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Canada’s Leader Warns of ‘Rupture’ in World Order
At the World Economic Forum, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada took a stand against President Trump’s desire for the United States to own Greenland, and called on medium-size countries to stand up to larger powers.
Great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited. Every day we are reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry, that the rules-based order is fading, that the strong can do what they can and the weak must suffer what they must. Let me be direct: We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition. Our commitment to NATO’s Article V is unwavering. Canada strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland and calls for focused talks to achieve our shared objectives of security and prosperity in the Arctic. The middle powers must act together, because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu. Great powers can afford for now to go it alone.
At the World Economic Forum, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada took a stand against President Trump’s desire for the United States to own Greenland, and called on medium-size countries to stand up to larger powers.
Lucas Keller‘s music management and sports agency Milk & Honey has announced the signing of Grammy Award-winning mixer Dan Grech-Marguerat.
Working from his studio in Hackney, East London, Grech-Marguerat has mixed breakthrough projects for artists including Lana Del Rey, Halsey, George Ezra and The Killers.
He also produced debut albums for Tom Odell and Liam Gallagher, and his work has contributed to over 20 No.1 records and more than 48 billion streams globally.
Milk & Honey says that accelerating Grech-Marguerat’s career in the United States will be a “major priority” for its firm globally.
Making the announcement, Ant Hippsley, Head of Milk & Honey Music UK Office, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome the brilliant Dan to Milk & Honey!
“Dan has built an amazing business in the UK and internationally and is a master of his craft. We’re very much looking forward to expanding his reach across the board and partnering with them in this next season of his acclaimed career.”
“Few companies operating the way Milk & Honey does globally, and DAN will be a main priority for all of our offices.”
LUCAS KELLER, MILK & HONEY
Grech-Marguerat, who is a long-time collaborator of both MUNA and Tom Grennan, has also mixed for artists including Griff, Jessie Ware, Mumford & Sons, Sam Ryder, and Bastille.
Standout achievements include mixing several albums for Kelsea Ballerini including her Grammy-nominated album Rolling Up The Welcome Mat, as well as MUNA & Phoebe Bridgers’ single Silk Chiffon.
“Dan is world-class, and crossing further into America is going to be a major priority for us,” added Keller, President & Founder of Milk & Honey Music + Sports.
“Few companies operating the way Milk & Honey does globally, and he will be a main priority for all of our offices. So excited to have him in the family, and to add to his already impressive discography.”
The signing of Grech-Marguerat follows Milk & Honey’s recent expansion in the UK with the addition of talent management company Bigfoot Music Management and its clients.
Milk & Honey described that move as part of its ambition to build “the premier artist management company in the UK”.
In October, the Los Angeles-headquartered company launched its own label: the pop and dance music-focused Milk & Honey Records, with a physical and digital distribution agreement in place with The Orchard.Music Business Worldwide
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The traditional method of beekeeping – using heavy frames that hold the honey, and large extractors that do the harvesting – can be a grubby, physically demanding, time-consuming procedure that takes up a large amount of space along with the hazards of being stung or harming the bees.
Simon Mildren, an Australian firefighter with a passion for beekeeping, has streamlined the process with the Hivekeepers Micro Honey Harvester system, which sounds like it could be ideal for the recreational or small-scale beekeeper with one to five hives.
“I didn’t want to change the way we care for bees, I just wanted to make it easier to enjoy what they give us” says Mildren, who is also founder and CEO of the Hivekeepers company.
The result of a 2025 Kickstarter that was 437% funded in five minutes, the system is designed to reduce unnecessary steps with a compact user-friendly design that is sustainable while protecting the bees and the integrity of the hives. Hivekeepers was also a 2025 Australian Agritech Awards finalist for redefining agriculture through innovation and technology.
The Micro Honey Harvester Starter Kit
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The Micro Honey Harvester was the result of six years of experimenting with prototypes along with feedback from beekeepers worldwide who vented about the frustrations of honey production being laborious, messy and stressful for both beekeepers and the bees.
Mildren came up with a flexible system of food-safe BPA-free frames (48.3 x 23.1 x 3.2 cm / 19 x 9 x 1.25 in) which hold eight reusable cassettes that fit into standard Langstroth hives without the need to upgrade equipment while allowing for more additions as required.
The 100 x 100-mm (3.9 x 3.9-in) cassettes are interchangeable, making the system adaptable for varying honey yields as the beekeeper can harvest a small section of the frame at a time. Each cassette holds about 250 ml of honey, with each frame holding eight cassettes that can yield about 2L total of honey.
