Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university

A huge statue of Mao Zedong still stands near the entrance to Zhejiang University, surveying the transformation of the easter...

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How Britons became happy hawks on Russia

Few things cheer Britons more than the thought of Russian troops being turned to dust with the aid of British ingenuity. At t...

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#Britain

Team Trump wants to get rid of Volodymyr Zelensky

FOR THREE years Ukraine has endured what was once unthinkable: an air and land assault on its capital; a bloody war of attrit...

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Now is the time for Europe to show strength, not division, argues Sanna Marin

ALL WARS end, but how they end determines the shape of the peace that follows—and whether it will last. Now, as America has t...

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#By Invitation

Chinese Hospital Bankruptcies Soar Amid Financial Strains

Legal warnings posted on the door of a private, for-profit hospital in eastern China tracked its descent into financial failu...

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Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

Elon Musk’s role as President Trump’s cost-cutting czar and his immersion in right-wing politics appear to be diverting his a...

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#Business

Why Did QR Codes Appear on About 1,000 Graves in Munich?

In a wooded cemetery in Munich, a white sticker with a puzzling QR code appeared on a gravestone late last year. Then, over t...

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#Europe

Souleymane Cissé, Celebrated Malian Filmmaker, Dies at 84

Souleymane Cissé, an award-winning writer and director who became the first Black African filmmaker to win the Jury Prize at ...

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What to Know About the Saudi Crown Prince’s Role in Global Diplomacy

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has long angled to play a leading role on the world stage, was at the diplomatic ...

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#Middle East

Catch up:European leaders rally behind Zelensky; Pentagon cuts

European leaders rallied behind Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump called him “a dictator without elections” on Wednesday....

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