Public opinion polling agency says decision ‘solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities’

A stunning curtain-raiser was a fitting celebration of the host country and the Games – with wider messages never far from the surface This was an opening ceremony for the ages: effortlessly chic, bewitching and divine. Milan simultaneously delivered a three-hour love letter to Italy, and a plea for hope and harmony in a fractious world. But not everyone in the 60,000 crowd at San Siro was listening. As the United States team, led by the speedskater Erin Jackson, made its way across the stadium it was loudly applauded. But then the TV cameras panned to the US vice-president, JD Vance, and his wife, Usha, and the cheers turned to loud boos. Continue reading...

Large majorities in six nations express antipathy to Trump’s US and support European self-assertion

Apply for Director of Editorial, Design, and Production (REMOTE) job with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States of America. Communications & Marketing at Cornell University

GeoPrism is open to and encourages article submissions from contributors with an interest in international affairs and geopolitics, including students, graduates, early-career researchers, journalists...

Orsted’s wind farms and three others off the East Coast were halted Dec. 22 by the Interior Department, which said the projects posed national security risks it didn’t disclose.

UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers

One of President Trump’s first executive orders withdraws the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. These graphics show why the pact is crucial to curbing the worst effects of global warming

New CT scanners can build a 3D model of your carry-on, helping airport staff spot risks without making you unpack or decant liquids into tiny bottles

Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 28 January 2026

Icy weather brings a serious risk of falls. Here’s how to stay safe

Textile bins are overflowing, but donating isn’t always the answer. Experts share the smarter, greener ways to declutter unwanted clothes

The passage, constructed somewhere between the years 90 and 98, allowed emperors to get to their seats without having to use the main entrances, the vomitoria, through which the masses would spew fort...