Global Insight 267

A dishwasher is a luxury item some people can't live without. It's one of the first major kitchen devices I bought just as soon as I could afford one, and the appliance I thought I'd miss most in my nomadic vanlife pursuits. Loch sent me its $459.99 / €459.99 countertop Capsule dishwasher to review in […]

A rare public reckoning is unfolding in the High Court of London. For deeper perspective on this high-profile trial targeting the publishers of Britain's popular Daily Mail tabloid, France 24's Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome fellow journalist Guillaume Gougeon. At the very centre of this explosive story are prominent figures, including Prince Harry, Elton John, and Elizabeth Hurley, all alleging that the Associated Newspapers engaged in unlawful activity, diving deep into the private lives of celebrities, in some cases spanning over a decade.

Trump has a bumper second day at Davos after Greendland 'deal'.

A total of 457 British service personnel were killed fighting in Afghanistan.

Air France resumed its service to Dubai on Saturday after temporarily suspending it the previous day amid heightened US-Iran tensions. Dutch airline KLM has halted several flights passing over the Middle East as a US "armada" heads toward the Gulf over Iran's bloody crackdown on protests. 

Meta is "temporarily pausing" the ability for teens to chat with its AI characters as it develops a "new version" of the characters that will offer a "better experience." The company made the announcement in an update to a blog post from October where the company had detailed more parental controls for teen AI use. […]

This past week could mark a turning point in the relationship between the UK prime minister and the US president.

Negotiators representing Russia, Ukraine and the US met Friday in Abu Dhabi for the first direct three-way talks on a plan backed by US President Donald Trump to end the nearly four-year war, with the disputed Donbas region in Ukraine's east remaining the key sticking point.

The Greater Manchester mayor has until Saturday afternoon to decide if he wants to stand in the Gordon and Denton seat.

After three weeks, the latest series of The Traitors came to its dramatic climax in Friday's finale.

Bangladesh decide to boycott next month's T20 World Cup and their place at the tournament will be taken by Scotland.

As Sir Keir Starmer makes the cost of living a government priority, we unpack the impact on family finances.

Lula's comments come as Trump invites Netanyahu to join 'Board of Peace', with no mention of Gaza in charter.

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 113, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, please send hot cocoa to my freezing-cold house, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about private garbage collectors and vintage […]

Russian, Ukrainian and US negotiators are taking part in the first trilateral talks since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

A social affairs minister for Sudan's army-backed government said that that women are the main victims of the brutal conflict ongoing since April 2023. Sulaima Ishaq al-Khalifa said Sudanese women are facing "the world's worst" sexual violence, with reports of rape often perpetrated as "the family witnessed" the crime.

After a brief easing of tensions, relations between the United States and Iran remain strained, with the prospect of potential U.S. strikes weighing heavily, as the Pentagon announced on January 15 that it was redeploying an aircraft carrier strike group -comprising fighter jets, guided-missile destroyers and at least one attack submarine - from the South China Sea toward the Middle East, with reports indicating the force was expected to arrive within about a week, according to Gabrielle Nadler.

Despite living in the same house, they are no longer able to video game together because of childcare.

The co-owner of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a fire has been released on bail.

French prosecutors say Russia-linked tanker 'Grinch' under investigation after interception in western Mediterranean.

Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic reaches the fourth round - but was he "three inches" from being disqualified?

These are the key developments from day 1,430 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Transitional Presidential Council says plans to remove Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime, flouting warnings from US.

Trump responded, “no comment” when asked if he'd use force to seize Greenland.

When he spoke at Davos this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney referenced a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, written when Czechoslovakia was under Soviet control.