For an entire generation of Americans, the sight of the Soviet Sputnik satellite passing overhead became a symbol of technological vulnerability. The first artificial satellite launched a space race that ultimately saw
The Trump administration is stepping back from plans to guarantee a minimum price for U.S. critical minerals projects, multiple sources told Reuters, in a move that reflects both congressional funding constraints and
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U.S. chipmaker Nvidia provided technical assistance to China’s DeepSeek that helped the company develop artificial intelligence models later used by the Chinese military, according to a letter from the chairman of a
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In the midst of the Cold War’s early years, Soviet scientists quietly explored an engineering idea so vast it bordered on science fiction: sealing off the Bering Strait with a colossal dam
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As protests and unrest flared in Minneapolis following the second reported death involving federal agents, a parallel controversy emerged over the digital tools powering US immigration enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has
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Hundreds of fighters from Iraq’s powerful Kata’ib Hezbollah militia have reportedly volunteered for so-called “martyrdom operations” in the event of a direct war between the United States and Iran, signaling a sharp
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Even invoking international law has become awkward. Institutions look increasingly irrelevant as political and economic processes unfold demonstrably outside them. This reaction is understandable. The latest targets of actions that violate the
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Terrorist attacks, whether by individuals or groups, are usually followed by attempts to explain the rationale and causes behind them. The core reasons, however, lie not in surface-level factors but in the
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African nations are now sending more money to China in debt repayments than they receive in new loans, marking a dramatic reversal in Beijing’s role as a leading financier to the developing
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Hamas is seeking to secure a future role for its vast security and civil workforce in Gaza by pushing to incorporate its police force into a new U.S.-backed Palestinian administration, a move
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Sales of fully electric cars surpassed those of petrol vehicles in the European Union for the first time in December, marking a symbolic milestone for the continent’s automotive transition even as policymakers
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Khaled Abu Jarrar, a 58-year-old Palestinian from Beit Hanoon, now shelters in Gaza City’s former Legislative Council building—one of thousands of structures repurposed as displacement camps after Israel’s genocidal assault reduced entire
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Western Power and the Persistence of Colonial Structures There are moments in global politics when the mask slips—not because power suddenly discovers morality, but because maintaining the performance becomes too expensive. Recently
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has spent 2025 setting himself up as Donald Trump’s leading opponent and the Democratic Party’s 2028 presidential nominee. While the Trump-Newsom rivalry has captivated some voters to pick sides,
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Imperial deceit now stands starkly exposed in Bangladesh: the calculated rehabilitation of the executioners of 1971, ushered back toward power with chilling audacity. There is an irony so stark, so unembarrassed, that
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Japan cannot afford to stand aside if the United States defends Taiwan in a future conflict with China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said, warning that failure to support American forces would
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