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AI’s Shadow Global Governance

WASHINGTON, DC—In The Three-Arched Bridge, the novelist Ismail Kadare tells the story of a bridge being built in medieval Arbëria (modern-day Albania, Kadare’s homeland) just as the Byzantine Empire is giving way to the Ottomans. The bridge is exceedingly difficult to build and equally difficult to cross. With every week bringing new

Four HKH countries recorded more than 10 major disasters in…

Four of the eight countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region experienced more than 10 major disasters in 2025,

Europe Is Losing the Energy-Security Battle to China

Europe still has time to catch up. But unless it matches its regulatory ambition with sustained investment, it will remain

Iran offers to end chokehold on Strait of Hormuz and…

Iran also wants the U.S. to end its blockade of the country as part of its proposal, said the two

Iran delegates to arrive in Islamabad tonight

Amid the developing security situation in West Asia, an Iranian delegation is set to arrive in Islamabad tonight

American Jews’ Netanyahu Problem

Israeli officials would say that this was a defensive maneuver because the Democrats were drifting away from Israel. But this

Photojournalist Narendra Shrestha bags World Press Photo 2026 award

Among the selected works is “Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising” by Narendra Shrestha of the European Pressphoto Agency, which captures protesters

Trump dispatches Vance, Kushner to Islamabad for Iran “nuclear de-escalation”…

US President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that a high-level American negotiating team, including Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner,

Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO after 15…

Tim Cook will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. and take over as executive chairman of the

Humanoid robot beats human half-marathon world record in Beijing

The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the 21-kilometer (13-mile) race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, according