Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
In the spring of 1967, history teacher Ron Jones at Cubberley High School in Palo Alto, California, launched an experiment that would leave a lasting imprint on educational and cultural discourse. Designed
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Víctor Bermúdez, a philosophy teacher in Mérida and former Ministry of Education official, has warned that Spain’s education system is losing control over what happens in classrooms, describing much of current teaching
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Initial public offerings in the Middle East have fallen more than a third in 2025, marking the weakest year for listings since 2020, as lower oil prices and disappointing performances by newly
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Japan’s Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, approved a record ¥122.3 trillion budget on Friday for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2026, which includes ¥29.6 trillion in government bonds to
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the construction of a new nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine and inspected key munitions factories, underscoring Pyongyang’s determination to accelerate the nuclearization and modernization
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The United Kingdom is on track to overtake Japan and become the world’s fifth-largest economy by the end of the next decade, according to new long-term forecasts that point to a gradual
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The dominance of the so-called Magnificent Seven US technology companies is likely to be challenged as competition in artificial intelligence intensifies, according to one of London’s largest technology investors, raising questions about
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Artificial intelligence-driven discovery, landmark space missions and major advances in medicine and Earth science are set to shape global research in 2026, according to a wide-ranging outlook published by the journal Nature.
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Once an obscure backbone of the internet, data centers have emerged as a flashpoint of public and political debate across the United States, as communities push back against a rapid expansion driven
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BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is acquiring large tracts of farmland in Argentina’s Patagonia region as part of carbon offset initiatives, prompting growing concern among activists and local communities over what
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Africa’s experience with Western medicine is deeply scarred by a legacy of exploitation, forced experimentation, and disregard for human life, raising persistent questions about ethics and equity in contemporary vaccine programs. Historical
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Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to hear a crucial verdict on Friday in the biggest trial he faces over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a decision that could further
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The United States has carried out a military strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of the Nigerian government, a move that underscores Washington’s growing security role in
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The death of a former senior official who once oversaw China’s one-child policy has triggered a wave of online criticism, reviving public anger over a policy that reshaped millions of lives and
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Residents of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu are voting on Thursday in municipal elections that authorities say are a crucial step toward holding the country’s first direct national polls in more than 50 years.
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