As the Taliban consolidate control over Afghanistan, fear among the population now extends far beyond immediate physical threats. Thousands of Afghans are increasingly anxious about an invisible danger: the vast digital and biometric records accumulated over the past two decades, which could now be weaponised against them. The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned […]

Bangladesh returned from the Tokyo Olympics with a familiar and uncomfortable distinction intact. While countries as small as San Marino, with a population of just 34,000, and nations such as Burkina Faso and Turkmenistan have finally removed themselves from the list of medal-less Olympic participants, Bangladesh remains the most populous country never to have won […]

French intelligence authorities have formally confirmed that Pegasus spyware was detected on the mobile phones of three French journalists, marking the first time an independent official body has corroborated findings linked to the global Pegasus Project investigation. Among those affected is a senior journalist from France 24, the country’s state-funded international news broadcaster. The confirmation […]

Twitter has, for the first time, released detailed data revealing a significant rise in government demands worldwide to remove content posted by journalists and news organisations. The disclosure appears in the company’s latest transparency report, highlighting growing pressure on digital platforms and renewed concerns over press freedom in the digital age. According to the report—seen […]

Frances Tiafoe admitted that life on the professional tennis circuit is not always “peaches and cream”, but Monday proved to be one of those rare, rewarding days as the American produced a commanding performance to defeat third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon. The 23-year-old sealed an impressive 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 victory, marking one of the […]

In early February 2016, what initially appeared to be a routine technical malfunction inside Bangladesh Bank would soon reveal itself as one of the most audacious cybercrimes in modern financial history. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on 5 February 2016, a printer on the tenth floor of Bangladesh Bank’s headquarters in Dhaka began to malfunction. Bank […]

Cathay Pacific is in discussions with Airbus over the possible introduction of reduced-crew operations on long-haul flights, according to industry sources cited by Reuters. The concept would allow only one pilot to remain in the cockpit during cruise at high altitude, while the other rests, as part of a programme known within Airbus as Project […]

On 28 May, The New York Times dedicated its front page to the harrowing human toll of the recent 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas. The poignant feature focused entirely on the youngest and most vulnerable casualties of the violence. Initial reports documented the deaths of at least 67 children under the age of 18 […]