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Will Gen Z protests around the world continue in 2026?
2025 was the year of youth-led protests across the world. What’s next for the movement?

Will Trump take control of Greenland?
Trump’s refusal to rule out military force is causing anxiety in Europe and Nato.

The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
Officials have for years run war games on Venezuela – here's what they predicted.

People who could change the world in 2026
Our picks for who will have the power and influence to shape the next year’s big stories

What’s next for Venezuela?
Trump said the US will ‘run the country’ after capturing President Maduro and his wife

Are conspiracy theories America’s biggest export?
One British family deals with the devastating consequences of health conspiracies

The death of reading
What do we lose when screens replace books?

The hostage negotiator’s guide to making deals with Putin’s Russia
Roger Carstens on how he freed Americans wrongfully detained by Russia

Is the AI boom actually a bubble?
Could AI be the biggest market bubble since the dot-com crash?

Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust
An exploration of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, intended to enshrine Ukraine's security.