The Beiruter

By Pjotr Sauer

Leaked documents offer insight into Russian-Iranian military cooperation as US weighs up next steps in Iran war

By Robert Booth & Miatta Mbriwa

After a second apparent cyber-attack in weeks, we examine possible culprits and their motives

By Dan Milmo

Cryptocurrency exchange scrambles to freeze affected assets, with about $3bn located so far

By Lisa O’Carroll & Leyland Cecco

Watered-down version of statement to be issued at end of Montreal summit instead offers ‘ever closer association’

By Steve Bloomfield

We’ve heard much about the end of the west. At the proposed summit between Trump, Putin and Xi, those fears could crystallise

By Nick Robins-Early

Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires developing it has soured Americans on big tech

By Lauren Almeida

Difference between French and German borrowing costs widens after public buildings burned and shops looted

By Nathalie Tocci

If far right nationalists gain power in four big countries simultaneously, we are in for a dramatic Trumpian tilt

By Emmanuel Nwalozie

HIV, COVID-19, and Ebola all had a virus, and each one got a scapegoat instead.

By Sydney Topping

Nuclear weapons can end civilization in minutes. So why have we made them sound almost harmless?

By Hyun Yoo

AI made answers abundant, but evaluation became the bottleneck.

By Peter Bennett

In China’s gleaming new megacities, the country’s old money is nowhere to be found.

By Peter Bennett

A handful of Silicon Valley billionaires have quietly assembled the largest single-issue political war chest in American history.

By Mackenzie Cobb

The uncertain terms of an unpredictable environment, continually accelerated by unbounded emissions, will present multitudes of immigration challenges.

By Dara Drake & Victoria Li

AI in education offers benefits but risks widening gaps for students lacking resources and access.