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Top 10 richest countries in 2025: check if India makes the list

December 23, 2025 6:56 pm

Top 10 richest countries in the world in 2025: Smaller nations such as Luxembourg and Singapore often come out on top because they have strong financial systems, business-friendly tax rules, and attract large amounts of foreign investment.

World's 10 richest families of 2025: Walton, Al Nahyan families lead; Indian family ranked 8th, says Bloomberg report

December 24, 2025 7:13 am

World's Richest Families 2025 List: Saudi Arabia's monarch, the Al Saud family, has risen three spots, from 6th in 2024 to 3rd in 2025, and Qatar's Al Thani family holds the 4th position.

Top 10 countries with the highest IQ: Check the complete ranking list here

December 17, 2025 6:38 pm

Top 10 countries with the highest IQ list: Taiwan and Hong Kong also recorded very high scores, around 107. However, they were not included in the final country rankings.

Top 10 AI competitive countries in the world 2025: US leads the race; India makes four spot jump

December 16, 2025 5:32 pm

Top 10 most AI-competitive countries' list: Stanford University releases an annual report called the Global AI Vibrancy Tool. The idea is simple: it checks how well different nations are prepared for the age of AI.

Top and bottom 10 countries in the Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index 2025: Switzerland leads, Pakistan sits at bottom

December 17, 2025 5:59 am

Top and Bottom 10 countries in Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index 2025: The only Asian country to figure in the top 10 was Singapore, at the fourth place. It has the lowest legal and regulatory risk globally.

Asia Power Index 2025: Here are top 10 countries; India reaches a major power status, check rank

December 16, 2025 7:02 am

Top 10 Most Powerful Countries in the World 2025: The Asia Power Index includes not only Asian countries but extends as far north as Russia, and as far into the Pacific as Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

Top 10 most corrupt countries in the world in 2025: Check where India ranks

December 10, 2025 6:56 pm

Most corrupt countries in the world list: Countries affected by war, authoritarian rule or extremely weak institutions sit at the bottom of the index, which is reflected in their very low CPI scores.

Trump is fighting the Institute of Peace in court. Now, his name is on the building

December 06, 2025 3:43 pm

On Wednesday, the State Department said it renamed the organization to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace to "reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation's history."

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025: Date, Theme, History, Significance and More Details

December 03, 2025 10:39 am

IDPD is celebrated annually on December 3, this year it is being observed on Wednesday, with the 2025 theme: “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”

World's top 10 most expensive cities to live in 2025: Singapore, London top the chart; an Indian city ranked 20

November 29, 2025 9:24 am

World's top 10 most expensive cities in 2025 list: Dubai made a comeback to the top 10 this year, climbing five ranks, while New York was the sole American city to feature in the list.

WORLD NEWS PHOTOS

In Pictures: Nobel laureate Machado arrives in Oslo, hours after award ceremony

December 11, 2025 6:43 pm

Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado arrived in Oslo in the early hours of Thursday, just hours after the official award ceremony had ended, marking her first public appearance in nearly a year

In pictures: Thousands protest in Romania ahead of election rerun

March 02, 2025 2:14 am

The protest follows the annulment of last year’s presidential election by the country’s top court.

In photos: Supporters of Russian opposition leader Navalny gather at grave on first death anniversary

February 17, 2025 1:41 am

Navalny, a longtime critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on February 16, 2023, in the Polar Wolf penal colony in Kharp, where he was serving a prison sentence.

In photos: Mass protest in Germany against far-right ahead of election

February 10, 2025 1:16 am

he demonstration was backed by activist groups, the Munich Film Festival, churches, and football clubs FC Bayern and TSV 1860.

In pictures: Serbian farmers join students in 24-hour traffic blockade

January 27, 2025 11:43 pm

The protest aims to demand accountability for a deadly canopy collapse in Novi Sad last November that killed 15 people.

In photos: Greek protesters demand justice for 2023 train crash victims

January 27, 2025 12:43 am

The crash occurred on February 28, 2023, when a freight train collided head-on with a passenger train.

In pictures: Schools, theatres shut in Serbia amid anti-government protests

January 24, 2025 8:11 pm

The demonstrations were sparked by the collapse of a railway station roof in Novi Sad last November, which killed 15 people.

In pictures: Florida faces historic winter storm

January 24, 2025 1:58 am

The US state experienced its most severe winter weather since 1989.

In pictures: South Korean protests intensify as detention deadline for impeached president nears

January 06, 2025 12:50 am

Security forces blocked investigators and police from approaching the president's residence, setting up barricades and installing barbed wire.

In pictures | Thousands protest in Belgrade against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic

December 23, 2024 12:36 am

The protests, led by university students and farmer unions, were sparked by the November 1 collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad.

WORLD NEWS VIDEOS

Will Ex-PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi be the World Bank's next CEO?

June 22, 2020 6:05 pm

Ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is reportedly among the frontrunners for the post of World Bank CEO. US President Donald Trump is considering multiple candidates to nominate for the post and Nooyi's name is reportedly being considered.

Hello 2019: Applicants for NYT's '52 places to go' give us some serious travel goals

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

A lot of people applied. Only one will be chosen to travel around the world. But for the rest of us, this video has some serious travel goals.

Meet the KGB spies who invented fake news

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

The New York Times reveals how one of the biggest fake news stories ever concocted — the 1984 AIDS-is-a-biological-weapon hoax — went viral in the pre-Internet era. Meet the KGB cons who invented it, and the “truth squad” that quashed it. For a bit.

NYT Opinion | New! A hotline for racists

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

Niecy Nash hosts a satirical infomercial advocating for people to stop calling 911 to harass black citizens and to call 1-844-WYT-FEAR instead.

Canada’s new marijuana economy: Meet the winners and losers

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

After 95 years of prohibition, Canada has legalised marijuana. We met with buyers, sellers, growers and students to hear what they had to say.

How Saudi news media is spinning Khashoggi’s disappearance

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist and Saudi dissident, made international headlines. From jet conspiracies to blaming Qatar, here’s how Saudi Arabia’s news media is portraying the story.

'Trees flying by' | The aftermath of hurricane Michael

June 22, 2020 6:14 pm

Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Florida Panhandle at close to Category 5 strength, causing widespread damage and killing at least two people.

Searching for the dead after a tsunami | NYT Dispatches

June 22, 2020 6:14 pm

Thousands are still missing in Indonesia after the tsunami. The formal search for bodies is about to end. The New York Times met with survivors who said their only hope no was to retrieve and bury the dead before it’s too late.

How dad Fred Trump's empire made millions for Donald Trump

June 22, 2020 6:14 pm

An NYT investigation shows that in every era of Donald Trump’s life, his finances were deeply intertwined with, and dependent on, his father’s wealth.

How Alex Jones of Infowars built his Tangy Tangerine-fueled empire

June 22, 2020 6:15 pm

Fans of Infowars don’t just buy in to the conspiracy theories peddled by Alex Jones, they actually buy stuff. Jones has amassed a fortune by pitching health products and weapons components as antidotes to the frightening worldview he broadcasts.

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