German minority groups such as the Transylvanian Saxons and the Banat Swabians have a long, rich history in Romania. However, political strife as well as benefits elsewhere drove German cultural ...

The UK Labour Party faced a political crisis after Member of Parliament Diane Abbott wrote a letter distinguishing racism against people of..

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 ...

“Outside the Box” explores the kind of collaborative behavior we humans can develop with chatbots, with the idea of discovering how this might help us, both individually and collectively. Last week, I ...

Most modern royal families are facing a decline in relevance, but their ongoing efforts to adapt means they cannot be discounted entirely. The political influence of monarchies globally has ...

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. Last ...

Early on in his papacy, both supporters and detractors called Pope Francis a liberal or even a socialist. Later, commentators called him..

Trump responded to a Pakistan-backed terrorist attack in India by avoiding any mention of Pakistan’s role. He then claimed credit for a ceasefire that India had already planned on its own terms. The ...

As a Chinese economist, I generally do not comment on other countries’ internal affairs, especially political ones. However, from an economic perspective, the tariff war initiated by US President ...

As the world awaits the singularity — the moment when AI invites humans to retire from all productive activity other than promoting AI itself — an ex-CEO of the monopoly known as Google informs us ...

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