King Abdullah II of Jordan, US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in the White House Oval Office, on February 11, 2025. NATHAN HOWARD / REUTERS There was something painful about watching Jordanian King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday, February 11, his eyes nervously twitching as he tried not … Read more
On 12 November 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decided the case of R.F. and Others v. Germany (no. 46808/16). The case concerned a rainbow family consisting of the first applicant as the genetic mother, the second applicant as her registered partner and birth mother, and the applicant as their joint child. They … Read more
The Steam Deck is another good example. Early adopters might have been disappointed to see missing features like overclocking controls, per-game power profiles, or Windows drivers. Valve has since added those features. Valve only had a few dozen Hardware department employees in the run up to the launch of the Steam Deck. Credit: Sam Machkovech … Read more
Călin Georgescu’s dramatic rise in support in the first round of Romania’s presidential election in November 2024 made headlines across the world. Mihaela Mihai and Camil Ungureanu write that Georgescu’s popularity rests on his ability to project three distinct types of authority. In November, Călin Georgescu emerged from obscurity to win the first round of … Read more
The Hong Kong government’s HK$62 billion (US$8 billion) investment fund is teaming up with a medical group co-founded by the city’s former finance minister to bring innovations developed by start-ups into clinical use across the Greater Bay Area. Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) said on Wednesday that it would fund New Frontier Group as it … Read more