Why are we so obsessed with a group of prehistoric humans who disappeared some 40,000 years ago? Ever since the discovery of the first named Neanderthal fossils in 1856, scientists have struggled
At rare moments in history, a technology emerges that does more than improve productivity. It reshapes the foundations of economic organization, redistributes power, and redefines the terms of international exchange. The steam
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Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, delivered a landmark policy address to the First
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The United States intelligence community is urging caution over alarms about a potential Chinese strike on Taiwan, emphasizing there is no “fixed timeline” for action, according to reporting by the Wall Street
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Behind President Trump’s abrupt reversal on threatened strikes against Iran lies a complex web of back-channel diplomacy, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal. Foreign ministers from Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia,
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Japan is set to revise its description of relations with China in its 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, reflecting a notable deterioration in bilateral ties, according to a draft reviewed by reporters. The annual
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China is conducting one of the most extensive ocean-mapping campaigns in modern history, deploying dozens of research vessels to chart the sea floor and monitor underwater conditions in strategically critical regions. While
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Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran commenced, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached out to President Donald Trump in a high-stakes phone call, advocating for a strike on Iranian
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What does it mean to grow up in a state before it becomes a state, and to watch it expand beyond recognition within a single lifetime? How does a person who describes
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The past 11 years have marked an unprecedented streak of extreme global temperatures, with 2025 ranking as the second or third hottest year since modern observations began, according to the World Meteorological
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Editorial What we are witnessing in the country is not a modernisation of politics. It is the cheapening of it. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, faced with a deepening national crisis, has chosen
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Pakistan is emerging as an unexpected diplomatic player in efforts to de-escalate the ongoing war involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, positioning itself as a potential mediator at a time when
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Senior US lawmakers have called for an immediate suspension of export licences allowing Nvidia to ship advanced artificial intelligence chips overseas, following revelations of a major smuggling operation routing sensitive technology to
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On June 23, 2025—marked as the 2nd of Tir, 1404, on the Persian calendar—a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was announced. This “night of the decree” shifted the trajectory of global affairs;
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The past year in Bangladesh has been profoundly tumultuous, marked by acute lawlessness, escalating violence, and institutional breakdown under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim administration, culminating in Tarique Rahman’s oath-taking as Prime Minister
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The recent arrests of six Ukrainian nationals, along with one U.S. national, have sparked debate about the United States’ covert activities along the Indo-Myanmar border. The suspected attempt at clandestine action is
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