Archeological teams working in Eastern Turkey announced the excavation of the remnants of a massive, previously unknown ancient city dating back over 5,000 years. The site suggests a highly centralized, technologically advanced civilization contemporary with the earliest Mesopotamian cities, potentially rewriting the history of urban development in

High-level trade negotiations between the United States and China broke down late last week, failing to yield an agreement on a framework for regulating industrial subsidies and state-owned enterprise transparency. The failure suggests that the current cycle of tariffs and protectionist economic measures is likely to persist well into the next year

New Zealand's Prime Minister announced a snap general election to be held in six weeks, citing an inability to pass key climate adaptation and emissions reduction legislation due to persistent parliamentary gridlock. The election will effectively become a referendum on the government's ambitious but politically divisive environmental policy agenda.

South Africa’s embattled power utility, Eskom, signed a new agreement with environmental groups, committing to an accelerated schedule for decommissioning 10 coal-fired power plants by 2035. The plan, backed by international development funds, marks a crucial shift towards renewable energy but faces resistance from local unions demanding job guar

The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a new Digital Services Tax (DST), significantly raising the tax rate on domestic advertising revenue generated by large technology companies, effective next fiscal year. The move is expected to raise billions for public services but risks triggering immediate trade retaliation from the US and other natio