The Population Bust
A revealing global journey into declining birth rates, ageing societies, and their far-reaching impact.

A revealing global journey into declining birth rates, ageing societies, and their far-reaching impact.


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Nine countries including UK, Germany and France warn settlements in occupied West Bank a ‘breach of international law’.
The Israeli minister’s taunting of abducted activists triggers a global condemnation forcing Israel into damage control.

The bodies of two of five Italian divers who died in a deep underwater cave in the Maldives have been recovered.
The first Italian to win the title in 50 years enters the French Open as favourite with Alcaraz out injured.
The attacks carried out by 31-year-old Salim El Khoudri appear related ‘to a situation of psychiatric distress’.
The far right has gone from fringe to mainstream – but political scientists say the term is often misused.
Serie A hit by final weekend chaos multiplied by Italian Open men’s tennis final booked in same venue as Rome derby.
Sorana Cirstea defeated world’s top women’s player 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the third round as she suffered pain in lower back.
I co-commissioned the Gaza Genocide Tapestry which will be displayed at the Venice Biennale. Here’s the story behind it.

At this year’s Venice Biennale, the story isn’t just about what’s on display—but what’s missing.