Global waste crisis and labour gaps: The geopolitical risks shaping Sunday
From microplastics in food waste to DPD’s pension gaps and Sydney’s environmental fines, global waste and labour policies reveal growing geopolitical tensions.
Geopolitics
Northern Ireland riots and UK fiscal scrutiny: The geopolitical tensions shaping Saturday
As Belfast faces renewed racial unrest and unions challenge the OBR’s economic forecasts, the UK grapples with domestic fractures and fiscal credibility under Starmer’s government.
Ukraine’s unseen war: how injury reshapes lives and geopolitics
A photo essay reveals the human cost of Ukraine’s war as rehabilitation centres become frontlines in a battle for dignity—and Western support wavers.
UK defence claim scrutiny tests Starmer’s credibility as fiscal rules flex
Keir Starmer’s defence spending claim faces watchdog rebuke as John Healey weighs borrowing to fund growth, testing Andy Burnham’s fiscal pledge.
Saudi gaming takeover and UK politics: The geopolitical stakes behind Tuesday’s headlines
A $55bn Saudi-led takeover of EA reshapes global gaming, while UK political shifts test transatlantic ties and domestic scrutiny over extremism and health reform.
India’s Gen Z protests and BP’s windfall: The geopolitical currents shaping Tuesday
From India’s youth-led media backlash to BP’s record profits amid Middle East tensions, today’s geopolitical shifts reveal deeper fractures in power, energy and digital trust.
Wales breaks ranks with Fifa as Soviet collapse echoes in global power shifts
Wales becomes the first nation to withdraw support for Gianni Infantino’s Fifa leadership, while Robert Service’s new book revisits the Soviet Union’s 1991 collapse—two moments that expose the fragility of institutional power.