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Make It So: Patrick Stewart, the Boy from Mirfield Who Taught the World How to Lead
Patrick Stewart died on 28 October 2026, aged 86, at his home in Los Angeles. This column traces…
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She Left the Most Powerful Chair in Europe to Speak: Christine Lagarde, the Euro, and the Price of Silence
Christine Lagarde will step down as ECB president on 7 February 2027, about nine months early, saying she…
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The Day Data Became Oxygen: What Jio’s $131 Billion Debut Really Bought — and What It Cost
Jio Platforms opened at Rs 1,358 against an issue price of Rs 1,119 and closed at Rs 1,419,…
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Ras Tanura Burns in the Headlines: One Missile, One Refinery, and the Price the Whole World Pays
On 27 October 2026 the Houthis said they had struck Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia's largest refinery, and Brent…
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Work Hard in Silence: Harry Kane, the Ballon d’Or, and England’s 25-Year Wait
Harry Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or after scoring 73 goals in 65 games for club and country,…
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The $25 Billion Lie: What Meta’s Record Fine Really Says About Your Life Online
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for systematically deceiving Facebook users about their…
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The Students Who Outlasted a Strongman: Serbia’s Night of Reckoning
Sixteen minutes of silence, held every day for two years, became the ballot that ended fourteen years of…
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When an Airport Becomes a Battlefield: Riyadh, Yemen and the War the World Stopped Watching
On 25 October, Riyadh's King Khalid airport reopened two terminals — and was threatened again within hours. This…
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The Streets Have Learned to Speak Again: Europe’s Autumn of Anger — and What It Is Really About
On one Saturday, Paris, Tirana, Milan, Madrid, Brussels and Lisbon all filled with protesters — six different wounds,…
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The Forest Cannot Vote: Brazil’s Runoff, a Dynasty’s Second Act, and the Choice the Whole World Is Watching
Today Brazil votes in a runoff too close to call — an 80-year-old incumbent against the 45-year-old son…