Category: International

The rise of the side hustle

Economists and tax collectors might be underestimating its impact

Arnaults’ buying spree boosts sluggish market for luxur...

Billionaire family lays out almost €200mn on three properties, among top prices paid in French capital over past year

Trump-Zelenskyy talks fail to deliver breakthrough on U...

Ukrainian president says longer-term US security guarantees would be needed to deter Russia

Ukraine and the battle for Trump’s mind

Talks about ending the war are really about securing US punishment of the other side

China launches military drills around Taiwan

‘Justice Mission 2025’ exercises to test US response after largest-ever arms sale to Taipei

Europe races to placate pharma as Trump turns up the pr...

Tariff deals with the US have bought time but investment momentum is elsewhere

Move over, Tokyo — the world has a new biggest city

Jakarta and its sprawling environs’ 42mn inhabitants are now the most populous conurbation, according to the UN

China’s cash-strapped local governments drive record as...

ABS issues bring in badly needed money but some assets are of uncertain quality

‘Wellness’ culture is empty without service to others

Volunteering has declined along with religion — it needs a revival

Why your AI companion is not your friend

First, tech companies usurped the meaning of ‘friends’ and ‘connection’ — now they are coming for ‘companionship’

The fall of Lebanon’s TV drug baron

Beirut is cracking down on traffickers who enjoyed impunity for decades. But the roots of their illicit empires run deep

McCain Foods french fries dynasty split over heir’s buy...

Eleanor McCain wants C$1bn for stake in company but family members dispute her price