Forecasting the world in 2026
FT writersβ predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of higher Trump tariffs to the future of interest rates and the arrival of humanoid helpers...
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FT writersβ predictions for the new year, from the likelihood of higher Trump tariffs to the future of interest rates and the arrival of humanoid helpers...
In his annual end-of-year press conference, Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov summed up the progress made in the reconciliation process with Armenia and looked ahead to its futu...
Gen Z protests have shaken Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in recent years β but not India. Why? In a Delhi coffee-house chat with DW, young Indians debate power, politics and the future....
Gen Z protests have shaken Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in recent years β but not India. Why? In a Delhi coffee-house chat with DW, young Indians debate power, politics and the future....
π Key Facts β Bitcoin reached new heights in 2025 β Interest from Wall Street and Washington grew β Tensions ar...
FRANCE 24 heads north to the kingdom of Denmark. The Scandinavian country has been in the spotlight this year, holding the rotating presidency of the European Council from July to December and pushing...
π Key Facts β Tensions are growing in Bangladesh after the killing of a student leader. β The student leader was involved in last year&...
π Key Facts β ImralΔ± is a prison island associated with Turkey's historical conflicts. β The island mirrors the nation's strugg...
Protests around Iran over its economy have continued on January 6, with demonstrators holding a sit-in at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, later dispersed by security forces. It all comes down to a currency in ...
π Key Facts β Harriet Hageman posted a βSoonβ teaser on X. β The teaser sharpens talk of a 2026 Senate bid. β T...
European leaders have issued a joint statement on Greenland, after the US president said the United States needed the semi-autonomous region from a national security standpoint. Greenlandic leaders sa...
π Key Facts β Southern resident killer whales are endangered. β These orcas are fighting for survival. β Scient...
For around two weeks - and despite an internet blackout - thousands of Iranians have been mobilising in large protests that threaten the future of the ruling regime. But some internet users are castin...
In a post on social media, Trump said: "It was a great honor to speak with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who called to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have h...
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has stated that using the US military to acquire Greenland is 'always an option'. It comes after European leaders issued a joint statement on Greenland, af...
Bari Weiss Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press CBS News chief Bari Weiss sent a memo to staff defending her decision to hold a "60 Minutes" piece. Weiss made the decision t...
The leader of Yemen's southern separatists has reportedly fled when he failed to turn up for his flight to peace talks in Riyadh, following the flare-up in tensions between Saudi Arabi and UAE forces ...
Google cofounded Sergey Brin and Larry Page attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2007. Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images T-Rex LLC, linked to Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Pag...
π Key Facts β Caroline Pham served as acting chair of the CFTC. β Monday marked Caroline Pham's last day at the regulator. ...
Pedro Inzunza Noriega, the first cartel figure charged under new narcoterrorism laws, was captured in Sinaloa state....