Mathematicians around the world are struggling to come to terms with a breakthrough that has challenged their understanding of their profession and its future. On 6 October, OpenAI released 722 manuscripts generated
A relationship that began with hopes of commerce and mutual opportunity has evolved into one of the defining geopolitical rivalries of the 21st century. Historians say the United States’ long-held ambitions to
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A massive cyberattack on Tata Electronics, Apple’s manufacturing partner in India, has exposed sensitive product information and prompted renewed scrutiny of the country’s ambitions to become a global manufacturing powerhouse. While analysts
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A ruling by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has revived the case of an Afghan woman promised protection under a German admission programme, delivering a legal setback for Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. As
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The race to lead the United Nations has moved into a critical stage after months of preliminary manoeuvring gave way to the first public debate between the six official candidates seeking to
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The United States has accumulated the world’s largest national debt, reaching $39 trillion, yet its debt burden relative to the size of its economy remains below that of Japan and Singapore, according
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The United States has imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including several South Asian economies, in the latest overhaul of its trade policy under President
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The United States has released a State Department report alleging decades of Cuban espionage and political influence operations inside the United States, a move that has prompted renewed scrutiny of Washington’s increasingly
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When the 14th Dalai Lama turned ninety in July 2025, he finally said what Tibetans everywhere had been hoping to hear for years. In a formal statement from his home in Dharamshala,
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On 20 July, thousands of young people attempted to march from Jantar Mantar to Parliament. They carried placards, shouted slogans, and demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over repeated
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When was the last time you wrote something by hand? Was it a stylus signature at a checkout stand, a kitchen calendar reminder, or a note jotted down on a scrap of
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When the first image from Taiwan’s newly launched Formosat-8A satellite finally appeared on computer screens inside the Taiwan Space Agency’s control room, it marked the end of years of uncertainty for the
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For millions of internet users, completing a CAPTCHA has become an almost invisible part of daily life. Clicking on images of buses, tractors or traffic lights, sliding puzzle pieces into place, or
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After weeks of uncertainty, Indian traders have received approval to resume cross-border commerce with Tibet through the Lipulekh Pass from 1 August, ending a delay that disrupted this year’s trading season. Yet
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Predictions that artificial intelligence will either trigger mass unemployment or dramatically reduce the amount of work people perform have dominated public debate for years. According to sociologist Florian Butollo, neither outcome is
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A decree signed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on February 10, 2025, marked what appeared to be a significant policy shift in one of the most controversial issues surrounding the Palestinian
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