AI and human ingenuity may be bringing a new golden age of math

In May 2026, OpenAI released a new math result that sent shock waves throughout the world of mathematical research. A major unsolved problem called the…

Elon just crashed the AI bubble

Chinese chip stocks dive as overvaluation defies Beijing’s rescue

Shares of Chinese chip makers tumbled on Thursday after state fund support that had briefly steadied broader tech stocks earlier in the week failed to…

America panics as oil crosses red line

Yen, won flashing a currency risk markets haven’t priced

The instinct among global investors watching this Middle East crisis is simple. Oil goes up, the Fed delays cuts, the dollar strengthens, and everyone adjusts…

Philippines says China harassed its vessels in disputed waters

The Philippines accused China’s coast guard of firing water cannon and using a “dangerous manoeuvre” on Thursday to block vessels bringing aid to Filipino fishermen…

Hasina’s return from India would imperil Bangladesh’s sovereignty

To say Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left office in disgrace would be an understatement by any political measure. Ousted following the student-led uprising…

4 Hong Kong police officers lose appeal over drug-planting cover-up

Four police officers have lost their bids to overturn their convictions and sentences for framing a street sleeper for possessing drugs and covering up evidence…

Ex-Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai enters UK for asylum after border detention – report

The former leader of Hong Kong’s opposition Democratic Party Wu Chi-wai has reportedly entered the UK to seek asylum after being detained at Heathrow Airport,…

Student who identified with ‘involuntary celibacy’ movement denies posting Discord messages threatening to murder

A student who identified with the “incel” – or “involuntary celibate” – community has denied a charge of sending messages threatening to murder others at…

Iraq emerging as an accidental Iran war winner

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is on something of a diplomatic roll at the moment. Having concluded a weeklong visit to the United States on…

The real reasons behind Zelensky’s unpopular military purge

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently made the controversial decision to dismiss Mykhailo Fedorov, his minister of defense. Fedorov, admired both by Ukrainian troops and Western…

Indonesia shouldn’t bet its nickel future on China’s EVs alone

Indonesia is building a battery industry and an EV ecosystem as part of its broader nickel downstreaming agenda. The objective is that downstreaming should not…

White House accuses China’s Moonshot of stealing Anthropic AI

A top White House official on Wednesday accused Chinese AI startup Moonshot AI of covertly copying Anthropic’s most advanced model to build its Kimi K3.…

Mentally competent Hong Kong adults can legally refuse end-of-life interventions from next Friday

Hong Kong adults who have full mental capacity will be able to set advance directives from next Friday to refuse specified life-sustaining treatments when terminally…

Why Europe needs Pakistan now more than ever

Europe’s strategic environment is changing rapidly. Russia’s war in Ukraine, instability across the Middle East, growing insecurity in the Red Sea and renewed concerns over…

Tesla just fell apart

Nonproliferationists demand Congress reject Trump-Saudi nuke deal

Nonproliferation experts are raising alarms after Reuters reported that President Donald Trump’s administration plans to ask Congress to approve a deal that could allow Saudi Arabia to develop nuclear weapons.…

House approves GOP-supported US-Israel military integration

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of a record $1.15 trillion military spending authorization bill containing a highly controversial provision to increase cooperation between the…

New Trump tariffs to block Indian, Chinese generic drugs sourcing

While President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that he is working to lower the cost of prescription drugs, advocates for patients on Wednesday expressed alarm over the Republican’s plan to impose significant tariffs on imported…