Each frame holds eight cassettes
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To harvest the honey, the beekeeper removes a cassette from the frame and pulls it apart into two pieces, then slides each part (with the waxy layer facing inwards) into the battery-powered portable harvester. About the size of a small coffee machine, that device weighs about 3 kg (6.6 lb) and has an ergonomic handle, thus allowing for easy transport from hive to kitchen.
The beekeeper then pushes the start button, causing the central spinner to start rotating, and the honey is extracted in 20 seconds. Each full frame takes about 10 minutes total, and the detachable base allows for easy pouring. Cleanup is as quick as a warm-water rinse.
Honey is easily poured out of the harvester
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One charge of the harvester’s lithium-ion battery is reportedly good for more than two full frames or approximately 20 cassettes. The harvester can also run continuously when plugged into mains power, or it can be powered by a portable external battery pack.
A Micro Honey Harvester starter pack including a harvester, two frames with cassettes and two extra cassettes is set to start shipping early this year if all goes according to plan. It’s priced at approximately US$424.
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About 20,000 people with alleged links to IS are held in al-Hol camp
Syria’s government has announced a new ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), after the militia alliance withdrew from a camp holding thousands of people with alleged links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).
The SDF said its forces were “compelled” to leave al-Hol camp and redeploy to other cities in north-east Syria “due to the international indifference toward the issue of [IS]”.
Syria’s interior ministry complained that it took place without co-ordination with the government or US-led coalition against IS.
Later, the presidency said it had reached an “understanding” with the SDF on the future of Hassakeh province, which has a large Kurdish population.
A statement said the SDF would be given four days to carry out consultations on a detailed plan for the peaceful integration of areas under its control into the state.
The presidency also promised that government forces would not enter the cities of Hassakeh and Qamishli, or any Kurdish villages.
At the same time, the SDF declared its “full commitment to the ceasefire” and said its forces would not initiate any military action unless they were attacked.
The SDF also said it was ready to “move forward with implementing” the deal reached with the government on Sunday that was supposed to end almost two weeks of fighting.
The agreement should see the Kurdish-run autonomous region in the country’s north-east and its key infrastructure brought under government control, as well as the integration of the tens of thousands of SDF fighters into the defence and interior ministries’ forces.
It represents a major blow for the SDF, which had been reluctant to give up the autonomy that it won for Syria’s Kurdish minority when helping US-led coalition forces defeat IS militarily during the country’s 13-year civil war.
Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to reunify Syria since he led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, but the country remains deeply divided and has been rocked by waves of deadly sectarian violence.
The SDF announced its withdrawal from al-Hol camp as Syrian army and interior ministry forces advanced deep into Hassakeh province after taking control of Deir al-Zour and Raqqa.
“Due to the international indifference toward the issue of the IS terrorist organisation and the failure of the international community to assume its responsibilities in addressing this serious matter, our forces were compelled to withdraw from al-Hol camp and redeploy in the vicinity of cities in northern Syria that are facing increasing risks and threats,” it said.
In a statement sent to Kurdish news agency Hawar, SDF commander Mazloum Abdi urged the US-led coalition – once his main ally – to “bear its responsibilities in protecting facilities”.
“We withdrew to predominantly Kurdish areas and protecting them is a red line,” he added.
The Syrian interior ministry said the SDF units had pulled out of al-Hol without any co-ordination in an “attempt to pressure the government over the fight against terrorism”.
The ministry added that it was “taking all necessary measures in co-ordination and co-operation with the international coalition to maintain security and stability”.
The defence ministry also said it was ready to assume control of the camp as well as all prisons holding suspected IS fighters in the region.
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Prisoners’ uniforms were scattered on the ground at Shaddadi prison after government forces took control
Before the fighting with the government erupted earlier this month, the SDF was holding about 8,000 suspected IS fighters at prisons in north-eastern Syria.
Around 34,000 people linked to IS were also being detained at al-Hol and another camp, Roj, the UN reported last August. The population of the camps, of which 60% were children, comprised 6,700 Iraqis, 15,500 Syrians and 8,500 citizens of other countries, including the UK.
The SDF, US and UN have long called for the repatriation of the foreign IS suspects and their families from north-eastern Syria, citing the political instability and dire conditions in the prisons and camps, but many countries have refused to take them.
Earlier, the government and SDF traded accusations over the escape of suspected IS fighters from an SDF-run prison in Shaddadi, in southern Hassakeh province.
