On 10 May 2025, the Ecuadorian National Electoral Council proclaimed Daniel Noboa the winner of the presidential elections held on 13 April. The announcement was made amid allegations of fraud, electoral irregularities, and growing authoritarianism.
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India is on the cusp of a historic economic milestone, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projecting that it will surpass Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in the 2025–26 financial
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Chinese scientists have announced a major advancement in submarine stealth technology that could significantly improve the acoustic concealment of underwater vessels during covert operations. A research team from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Zijin Mining Group, China’s largest gold producer, is venturing into the precious metals “streaming” business through its asset management arm, in a strategic bid to lock in future bullion supplies amid soaring
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Li Zhenguo, the billionaire founder of Chinese solar powerhouse Longi Green Energy, has stepped back from day-to-day management of the company he built into one of the world’s leading photovoltaic giants. The
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Toyota is taking a major step into the high-stakes automotive software arena with the launch of its in-house operating system, Arene, which will debut in the next-generation RAV4 sport utility vehicle by
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A quiet revolution is unfolding in Europe’s industrial sector, as some of the continent’s oldest electrical equipment makers see explosive market value growth—fuelled not by legacy manufacturing, but by the AI data
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Greenland has warned that it may turn to China for investment in its mining sector if the United States and European Union fail to step up, according to comments made by the
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Volvo Cars is cutting around 3,000 office jobs — roughly 15% of its white-collar workforce — in a sweeping $1.9 billion restructuring effort, as falling electric vehicle (EV) demand and geopolitical pressures
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The era of Japanese children being named Pikachu, Pudding, or even Prince may be drawing to a close, as new regulations designed to curb eccentric naming practices take effect this week. The
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The U.S. intelligence community is preparing to launch a centralized online platform that will allow federal spy agencies to rapidly purchase and analyze Americans’ most sensitive personal data—without a warrant or judicial
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In a region too often consumed by the drums of war, particularly between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, the importance of a sustained ceasefire cannot be overstated. While military skirmishes and nationalistic posturing capture
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Myanmar continues to bleed under the yoke of militarised oppression, yet refuses to surrender its voice or vision. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in
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The number of personnel deployed to multilateral peace operations has fallen by more than 40 percent since 2015, according to a new report released today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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Lance Corporal Alexander Kennedy, reportedly the youngest recipient of Britain’s Military Cross since World War II, is putting his gallantry medals and a shrapnel-damaged helmet up for auction due to ongoing struggles
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