Briefing: Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment on Takaichi's Taiwan remarks
Strategic angle: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara asserts no significant policy shift is occurring.
Briefing: Asia tech stocks sink as oil spike and Qatar attacks threaten chip supply chain
Strategic angle: Asian technology stocks fell on Thursday as Iran's latest attacks on Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City and a surge in oil prices rattled investor sentiment.
Briefing: Solid, tough, and fast: a composite electrolyte that helps tame lithium dendrites
Strategic angle: A breakthrough in composite electrolyte technology could revolutionize lithium battery performance.
Briefing: EU leaders hunt for quick fixes to energy price spike amid Iran war
Strategic angle: EU leaders are seeking immediate solutions to the rising energy prices exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in Iran.
Briefing: Investors face cloudier Fed rate view as Iran war grips markets
Strategic angle: Market uncertainty rises as geopolitical tensions affect investor sentiment.
Briefing: Jihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fell
Strategic angle: Nigeria had the largest increase in terrorism-related deaths, ranking fourth in global index behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
Briefing: Iran sets its price to end the war
Strategic angle: Islamic regime is digging in for a protracted conflict as it seeks to ensure the US and Israel will not attack again.
Briefing: Trump sails into battle with Lloyd’s of London
Strategic angle: The market’s historic strength in marine war insurance is being challenged by the US
Briefing: HDFC Bank shares fall 5% as part-time chair resigns over 'ethics'
Strategic angle: Interim chairman Keki Mistry reveals resignation due to allegations without evidence.
Briefing: How Budapest became a hub for Western nationalists under Viktor Orban
Strategic angle: The Hungarian capital is increasingly popular among hard-right circles, hosting think tanks and conferences that bolster Prime Minister Viktor Orban's image ahead of the upcoming elections.
Briefing: Gold Terra hits high-grade gold at Yellorex
Strategic angle: Gold Terra reports significant gold findings at Yellorex, enhancing its mining prospects.
Briefing: How the Trump White House tries to sell war and death as a game
Strategic angle: Declassified footage spliced with cartoon and action movie clips seeks to glorify US military prowess
Briefing: Contrastive Reasoning Alignment: Reinforcement Learning from Hidden Representations
Strategic angle: Introducing CRAFT, a novel framework to enhance model robustness against jailbreak attacks.
Briefing: Physics-informed offline reinforcement learning eliminates catastrophic fuel waste in maritime routing
Strategic angle: A new approach to maritime routing could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping.
Briefing: Bank of Japan postpones rate rise after Middle East war erupts
Strategic angle: Jump in oil prices will increase inflationary pressures but weigh on economic activity
Briefing: Developer explains Northampton lithium battery energy storage system
Strategic angle: Insights into the innovative energy storage solution in Northampton.
Briefing: Chrysler's Sad Merch Shop Just Reminds Us Of When The Brand Mattered
Strategic angle: Chrysler's merch store is just sad.
US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse
The allegations have prompted the cancellations of events and celebrations planned in his honour later this month.
Briefing: Indian shares fall on oil spike, hawkish Fed; HDFC Bank leads losses
Strategic angle: Indian shares decline as oil prices rise and the Federal Reserve signals a hawkish stance, with HDFC Bank experiencing significant losses.
Briefing: Tulsi Gabbard says Iran’s regime still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war
Strategic angle: Gabbard comments on the current state of Iran's regime and her stance on potential discussions with Trump.