Uncertainty about corporate ESG spikes
The proportion of industry professional who don’t know if their company has an ESG strategy has risen sharply, a new…
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South Korea removes military headshots amid deepfake porn ‘epidemic’
South Korea has removed all intranet images of military and defence ministry officials in a bid to prevent deepfake porn,…
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‘Guns for gold’: who is complicit in Sudan’s brutal war?
After nearly 18 months of displacement, starvation and genocidal violence, minimal attention has been paid to the bloody conflict still…
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Austal turns profitable in FY2024, faces execution challenges
Austal Limited has announced on 30 August its financial results for the fiscal year ending June 2024, reporting a notable…
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Free speech or free arms trading? Social media fuels weapons sales
In the latest of a long string of deregulated controversies, multiple social media platforms are facilitating the trade of weapons…
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Explainer: Germany seeks arrest of Ukrainian for Nord Stream pipeline attacks
German authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man accused of sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines nearly…
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Former Trump ambassador warns Venezuela’s Maduro may arrest opposition
More than a week has passed since President Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in Venezuela’s elections despite overwhelming evidence that former ambassador…
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Maduro mobilises special military units amid ‘fraudulent’ Venezuela election
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has mobilised specialist military counterintelligence units to Caracas, in a bid to keep hold of power as…
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Two days, two Hamas leaders assassinated: are ceasefire hopes in tatters?
Israel’s latest killing spree has eliminated several Hamas and Hezbollah leaders responsible for conflagrating the Gaza conflict – and shattered…
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The ‘painful reality’ of Spain’s Nato spending – is criticism unjustified?
When former US President Donald Trump said he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to Nato…
