Sambit Bhattacharyya, University of Sussex - Pan Gongsheng, the governor of China’s central bank, announced a raft of measures on September 24 aimed at boosting the country’s flagging economy. The move, which came...

Brussels - As the escalation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel continues, today the European Commission has announced a further €30 million in humanitarian aid to help those most in need in Lebanon....

Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School - Kamala Harris is at the top of a major party ticket running for president. Some people have celebrated her candidacy, hoping that it will excite voters enough to elect the first woman...

Jennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University - Kyiv’s offensive into the Kursk region was a typically bold move by the Ukrainians and one which caught Russia entirely by surprise. But perhaps its most surprising feature is Vladimir Putin’s response. Given the Russian president’s repeated claims that losing its war against Ukraine would mean the break up of Russia by the west, it might have been expected that Putin would respond with outrage...

By JONAS LOUBIN - There’s something undeniably special about mushrooms. They grow quietly, often hidden beneath the forest’s damp soil, thriving in the shadows where most other plants wouldn’t dare. Yet despite their...