US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington but failed to agree upon a Gaza ceasefire.

Merck & Co., one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, faces growing pressure from investors and governments over its global tax practices. Shareholders at Merck backed a resolution calling ...

US President Donald Trump secured his second term in office, and a new narrative has emerged. One in which the United States is at odds with the European Union. Alongside newly established 20% tariffs ...

Israel’s Operation Rising Lion and the US’ Midnight Hammer mark a dangerous shift from delaying Iran’s nuclear program to paralyzing it. But these military gambles are unlikely to deter Iran’s nuclear ...

India’s 1975–1977 Emergency saw Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s government suppressing free speech and arresting dissenters. My father was one victim, taken from my family for writing against the ...

During his speech at the US-Saudi Investment Forum, Trump reengaged with Middle Eastern leaders and revived the Abraham Accords. His focus on trade-based incentives signals a broader shift toward ...

Lawsuits and funding cuts from governments such as the US and the EU, aimed at restricting free speech, are putting pressure on global democracy. Activists, journalists and civil organizers face legal ...

In 2024, India solidified its position as a global leader with significant accomplishments in economic growth, innovation and defense.

Though the US has historically used tariffs in its economic policy, those implemented by President Donald Trump’s first term led to inflation. Stephen Miran has proposed a new policy agreement, the ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. Neither ...

Jeffrey Kripal’s scholarly 1995 book, Kali’s Child, sparked worldwide uproar among Hindus by asserting that the revered mystic Ramakrishna was secretly homosexual and a victim of sexual abuse. I spoke ...

Geopolitical tensions are growing globally over the cutting of two subsea cables in the Baltic Sea, and a struggle for dominance between the West and China threatens digital equity.