Can a single handshake ease years of tension? That’s the question after Xi Jinping met Taiwan’s opposition leader Cheng Li-wun in a rare, closely watched encounter. It’s the first time in a decade that a sitting leader of the Kuomintang has visited China—a move that’s already stirring debate back home. Supporters call it diplomacy. Critics,
The United States Army is reportedly preparing to deploy around 1,000 troops from the elite 82nd Airborne Division. To the region in the coming days. According to sources familiar with the plans. The move hints at rising tensions even as diplomatic chatter continues behind the scenes. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has expressed optimism that the war
Could Nepal be entering a new political era—led by a rapper-turned-politician? That’s exactly what the latest election results suggest. The party founded by former Balendra Shah has secured a commanding victory in Nepal’s general election. His party, the Rastriya Swatantra Party, captured 182 out of 275 seats in parliament—an overwhelming majority rarely seen in the
As Kathmandu prepares to vote, a different kind of campaign is unfolding online. Not just speeches and slogans—but AI-generated images, deepfake videos, and misleading posts flooding social media. The question is: how much of what voters see is real? Nepal heads to the polls on Thursday, its first election since violent protests in 2025 toppled
Is the planet about to turn up the heat—again? Scientists are watching closely as the warming phase of the climate cycle, El Niño, shows signs of returning later this year. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there’s a 50–60% chance it could form by mid-year. It could potentially push global temperatures to new highs.
Could justice finally arrive after more than three decades? In Koblenz, Germany, police say it has. An 81-year-old man was arrested this week in connection with the 1994 murder and sexual assault of 24-year-old US tourist Amy Lopez. Lopez’s body was discovered by children near the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress along the Rhine. She had suffered head
What should have been the quiet end of a night shift turned into unimaginable tragedy. At least 37 miners are believed to have died after a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in Plateau State, central Nigeria. The incident happened just before sunrise near the town of Wase, at a site operated
Imagine finding a planet that refuses to follow the cosmic “rules.” That’s exactly what astronomers have spotted 117 light-years away in a system orbiting a dim red dwarf star called LHS 1903, in the Lynx constellation. Using the ESA Cheops, scientists identified four planets — two rocky super-Earths and two gaseous mini-Neptunes. They are arranged
Washington was rocked this week when a video posted on President Trump’s social media account showed former President Barack Obama. First Lady Michelle Obama appeared as apes. Yes, you read that right. The post, which appeared on Truth Social late Thursday, was swiftly condemned as invoking deeply racist imagery. Even some Republicans were not holding
History was made at this year’s Grammy Awards — and not quietly. Bad Bunny walked away with album of the year, becoming the first Latin artist to claim the top prize in the ceremony’s 68-year history. Who saw that coming? His winning album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, beat heavyweights like Lady Gaga and Kendrick Lamar.
What would it look like to rebuild Gaza from the ground up — not patch it, but reinvent it entirely? That’s the bold question behind the US plan for a so-called “New Gaza,” unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Think glassy skyscrapers along the Mediterranean, new housing hubs in Rafah, tech zones, ports,
After eight long years of diplomatic frost, a Canadian prime minister is back in Beijing. Mark Carney touched down on Wednesday, marking the first such visit since 2017—and raising a big question: is this the start of a reset? Carney is set to meet President Xi Jinping on Friday. This follows a brief encounter at
