Trump Threatens New Trade War as Court Weighs Whether to Check Him
[President Trump may be on the verge of having his authority on imposing tariffs curtailed, but that hasn’t slowed down his threats.
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The Charming Raconteur Semyon Bychkov’s Next Job: Music Director at Paris Opera
Semyon Bychkov will soon take up the most prestigious post of his long, varied career. Collaborating with Ralph Fiennes on “Eugene Onegin,” he gives a taste of things to come.
India PM Modi’s party elects youngest-ever president, eyes youth vote
Nitin Nabin, 45, succeeds JP Nadda, 65, ahead of key state elections, including West Bengal A five-time lawmaker from the eastern state of Bihar, Nabin was elected unopposed as the BJP’s 12th president after Modi and other leaders proposed him. PHOTO:NITIN NABIN FB PAGE NITIN Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday … Read more
Israel orders Gaza families to move in first forced evacuation since ceasefire
Most of Gaza’s 2m people are confined to a third of the enclave, living in tents or ruins A child holds a blanket as displaced Palestinians shelter in a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, January 19, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Israeli forces have ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to … Read more
A.I., Big Tech and Trump Shine Most Brightly at the Davos Spectacle
[The World Economic Forum is now dominated by global technology companies whose interests shunt aside most others.
Thing-Like Robotic Hand Makes Life Resemble ‘The Addams Family’
The very capable robotic picker-upper can grasp things on both sides and roam around freely.
For Syria’s Government, Kurdish Deal Is a Big Win
The government’s move to assert control over areas under Kurdish rule is a major test for President Ahmed al-Sharaa as fresh clashes erupted.
Democrats Seek Investigation of $3.5 Million Deal by Interior Official’s Husband
[Records show that Karen Budd-Falen, a top Interior Department official, didn’t disclose a contract between her husband and the developers of a mine approved by the agency.
Fluoridation Is Not Tied to Birth Weight, New Study Shows
Researchers looked at birth weight, an important predictor of long-term health, in 11 million babies born in the United States.
Bacha Khan – a reminder that decency can prevail (If you are brave enough to be nonviolent)
Bacha Khan, born in 1890, rejected caricatures, urging justice through self-reform and nonviolence He believed that one cannot fight injustice without resisting injustice in one’s own country, and in one’s own soul first. PHOTO: BACHA KHAN FB PAGE Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (Bacha Khan) was born in 1890, in the former North West Frontier Province. … Read more