A major debate is intensifying within the European Union over the future direction of its emissions trading system (ETS), the bloc’s central tool for pricing carbon since its launch in 2005. The dispute is unfolding as policymakers weigh how to maintain industrial competitiveness while still meeting long-term climate targets, including the EU’s agreed 2040 emissions goal. At the center of the discussion is Swedish steel producer SSAB, which is investing around €6 billion

Organisations across the globe are increasingly struggling to deliver cybersecurity metrics that actually meet the needs of boards, executive leadership, and operational security teams, with the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence significantly deepening this already persistent reporting disconnect. Technology intelligence firm IDC argues that cyber risk has shifted beyond being a purely operational issue and is now an existential business threat capable of bringing

Bangladesh has introduced a comprehensive new legal framework aimed at combating gambling in both physical and digital environments, with offenders facing prison sentences of up to 10 years for serious violations. According to BSS News, the country's official state news agency, the newly enacted Gambling Prevention Act, 2026 officially came into force on July 1 following its publication in the official gazette, replacing the long-standing Public Gambling Act of 1867 that ha

Finnish Customs has launched a wide-ranging preliminary investigation into an alleged aggravated regulation offence after determining that a Finnish logistics company circumvented international sanctions by transporting substantial quantities of commercial transport equipment into the Russian Federation. According to investigators, the operation took place during 2022 and 2023 and involved the movement of 135 heavy-duty trucks together with 29 specialized transport trailers t