The case for kids as Australia’s birth rate hits record low

Australia’s birth rate, which today averages just 1.48 children per adult woman according to new ABS data, is at an all-time low. Australia is not just below the statistical replacement rate, we are spiralling towards demographic collapse. Leaders...

Israel approves expansion of Ben-Gurion Airport’s Terminal 3

El Al planes parked near terminal 3 and the airport tower control at Ben Gurion International Airport, August 8, 2020. (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90) The Israel Airports Authority has approved a large-scale expansion of Ben-Gurion Airport’s...

NQ boosted by post-earning strength in AMZN +12.8% & AAPL +1.7%, DXY firmer into Fed speak - Newsquawk US Opening News

European bourses are on the backfoot; US equity futures mixed, with the NQ boosted by post-earning strength in AMZN +12.8 & AAPL +1.7%. AMZN beat and boosted on strong cloud growth; AAPL strong results and predicts holiday boom in iPhone sales....

Profile reports second-best year ever but turnover down on 2023-24 peak

Profile has reported its "second-best year ever", with an annual turnover to the financial year ending March 2025 of £21.5m, though down on last year’s £23.5m peak (2023-24). This peak was a 27% jump from 2022-23, attributed in part to the success...

EU ambassadors, including Bulgaria's ambassador to Serbia: Right to protest and free media, without violence

Respect for fundamental rights and values, including freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of the media, are key values of the EU that everyone must defend and support. We call on everyone to act with restraint, calm tensions, and avoid...

Europe's top 20 hot springs

Sliding into a bathtub after a long day is one of life’s little luxuries – but there’s nothing quite like the restorative high from a dip in a natural thermal pool. From Iceland’s renowned Blue Lagoon to ancient sulfur streams in the Pyrenees,...

Residential Emerges as a Major Development Sector

The supply of affordable housing across Europe emerged as one of the main topics at panel discussions at Expo Real in Munich this fall. The housing stock in Hungary is seen as under strain due to increasing demand and relatively low supply. Rising...

The American Presidency Can Never Be Trusted Again

In his February 5th piece titled There is No Going Back, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie concluded after the first days of Trump’s second term: [We] cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was. Whatever comes next, should the...

How Putin overplayed his hand, and sank Lukoil

Few thought it would be so quick: Oil giant Lukoil became the first casualty of the newly minted US sanctions against Russia’s all-important hydrocarbons sector. The company is urgently looking for buyers for its foreign assets and whilst...

13th QCinema Festival rolls out over 80 films

The 13th QCinema International Film Festival shines a spotlight on Quezon City’s ongoing commitment to remain the heart of Philippine cinema. Running from November 14 to 23, this year’s edition features an expansive lineup of over 80 films from...

Rule of Law in Greece Slips to 48th Worldwide, Near Bottom in Europe

Greece is ranked 29th among 31 European nations. Image: Syntagma Square, Greek Parliament, Athens. Credit: Tomas Wolf / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Adherence to the rule of law in Greece has deteriorated, landing it in 48th place out of 143...

How Orbán and Erdoğan used Russia's war against Ukraine to tighten their grip on power

Authoritarian regimes consolidated power by sharpening their methods of control, from electoral engineering and digital surveillance to legal and institutional manipulation. In today’s increasingly multipolar world, the rise of regional...

UN General Assembly again demands end to US embargo against Cuba

​​​​​​​The United Nations General Assembly has once again issued a strong call for the United States to terminate its comprehensive economic, commercial, and financial embargo against Cuba. In Wednesday's vote among the 184-member assembly, 165...

from chicken-like shelters to spiky wooden huts, hello wood’s cabin fever lands in czechia

Cabin Fever 2025 explores architecture as Shared Social Act Cabin Fever 2025, organized by Hello Wood, took place in Česká Kamenice, Czech Republic, on the grounds of a former textile factory and wartime labor camp. The event combined an...

What would you do if democracy was being dismantled before your eyes? Whatever you’re doing right now

How would you behave if your democracy was being dismantled? In most western countries, that used to be an academic question. Societies where this process had happened, such as Germany in the 1930s, seemed increasingly distant. The contrasting...

IAUP at 60: Presidents seek common ground on HE in AI era

GLOBAL Six months before the turn of the millennium, Donald Gerth, then president of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), speaking at the 12th triennial meeting of the organisation founded in 1965, drew a distinction...

Radisson expands global portfolio in 2025

Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) has surpassed 210 hotel signings and openings in 2025, continuing its momentum from a record-breaking 2024. The company’s expansion across Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region marks...

Would Marx approve this year’s Nobel?

Innovation won the Economic Nobel this year. Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were honored for a simple engine: invention plus incentives plus diffusion equals growth. Karl Marx would not quarrel with the mechanism; he would go...

For Serouj Kradjian, Mozart and Fairuz Go Hand in Hand

One thing I used to do early on — and which I continued to develop — was to improvise and play by ear. So arranging music was always there for me from the beginning. I would arrange melodies I either created or heard. And all this happened with...

CBD Punjab briefs diplomats on proposed diplomatic enclave

LAHORE: The Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA) hosted an exclusive diplomatic briefing session at the CBD Punjab Complex, focusing on the development of the Diplomatic Enclave situated at CBD Bab District. The session...