F1 2026: A Radical Shift in Power and Design

Formula 1 has undergone a radical overhaul ahead of the 2026 season opener in Australia. The cars are shorter, narrower and lighter, but perhaps most decisively now 50% of the power comes from the battery rather than from the combustion engine. The aerodynamics are also different, and instead of the usual DRS, drivers have a

Why the US Temporarily Allowed India to Buy Russian Oil

The Trump administration's decision to ease sanctions on Russian oil sales to India in order to address potential supply issues has raised questions about Washington's resolve on the issue. When President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a trade agreement last month, a major component of the deal was India agreeing to stop

Fact Check: Viral Images From US-Israel Strikes on Iran

Since the United States and Israel began launching airstrikes against Iran on February 28, social media has been flooded with content that claims to show scenes from Tehran and other Iranian cities. Though some footage is real — especially images published by reputable, professional media organizations — some is misleading, recycled, taken out of context or artificially generated and simply fake.

Protecting Nature to Strengthen Global Security

Razed forests, collapsing fisheries and vanishing pollinators rarely register as national security threats. Yet recognition is growing that nature loss poses serious risks to political stability.  "Nature is a foundation of national security," authors from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) wrote in a recent assessment that draws a direct line between

Michelangelo: Artist, Image, and Hidden Stories

From God reaching out to give Adam the spark of life on the sweeping Sistine chapel ceiling fresco to a grieving Mary holding the limp body of her son Jesus in her lap, the works of Michelangelo are iconic. Less well-known by the general public are the details of the life of the high Renaissance

Malawi’s Ban on Dual Practice Splits Health Sector

Malawi's government last month imposed a comprehensive ban on "dual practice," prohibiting public‑sector doctors and nurses from working in private clinics, hospitals, pharmacies or diagnostic centers while still employed by the state. The directive goes even further, ordering any public health worker who owns or partly owns a private facility to divest within 30 days or

Gulf Tourism Boom Threatened by US‑Israel War on Iran

The US-Israeli war with Iran is affecting the tourism industry on the Arabian Peninsula, which until recently had set new records. After years of rapid growth, the sector is now facing a sudden downturn. Following the latest attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, and Tehran's subsequent counterstrikes, hundreds of thousands of travelers

Is Germany’s Bundeswehr Caught in the Iran Conflict?

After the first military strikes by Israel and the United States, Iran launched counterattacks that mainly targeted US military bases. But the German military, the Bundeswehr, is also stationed at some of the bases that were hit. One attack targeted a military base near Erbil, in northern Iraq; another struck a Bundeswehr base in Jordan

Serbia’s Elite Investment Network Under Scrutiny

Headlines in Serbia have been dominated recently by revelations from investigations into an investment fund that many Serbs feel hint at corruption at the very highest level of politics and business. At the center of the revelations is what is known in Serbia as an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) called Vista Rica, a Spanish term that roughly

Hungary Stops Fuel Shipments to Ukraine Amid Pipeline Dispute

Hungary said Friday it will use "every means" to resolve an escalating row with Kyiv over stalled Russian oil supplies to Budapest and Bratislava. Tensions have flared between Budapest and Kyiv in recent weeks over a damaged oil pipeline, the Druzhba pipeline, that delivers Russian crude to Central Europe. Hungary and Slovakia, both European Union members
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