUROPE
Politics of Voting at 16: Labour’s Electoral Strategy
The government's plan to lower the voting age appears to be a masterstroke of self-interest.
EUROPE
Gen Z Activated: The Power of the Youth
Gen Z reshapes politics with TikTok activism, climate strikes, and digital protests by disrupting power through tech, not tradition.
PODCASTS
Journalism in the Gulf: Getting Started and Storytelling
Former Khaleej Times Editor-in-Chief and World Affairs Commentator at Al-Arabiya, Michael Jabri-Pickett, discusses why local Gulf stories matter, breaking into journalism, and the power of persistence.
Popular
Qatar’s Art Storage Signals Cultural Maturity
In November 2025, Qatar announced the Gulf's largest museum-grade art storage facility, marking a shift from spectacle to stewardship.
Nicki Minaj and the Attention Economy
On 28 January 2026, Nicki Minaj pledged up to $300,000 at Trump's Accounts Summit and received a Gold Card visa hours later.
IRGC Blacklisting: Europe’s Iran Policy U-Turn
Brussels punishes Tehran through the same lens that Washington uses to view its fleet as the diplomacy Europe once championed fades into a memory.
Gold: Quiet Return in a Distrustful World
Central banks are buying gold again. An old instinct resurfaced in a world tired of promises.
Zoom Out: France Switches to Sovereign Video Call App
France is making a homegrown platform to secure its digital future. The real test: will civil servants fully adopt it?
