From ‘cheats’ to ‘great friendship’: How Trump’s rhetoric on China changed
Warmth on display in Washington contrasts significantly with the language Trump has used to characterise Beijing and Xi for years
What’s the US–China AI ‘hotline’ that Trump plans to pitch to Xi Jinping?
Washington and Beijing discuss AI hotline idea amid escalating competition and restrictions on advanced technologies
Trump says US has ‘permanent control’ of Greenland security: Does it?
New agreement with Denmark falls short of Trump’s previously stated goal of US ‘ownership’ of the island.
Crocodile spotted feeding on goat in Sundarbans, tourist captures video
A tourist has captured rare footage of a crocodile feeding on a goat in the Sundarbans, days after separate videos
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Two Chinese win world's top Maths prize for solving century-old problems
Two Chinese academics have won the world's top prize for mathematics for the first time, according to state media.
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Nearly a mile long and 80,000 on board – welcome to the first floating city
Bigger than any vessel ever built, the proposed Freedom Ship will have homes, schools and a state-of-the-art hospital
06 Jun 2026
Where are the most endangered languages in the world?
According to Ethnologue, 88.1 million people speak an endangered language as their mother tongue
21 Feb 2026
The silent exodus: Who will farm Bangladesh in 2050?
Ageing farmers, shrinking land and the future of food security
21 Jan 2026