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Meet Carlo Acutis, a saint for the modern ageSubscriber Only
September 7, 2025 21:18 IST
Canonisations often respond to a need in the “larger culture” of the time, said Kathleen Sprows Cummings, a history professor at the University of Notre Dame and an expert on saints.
Expert Explains: After Modi-Xi meeting, what is the view in ChinaSubscriber Only
September 7, 2025 17:59 IST
What has been the view in China about the recent warming-up with India? An analysis of academic and journalistic articles, and social media chatter, throws up three clear camps.
China This Week | A summit and a parade, and China’s cybersecurity strategySubscriber Only
September 7, 2025 16:47 IST
This is the 20th edition of China This Week, where we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, two major events concluded with the SCO summit and a massive military parade.
AI company Anthropic settles copyright lawsuit with book authors: What was the case?Subscriber Only
September 6, 2025 18:18 IST
The settlement is the largest payout in the history of US copyright cases. Anthropic, which is behind the Claude family of large language models (LLMs), will pay $3,000 per work to 500,000 authors
Cannabis crusader to Thailand PM: Four things to know about Anutin CharnvirakulSubscriber Only
September 6, 2025 17:21 IST
Anutin has thus became the third Prime Minister in two years, a week after Paetongtarn Shinawatra was dismissed from the post by the Constitutional Court.
Explained: China’s massive military parade, and capabilities and concerns it displayedSubscriber Only
September 6, 2025 11:14 IST
While a military parade cannot indicate efficacy in the field of battle, it still shows what a country seeks to project to the world and offers a window into its capabilities. Analysts of the Chinese military explain what to know from the latest showcase in Beijing.
Story of US ‘dept of war’, the new name Trump has for DoDSubscriber Only
September 6, 2025 07:15 IST
Trump first floated the idea in August, when he said that the Department of War sounded “like a better name”. “Defence is too defensive...and we want to be defensive, but we want to be offensive too if we have to be,” he said.
Portrait of a Lady: How a real estate listing led to lost painting looted by NazisSubscriber Only
September 5, 2025 12:33 IST
The large gold-framed portrait was presented in the coastal city of Mar del Plata, its first appearance in public in 80 years.
Why it will be difficult to disarm Hezbollah, despite its weaknessesSubscriber Only
September 4, 2025 18:00 IST
Hezbollah has been significantly weakened since last October, when Israel invaded Lebanon and took out its top leadership. But it remains resilient and unwilling to disarm
US immigration agency ICE gets access to spyware ‘graphite’: What is it?Subscriber Only
September 4, 2025 12:43 IST
The move will give the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to the company’s powerful hacking software — known as Graphite — which can hack mobile phones and encrypted messaging applications.
Meet Kim Jong Un’s daughter, who is likely to succeed himSubscriber Only
September 3, 2025 16:29 IST
Not much is known about Kim’s daughter, who first appeared in public in November 2022 with her father at the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile
China military parade 2025: What it says about how Beijing views the conflict — and itselfSubscriber Only
September 6, 2025 11:12 IST
China WW2 parade, Xi Jinping World War 2 speech: What were the highlights of the parade, also attended by Putin and Kim Jong Un, and why has China increasingly sought to commemorate the day with pageantry?
Like ‘using a blowtorch to cook an egg’: What to know about the US military buildup near VenezuelaSubscriber Only
September 4, 2025 17:04 IST
In late August, the US began moving warships and troops into the Caribbean, near Venezuelan waters, to 'combat drug trafficking'. But the size of the military buildup has led to speculation over whether the real goal is to oust Maduro.
Explained: The case against ex-Brazil president Bolsonaro, the powers of its Supreme CourtSubscriber Only
September 3, 2025 14:11 IST
The former Brazil president has been accused of instigating a coup following his loss in the 2022 election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. What are the charges against him, and how does the case highlight the evolution of Brazil's Supreme Court?
What is the ‘axis of upheaval’, and what does it mean for the US and India?Subscriber Only
September 2, 2025 17:36 IST
The term first appeared in an April 2024 article on the Foreign Affairs website by Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Richard Fontaine
Behind the anti-immigration March for Australia protests, why they singled out IndiansSubscriber Only
September 2, 2025 15:44 IST
Australia immigration crisis 2025, Anti-immigration rally Australia: Promotional flyers at the event claimed mass migration was tearing at community bonds, singling out the Indian expat community. What does the data say?
Studying in the US: How the rules could change, and what students already in America should do nowSubscriber Only
September 3, 2025 07:12 IST
US student visa rules 2025, F-1 visa new rules: If a new rule proposed by the Trump administration comes into force, perhaps next year, F-1 and J-1 visa holders won’t be able to stay in the US for more than 4 years. Here’s what to know, and how to plan for that situation.
Navarro’s comments stir up row: Who were the Boston BrahminsSubscriber Only
September 3, 2025 17:36 IST
In the Indian caste system, while Brahmins are at the top of the pyramid, they are not the business class. 'Brahmin' in the sense of rich business families is more common in the US, where Boston's wealthy elite were once called the 'Boston Brahmins'.
Explained: Significance of Pahalgam reference in SCO’s Tianjin declarationSubscriber Only
September 1, 2025 19:20 IST
‘Member States strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam,’ the joint statement issued at the end of the SCO leaders’ summit said
How Xi Jinping uses summit, parade and history to flaunt China’s global pullSubscriber Only
August 31, 2025 21:07 IST
Xi now appears vindicated for standing by Putin, and analysts say the leaders will use the summit in Tianjin to promote a vision of a world less dominated by the United States.
China This Week | All about the Modi-Xi meeting in TianjinSubscriber Only
September 1, 2025 00:40 IST
Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week’s slightly delayed edition focuses entirely on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra removed as Thailand Prime Minister: What comes nextSubscriber Only
August 30, 2025 18:02 IST
Shinawatra has thus become the fifth Prime Minister, and the third from the Shinawatra family, to be removed by the nine-member Constitutional Court since 2008.
All about Trump’s proposed rule that affects Indian students in US
August 30, 2025 17:27 IST
The Trump administration has proposed limiting the duration of stay for international students in the US
Why anti-Zionism should not be equated with anti-SemitismSubscriber Only
August 30, 2025 08:10 IST
Criticising Israel is not the same as calling for the annihilation of Jews. Equating the two not only ignores the rights and lived experiences of Palestinians, it also harms Jews themselves
Who is Peter Navarro, the Trump adviser now criticising India for buying Russian oil?Subscriber Only
September 1, 2025 04:05 IST
Navarro has termed India’s foreign policy “strategic freeloading” and said that US President Donald Trump was now confronting “this madness”.
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