Opinion

March 5, 2026 11:32 AM

Explainer: Are the US attacks on Iran legal?

The U.S. military has joined Israel and attacked more than 1,000 targets in Iran and killed many of its top officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Below is a look at the legality of the U.S. attacks, which critics say exceed the president's authority and fails to comply with in...

March 1, 2026 1:36 PM

Trump’s Iran strikes mark his biggest foreign policy gamble

With his large-scale attack on Iran, Donald Trump has seized a legacy-defining moment to demonstrate his readiness to exercise raw U.S. military power. But in doing so, he is also taking the biggest foreign policy gamble of his presidency, one fraught with risks and unknowns. Trump joined with Isra...

March 1, 2026 1:37 PM

Explainer: Why is the US attacking Iran?

The United States and Israel launched their most ambitious attacks on Iran in decades on Saturday in an operation that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The biggest foreign-policy gamble of U.S. President Donald Trump's presidency comes after he campaigned for reelection as a "peace pre...

February 25, 2026 12:10 PM

AI’s Journey: From Imitation Games to Super-Intelligent Tools

In 1955, the term Artificial Intelligence was coined for the first time. 1955 also saw the first artificial intelligence programme, Logic Theorist, developed. It was concluded in a conference at Dartmouth College in 1956 that Artificial Intelligence should be treated as an academic field. Turing’...

February 22, 2026 9:35 AM

Trump pushes US toward war with Iran as advisers urge focus on economy

President Donald Trump has pushed the United States to the brink of war with Iran even as aides urge him to focus more on voters' economic worries, highlighting the political risks of military escalation ahead of this year's midterm elections. Trump has ordered a huge buildup of forces in the Middl...

February 12, 2026 3:35 PM

AI could add $550 billion to India’s economy by 2035: PwC report

Artificial intelligence (AI) could contribute nearly $550 billion to India’s economy by 2035 across sectors including agriculture, education, energy, healthcare, and manufacturing, according to a report cited by Vietnam Times on Thursday. The study, titled AI Edge for Viksit Bharat, by PwC India,...

February 5, 2026 3:02 PM

Explainer: Why is UN warning of ‘imminent financial collapse’?

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is sounding the alarm on U.N. finances, warning that the world body is at risk of "imminent financial collapse" due to unpaid fees and a budget rule that forces it to return unspent funds. Guterres has repeatedly spoken about the U.N.'s worsening liquidity cr...

February 2, 2026 2:33 PM

What’s next for Trump’s Gaza plan after Rafah reopening?

U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war was given a boost on Monday with the reopening of the enclave's Rafah crossing with Egypt. But difficult questions remain unaddressed, including whether Hamas will disarm. Trump's plan, now in its second phase, has been shaken by repeated Israe...

January 28, 2026 1:06 PM

The future of AI will be written in nuts and bolts

For private equity investors, the real question surrounding artificial intelligence isn’t whether it will transform industries. It’s how those transformations will translate into real returns. Amid the excitement around model-building and chatbot launches, the best opportunities may be found fa...