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Ever since the Chinese AI company DeepSeek launched its latest model in January 2025, news has been spiralling around the AI race between the United States and China and how the latter is closing the technological gap. Yet, aside from competing for the advancement of computing technology, China is also enhancing its role in the field through another approach. On July 16, 2026, China and 29 other countries established the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization

Image: Wikimedia Commons During the Impact'26 conference in Poznań (Poland), Olga Tokarczuk (who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018) sparked controversy due to her comments about Artificial Intelligence. The author stated that she is fascinated by the technological advancement and said that she even "bought the premium version of the language model" as it "fantastically expands horizons and deepens creative thinking." She added that as a part of her creative process, s

Image: Wikimedia Commons (Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and Péter Magyar, Prime Minister-designate of Hungary) It was as if a cancer patient had begun to walk a path to recovery. That is how one might describe the evening of April 12, 2026, when nearly 3.4 million voters united in Viktor Orbán's defeat. After 16 years of one-party rule, a political party formed just two years earlier beat the unbeatable and did so democratically, despite the rulin

Image: Wikimedia Commons At the beginning of the year, 2026 was named the 'new 2016.' Now, the emerging trend is analogue living - the desire to sacrifice the convenience of digital media for the fulfilment of physical activities. The concept of 'analogue lifestyle' is not merely a case of a short-term digital detox, but rather an effort to slow down life, rebel against the increased presence of AI technologies, and emphasise the need to create rather than consume passively.

Image: Wikimedia Commons After Trump instigated the war in Iran, the world froze in anticipation. The regime of Ali Khamenei, who later died from an attack conducted by Israel and the US, was contested by a foreign intervention. Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the deceased Supreme Leader, took over after his death. The reason for the attack was nuclear disarming and the missiles supposedly targetted military sites in Tehran, the capital. According to the media, several hospita

Image: Wikimedia Commons, pixnio With meningitis B dominating the news cycle and the unexplained deaths of students in Kent circulating across social media, one must ask: what are the real causes of this outbreak, and is it truly as dangerous as it appears? The media is trained to frame events in ways that create a sense of urgency, generating and propagating fear among audiences. This is what academics call media framing and the social imaginary. Framing involves omitting c

Image: Wikimedia Commons Image: Wikimedia Commons Can any team stop them? The men's French national rugby team is currently one of the best in the world. With the 2026 Six Nations Championship having started in February, they have won all three of their matches so far and are at the top of the standings. After a big victory against Ireland in the first round (36 - 14), Fabien Galthié's French team beat Wales in Cardiff (54 - 12) and Italy in Lille (33 - 8) to claim the Gariba

Today marks the four year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Image: Wikimedia Commons The popular culture trope of " an old cat lady " became a common manner to convey negative attitudes towards childless, manless women who spent their days accompanied by several cats. What comes to mind is a spinster, an undesirable character who passes her days in misery and a cautionary tale to young women who do not entertain societal expectations. However, one can argue that this trope teaches us a lot about how women are ostracised for independen

Image: Wikimedia Commons During this year's Winter Olympic Games which took place in Italy, there was a controversy involving one of the Ukrainian athletes. The International Olympic Committee has decided to ban a Ukrainian skeleton racer, Vladyslav Heraskevych, from the Milan-Cortina Games after he wore a helmet displaying images of athletes and children who died during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some of the people depicted on the helmet were known to the athlete perso

Image: Wikimedia Commons Prime Minister is facing the consequences of the scandal involving his appointed chief of staff - Peter Mandelson. He experienced backlash as Mandelson was revealed to share confidential information with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson exchanged numerous emails with Epstein , as stated in the documents released by the US Department of Justice. He played a crucial role in the party, being a key participant in the New Labour Movem

Image: Wikimedia Commons Bad Bunny, the best artist of 2025 according to Spotify, graced the Super Bowl field with a half-time performance that united cultures and mended divisions. His act was filled with references to Latin American and Puerto Rican heritage and he called for one collective American identity composed of both North and South America. It might be just what the US needed, considering how deeply polarised it has become politically. The reggaeton artist is known

Last week, the world of football was able to see the birth of a new international competition for women’s football: the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2026. Based on the same system as the men’s tournament (now called the Intercontinental Cup), it is a tournament that allows all the clubs that have won, in the previous season, their continental competitions such as the Champions League in Europe.

Image: Wikimedia Commons Quantum gravity is the term physicists use for one of the deepest unsolved mysteries in physics since the early 20th century. It explains how gravity fits into the quantum world. Such a theory is expected to provide a complete description of our universe, but so far it presents not only mathematical difficulties, but also challenges in its philosophical implications. Modern physics seeks to describe the universe using two powerful frameworks. Quantum

Image: Wikimedia Commons Market driven popularity of cheap garments has significantly contributed to our environment's decline. It is estimated that the fast fashion industry contributes to 8-10% of global emissions. Because of the increased cost of living, short-lived online trends and tight consumer budgets, sustainability when clothes shopping is no longer a priority for many. This is reflected in the increased popularity of shopping platforms such as Shein, Temu or Zara.

Image: Wikimedia Commons We want to wish you a Happy New Year - full of good news and positive headlines! We want to thank you for your continued support in 2025, and we apologise for the slight delay in releasing this week's summary news quiz. A major disruption at Channel Tunnel caused Eurostar delays and last-minute cancellations. This development disadvantaged many who were travelling to fulfil their New Year's Eve plans. One traveller, Floriaen Dullaert, trying to reac

Image: Wikimedia Commons We hope that you are enjoying the Christmas break, and that you found the time to read the news and to inform yourself about current affairs. Read on to find out how much you remember this week! An anti-government protest in Albania concluded with Molotov cocktails thrown at the Prime Minister's office. The public distress was sparked by alleged government corruption and protesters demanded that Deputy Prime Minister, Belinda Balluku, resign s . The

Image: Wikimedia Commons Welcome to another review of the most important news of the week. Did you pay attention this week? Following the Bondi Beach attack last week, Australia plans to enforce stricter gun control laws. Although weapon restrictions there are considered some of the toughest, reinforced after the Port Arthur shooting in 1996 , the Hannukkah shooting has initiated a debate on their effectiveness. At least 15 people were killed and the assault was targetted at

Image: Wikimedia Commons Welcome to this week's quiz on the most relevant news. We hope that you payed close attention to the headlines this week, so let's get started! Following the US's declaration to distance itself from Europe, leaders met in London to discuss the fight for peace in Ukraine. Starmer, Zelensky, Macron and Merz focused on emphasising how Europe, Ukraine and the United States should strive for unity . Additionally, the EU made an important decission regardi

Image: Wikimedia Commons On 3 rd December, the support for Ukraine was re-highlighted by the European Commission’s commitment to phase out Russian oil. Liquified natural gas (LNG) imports are to be ended by 31 December 2026 and pipeline gas by 30 September 2027. However, regardless of the effort that European officials are putting into ending the war politically, it’s crucial to recognise that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine that’s unfolding before our eyes is ro