US President Donald Trump, Education Secretary Linda McMahon and the Supreme Court’s conservative majority have advanced long-standing Republican efforts to weaken the federal role in public education ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited Malaysia in May 2025 to attend the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit, aiming to deepen Beijing’s influence in Southeast.

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The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021 after the collapse of the elected government and the withdrawal of foreign troops. They have dismantled democratic institutions and reimposed ...

Israel has carried out a relentless and zealous military onslaught in Gaza that shows orchestrated mass inhumanity on a gargantuan scale. This campaign has killed tens of thousands of civilians, razed ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. Last ...

In 2024–25, Bangladesh's remittances reached a record $30.04 billion, representing a 25.50% increase from the previous year, driven by government reforms and a shift from the informal hundi system to ...

Ten years after Germany accepted nearly 900,000 refugees, politicians have rewritten the story of the 2015 “refugee summer” as a crisis instead of a humanitarian effort. Far-right narratives, led by ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led the country for more than a decade, shaping its politics, economy and global posture. As he enters what is likely his final term, with no guarantee of ...

World soccer body FIFA’s more than a decade-long refusal to implement meaningful reforms and adhere to its own principles, rules and regulations is on public display. FIFA’s response to past ...

Israel’s recent confrontation with Iran pushed Saudi Arabia to assert itself as a diplomatic actor in the Middle East. Riyadh dispatched senior officials to Washington and Moscow to reduce tensions ...

The UK Labour Party faced a political crisis after Member of Parliament Diane Abbott wrote a letter distinguishing racism against people of..