It was one of last year’s biggest diplomatic mysteries. Why did US President Donald Trump invite Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House and hail him as “my favourite general”? Was it only because Pakistan had lavishly praised Tru... See more
It’s difficult to imagine a more unlikely peacemaker emerging to halt the barrage of missiles and drones streaking across the Middle East skies. Step forward Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir. Fresh from fighting the Four-Day War with India las... See more
It has been the toughest week of Donald Trump’s presidency so far. The bad news began tumbling out when the US Supreme Court finally stood up to him and threw out his global tariff scheme that had been the cornerstone of his entire one year as president. ... See more
Could self-made Indian-American billionaire Baiju Bhatt be the next space-age Elon Musk? His hugely ambitious energy start-up, Aetherflux, aims to produce solar power in space and beam it down to tiny Earth-based power stations using highly focused lasers... See more
The 1952 Great Smog of London lasted barely five days, yet it shocked policymakers into action. Visibility dropped to five feet, making crossing the road perilous; soot filled the air, people collapsed in the streets struggling to breathe, and hospitals w... See more
