Youth

Denmark Thinks it’s Solved Gen Z’s Tech Problem

Denmark's screen rollback in schools is being sold as a cure for Gen Z overload, but its real significance is simpler: one country has decided that less tech can mean more authority.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Quakes and Politics Threaten Europe’s Historic Sites

Nature and politics both threaten Europe's historic sites, revealing how easily protection can fail against forces beyond anyone's control.

The Iran War is Redrawing East Asia’s Power Map

As Trump's war on Iran scrambles Asian oil markets and diplomacy, China and North Korea gain ground, Japan's currency slides and Seoul's alliance frays.

Reform’s Welfare Ban Risks Pensioners’ Rights Abroad

Sweden is expelling elderly Britons under Brexit rules while Reform UK proposes a benefits ban that could strip rights from Britons living across the EU.

Europe’s Museums Keep Getting Robbed

Antonello da Messina works stolen from a Sicilian museum during La Vara, highlighting growing risks to Europe’s cultural heritage.

Morocco Shows It Can Close the Ceuta Border

Morocco stopped the latest attempt to rush Ceuta because both sides acted before social-media mobilisation could turn into another mass crossing.