Morning Overview on MSN

Some scientists say lead poisoning secretly helped topple the Roman Empire

The idea that a silent, toxic metal helped unravel one of history’s greatest empires sounds like historical noir, but it is ...
The Nation

At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot

President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One after arriving at Zurich Airport before attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, on January 21, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland.
diginomica

Davos 2026 - the end of a week when tech sovereignty in Europe was all too on point an issue

Enterprise tech stacks are always going to have US kit running through them - a blunt assessment from SAP CEO Christian Klein during a debate on tech sovereignty.
Witchy Spells on MSN

New data raises alarm over Russia’s troop numbers

Emerging data and analysis from military and intelligence sources suggest that Russia’s ability to sustain troop levels in ...
Geopolitical Monitor

ASEAN’s 2026 Bottleneck: Policy Shocks and Power Limits

The defining risk for Southeast Asia in 2026 is not simply “geopolitics.” It is policy volatility, and it is arriving in ...