New Banksy statue of man blinded by flag draws crowds in London
Elusive street artist Banksy on Thursday confirmed he was behind a new work drawing crowds in central London: a statue of a suited man...
Senate Passes Rule Banning Members From Trading on Prediction Markets
The U.S. Senate unanimously voted on April 30 to ban members and their staff from betting on prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket....
Trump Signs Order Targeting ‘Bloated Overhead’ in Federal Contracts
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that seeks to address longstanding problems in the federal government’s contracting system, citing “unpredictable costs,” “bloated...
Australia selects PrSM-HIMARS combo for maritime strike
The decision has been made: Australia has selected the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) and associated M142 HIMARS launcher to serve as the army’s solution...
Singapore jails 3 Chinese nationals over social media-inspired burglary spree
Three Chinese nationals who travelled to Singapore to break into houses and steal expensive items after they saw multiple videos on social media about...
UN climate body presses on after US quits, while China leads with renewables
The UN’s climate science body is pressing ahead with its work despite the US government’s withdrawal from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...
Japan’s higher education sector faces reckoning as student pool shrinks
Japan’s shrinking youth population is forcing a reckoning in higher education, with the finance ministry pushing for the closure or merger of hundreds of...
Why governments beyond Hong Kong are wary of prediction markets
Bernard Chan, born in 1965, is a Hong Kong businessman. After winning legislative backing for the Hong Kong Jockey Club to offer basketball betting...