It began as a medical breakthrough for paralysis. It may become one of the most consequential technologies of the century. China’s approval of the world’s first commercial brain implant has opened a new frontier in medicine, while raising profound questions about privacy, security, geopolitics and the future relationship between humans and machines…
The wait is over. The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off today in Mexico City, launching the biggest tournament in football history. With 48 nations, 104 matches and billions expected to watch worldwide, the sport’s greatest spectacle begins a 39-day journey that will define careers, shape legacies and captivate the planet.
Missiles are flying. Diplomats are still talking. More than 100 days into a conflict that has shaken the Middle East, disrupted energy markets and threatened global stability, Washington and Tehran find themselves locked in a dangerous contest where military escalation and peace negotiations are unfolding simultaneously…
A drug that transformed diabetes care and sparked a weight-loss revolution may now be reshaping cancer prevention. New research presented at ASCO 2026 suggests women taking GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy were significantly less likely to develop breast cancer, in what could become one of the most important medical discoveries of the decade…
Two legends. One last World Cup. A teenage prodigy ready to inherit the game. With 48 nations, 104 matches and billions of eyes fixed on North America, football’s greatest spectacle is about to write its most unforgettable chapter yet…
The Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of a global energy shock, with U.S.–Iran tensions disrupting oil markets, straining diplomacy and exposing the vulnerability of the world economy to a prolonged geopolitical crisis…
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup prepares to kick off, the United States and Iran exchange strikes over the Strait of Hormuz, while diplomats from Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia race to salvage a fragile peace deal.
The largest World Cup in history arrives kicks off in USA against the backdrop of war tensions, oil-market turmoil and economic uncertainty, raising questions about whether football can unite an increasingly divided world…
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin sat down with the heads of the world’s leading international news agencies at the Konstantinovsky Palace on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum — a wide-ranging, freewheeling session that covered Ukraine, Iran, NATO, Nord Stream and his own political future. He was unhurried, precise, and in no mood for diplomatic softening…