The interior ministry said on Monday night that its special forces and army soldiers had entered the town following “the escape of around 120 [IS] terrorists” from the prison. Search operations by the security forces resulted in the arrest of 81 of the fugitives, it added.
The SDF said it had lost control of Shaddadi prison in the afternoon after “Damascus-affiliated factions” mounted a series of attacks and killed of dozens of its fighters, who it said had been attempting to “prevent a serious security catastrophe”.
SDF spokesman Farhad Shami said around 1,500 IS members had escaped during the clashes, according to Reuters news agency.
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The government says it has given the SDF four days to formulate a plan on the future of Hassakeh province
The SDF also accused government forces of attacking al-Aqtan prison, north of the city of Raqqa, which is holding IS members and leaders.
On Tuesday, a statement said the prison’s buildings and facilities had been shelled and its water supply cut off. “These practices constitute a blatant violation of humanitarian standards and pose a serious threat to the lives of the detainees,” it warned.
However, the defence ministry denied that there had been clashes in the vicinity of the prison.
It said the facility was “fully secured”, with military police and internal security forces deployed around the facility and in contact with the administration to ensure supplies were provided.
The US, which was once the SDF’s main ally in Syria, was monitoring developments in Syria with “grave concern”, a White House official said.
“We urge all parties to exercise maximum restraint, avoid actions that could further escalate tensions, and prioritize the protection of civilians across all minority groups,” they added.
Special envoy Tom Barrack meanwhile explained that the rationale for the US-SDF partnership had “largely expired”, and that his country was currently focused on ensuring the security of facilities holding IS prisoners and facilitating talks between the SDF and President Sharaa’s government on implementation of the ceasefire deal.
“This moment offers a pathway to full integration into a unified Syrian state with citizenship rights, cultural protections, and political participation – long denied under Bashar al-Assad’s regime,” he wrote on X.
After signing the deal with the SDF on Sunday, Sharaa said he hoped it would allow Syria to “end its state of division and move to a state of unity and progress”. However, Abdi said the fighting had been “imposed on us” and that he had accepted the deal “to stop the bloodshed”.
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If you want to think like a billionaire, you might want to stop scrolling on TikTok and pick up a book. For venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, it’s not just a habit—it’s how he makes sense of the world and continually reshapes his thinking about business.
“I’ve always been like this, I’m reading basically every spare minute that I have,” Andreessen told the How I Write podcast in 2023.
The billionaire previously carved out two hours of reading time on most weekdays, according to a detailed version of his weekly schedule he published in 2020. However, with the business world only becoming more pressurized, he’s ramped up his knowledge intake—something made possible from “the single biggest technological leap” in his life: AirPods.
Andreessen now spends two to three hours a day glued to audiobooks—typically alternating between histories, biographies, and material in new subject areas like artificial intelligence. Collectively, his practice amounts to nearly an entire 24-hour day dedicated to learning, each week.
Research suggests that listeners retain roughly the same amount of information from audiobooks as they do from reading text, making Andreessen’s shift in format less a compromise than an optimization.
“If nothing else is going on,” Andreessen added. “I’m always listening to something.”
Andreessen didn’t respond to Fortune’s request for further comment.
Mark Cuban and Bill Gates agree: reading will drive you to success
Andreessen’s approach is far from unusual among the ultra-wealthy. Reading ranks as the most commonly cited behavior tied to long-term success, according to a JPMorgan report that surveyed more than 100 billionaires with a combined net worth exceeding $500 billion.
Bill Gates, for example, has long championed reading—often finishing 50 books a year and releasing annual lists to encourage others to do the same.
“Reading fuels a sense of curiosity about the world, which I think helped drive me forward in my career and in the work that I do now with my foundation,” he told TIME in 2017.
Former Shark Tank star Mark Cuban has similarly cited reading as a critical habit that helped set him apart—and put him on the billionaire path.
“I read more than three hours almost every day,” Cuban wrote on his blog in 2011.
“Everything I read was public,” the now 67-year-old added. “Anyone could buy the same books and magazines. The same information was available to anyone who wanted it. Turns out most people didn’t want it.”
Reading, as a whole, remains a cornerstone of nuanced thinking and communication—skills that are increasingly critical for business leaders, according to Brooke Vuckovic, a professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.
“Reading long-form fiction, biography, and history demands focused attention, tolerance with ambiguity and unanswered questions or unrevealed nuance in characters and situations, and a willingness to have our preconceptions upended,” Vuckovic previously told Fortune. “All of these qualities are requirements of strong leadership [and] they are in increasingly short supply.”
