Turkey has entered the increasingly contested race to lead the United Nations, nominating veteran diplomat Feridun Sinirlioglu for the organisation’s top position as negotiations over the successor to Secretary-General António Guterres remain
The United States is preparing to intercept additional ships carrying Venezuelan oil after seizing a tanker this week, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The move marks the
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China Vanke Co., long considered the last major developer capable of surviving the country’s prolonged property slump, has been thrust into a deepening crisis after its state-owned backer abruptly capped future financing
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Russia’s oil export revenues fell sharply in November, hitting their lowest monthly level since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to new data released Thursday by the
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Pakistan is close to sealing a major defence deal with the United States that would modernise its entire fleet of F-16 fighter jets, marking one of the most significant upgrades to the
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OpenAI has issued one of its strongest warnings yet about the risks posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, cautioning on Wednesday that its next generation of models could present a “high” cybersecurity
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Cambodia is one of the most corrupt countries on earth, but when crisis hits the border, the country handles the broader situation in a way many people
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A new genetic study of over one million people has found that many psychiatric disorders share common biological underpinnings, challenging traditional diagnostic categories, according to research published today in Nature. The analysis
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Despite years of international discussions and white papers on AI governance, there has been no globally agreed framework to manage the risks and benefits of AI. As reported in Nature, China is
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Cognitive fatigue, the mental exhaustion that can sap motivation, dull focus, and increase the likelihood of errors, affects billions of people worldwide. The phenomenon was famously highlighted in 1996 when chess grandmaster
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Chhattisgarh’s 25th anniversary was framed by the Union government as a triumphant milestone: naxalism reduced to a shadow of its former presence, security forces in command, and development ready to surge. Prime
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American military assistance has become the backbone of Israel’s modern war machine, even as political pressure in Washington grows to scale back the decades-long subsidy. The current 10-year aid agreement, worth $38
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has become a frequent and discreet visitor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office throughout the Gaza war, with Haaretz reporting that the two held their most
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Germany has rejected proposals to create a new multilateral defence bank, dealing a major setback to efforts aimed at establishing a global state-backed lender to accelerate European and NATO rearmament. The country’s
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The National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s largest remaining guerrilla group, is willing to restart peace negotiations with President Gustavo Petro’s government — or with the administration elected next year — provided that
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U.S. farmers bracing for steep losses this year offered cautious thanks for President Donald Trump’s newly announced $12 billion aid package, but many told Reuters the support barely scratches the surface of
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