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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon is not part of the US-Iran ceasefire

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 07:22 IST

Women hold posters of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a campaign in support of the government at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

The crew of Artemis II is returning to a planet they have cheered up

NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon, April 2, 2026.

Updated on Apr 8, 2026 06:56 IST

The War Room newsletter: What the Bondi Beach attack tells us

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Updated on Dec 16, 2025 09:51 IST

A reshuffle and a raucous conference show the misery of power

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Updated on Sep 24, 2025 07:34 IST

The US in brief: Hunt for Charlie Kirk’s killer continues

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Published on Sep 12, 2025 17:51 IST

What to watch this weekend

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Updated on Sep 12, 2025 17:49 IST

The Israelis are intent on destroying Gaza

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Updated on Apr 11, 2025 12:09 IST

Why paying women to have more babies won’t work

Governments’ concern is understandable. Fertility rates are falling nearly everywhere and the rich world faces a severe shortage of babies

Published on Nov 2, 2024 02:30 IST

Xi Jinping is subtler than Vladimir Putin—yet equally disruptive

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchange documents after a signing ceremony during their meeting in Beijing, China. (AP)

Published on Nov 1, 2024 02:30 IST

“Bones and All” probes the gruesomeness of growing up

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Published on Oct 31, 2024 02:30 IST

Is TV’s next sure-fire hit, “Disclaimer”, a must-watch or a dud?

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Published on Oct 30, 2024 02:30 IST

An economics Nobel for work on why nations succeed and fail

The Nobel memorial prize in economics awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A Robinson, seen on screen, during a press meeting at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday Oct. 14, 2024. (Christine Olsson/TT News Agency via AP/PTI)

Published on Oct 29, 2024 02:30 IST

SpaceX is NASA’s biggest lunar rival

SpaceX's recent test flight showcased its progress in rocket reusability, achieving booster catch while preparing for ambitious missions to the Moon and Mars.

Published on Oct 28, 2024 02:30 IST

Why investors should still avoid Chinese stocks

FILE PHOTO: A Chinese flag and a stock graph are seen in this illustration picture taken April 30, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Published on Oct 27, 2024 02:30 IST

Americans are chuffed as chips at British English

The internet has spread English in both directions. Being able to read the Guardian and to binge “The Crown” on Netflix has probably speeded up the passage of British terms into American speech.

Published on Oct 26, 2024 02:30 IST

Roald Dahl was a genius—and a shocking bigot

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Published on Oct 25, 2024 02:30 IST

What the row over Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book reveals about free speech

This cover image released by One World shows "The Message" by Ta-Nehisi Coates. (One World via AP)

Published on Oct 24, 2024 02:30 IST

How Wagner survived Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death

A man mounts a flag of Wagner group on top of an old tank exhibited at the Leninist Komsomol park in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on October 1, 2023, (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Published on Oct 23, 2024 02:30 IST

The rockets are nifty, but it is satellites that make SpaceX valuable

SpaceX's recent test flight showcased its progress in rocket reusability, achieving booster catch while preparing for ambitious missions to the Moon and Mars.

Published on Oct 22, 2024 02:30 IST

Can artificial intelligence rescue customer service?

An AI (Artificial Intelligence) sign is seen at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China July 6, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/

Published on Oct 21, 2024 02:30 IST

Yahya Sinwar will hold sway over Hamas from beyond the grave

People drive past a banner bearing a portrait of Hamas' slain leader Yahya Sinwar at at a street in Tehran, on October 19, 2024. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on October 19 that Hamas was alive and will survive despite the death of its leader Yahya Sinwar in an Israeli military operation in Gaza. (Photo by AFP)

Published on Oct 20, 2024 02:30 IST

Maia Sandu, Moldova’s president, dares to stand up to Russia

Moldova's President Maia Sandu waits while posing for photographs with supporters in Magdacesti, Moldova, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, as she seeks a second term in office ahead of a presidential election and a referendum of whether to enshrine in Moldova's Constitution its path to European Union membership taking place on Oct.20. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Published on Oct 19, 2024 14:22 IST

It’s time for Alphabet to spin off YouTube

YouTube’s valuation as an independent public company could be eye-popping.

Published on Oct 12, 2024 02:30 IST

Maggie Smith brought a steely but humane imperiousness to roles

British actress Dame Maggie Smith poses in London on Dec. 16, 2015. Smith won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey”. She died at 89. (AP)

Published on Oct 11, 2024 02:30 IST

The world’s most extreme cancel culture

A still from the original Gangnam style video.

Published on Oct 10, 2024 02:30 IST

Why food is piling up on the edge of Gaza

Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in the northern Gaza Strip, September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Published on Oct 9, 2024 02:30 IST

The Kremlin is rewriting Wikipedia

A screenshot of the Wikipedia web page. (AFP Photo)

Published on Oct 8, 2024 02:30 IST

After the decapitation of Hizbullah, Iran could race for a nuclear bomb

TOPSHOT - A drawing of Hassan Nasrallah, the slain leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah who was killed days earlier in an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, is depicted next to a condolence message signed by Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on a billboard near a church in Damascus on October 1, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

Published on Oct 7, 2024 02:30 IST

The states that will decide America’s next president

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. August 20, 2024 and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., August 15, 2024 are seen in a combination of file photographs. REUTERS/Marco Bello, Jeenah Moon/File Photo

Published on Oct 6, 2024 02:30 IST

Fear of a Soviet-style collapse keeps Xi Jinping up at night

Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a toast during the National Day reception on the eve of the 75th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Published on Oct 5, 2024 02:30 IST

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