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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The US dollar serves as both the world’s reserve currency and America’s national currency, forcing other countries to accumulate dollars while the US runs persistent trade deficits. The global ...

“Outside the Box” explores the kind of collaborative behavior we humans can develop with chatbots, with the idea of discovering how this might help us, both individually and collectively. Last week, I ...

US President Donald Trump secured his second term in office, and a new narrative has emerged. One in which the United States is at odds with the European Union. Alongside newly established 20% tariffs ...

Humans need Nature to stay healthy and balanced, but disturbances humans bring, such as LED lights and loud noises, disrupt Natural calm and balance. This is why we need “Dark Parks,” or places that ...