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How India Helped Shape an American Feminist Icon
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and activist who became one of the most influential figures in the American women’s movement, has died at 92. Her decades of work transformed debates over equality, reproductive rights and women’s political power.
Trump Promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans Keep Control of Congress
Donald Trump says American adults will receive a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” if Republicans keep control of Congress in November. The promise could cost more than $1 trillion, there is no legislation or clear plan explaining where the money would come from.
Los Tiguerones Added to US Terror List as Washington Backs Ecuador’s Gang War
The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang a terrorist organisation and is expanding security cooperation with Quito. Washington is putting more money, equipment and operational support behind President Daniel Noboa’s increasingly difficult war against organised crime.
Apple Has a New CEO. What Will John Ternus Do Differently?
John Ternus has succeeded Tim Cook as Apple CEO after 25 years inside the company. The longtime hardware chief now inherits a $4.5 trillion giant and a defining challenge: catching up in AI while figuring out what comes after the iPhone.
The Question at the Heart of the Lindsay Clancy Trial: Murder or Mental Illness?
Lindsay Clancy admitted killing her three children, but her defence argued postpartum psychosis left her unable to control her actions. Eleven jurors reportedly believed she was not criminally responsible. One did not.
Huawei Faces US Jury as Landmark Racketeering Trial Begins in New York
Huawei faces a US jury in a landmark racketeering trial involving allegations of trade-secret theft, sanctions evasion and financial fraud, bringing an eight-year legal battle at the heart of the US-China technology rivalry to court.
Haiti’s Gang War Is Spreading Into the Countryside
Haiti’s gangs are pushing beyond Port-au-Prince, using mobile units, kidnappings and hit-and-run attacks to extend their influence across rural communities, exposing weaknesses in security forces and transforming the country’s gang crisis.
Trump Threatens to Block Bombardier Jets as US-Canada Trade War Escalates
President threatens Canadian aircraft maker's US market access as retaliatory tariffs worth $20bn take effect in widening trade conflict
Why India Needs a Social Media Platform of Its Own
From Guatemala’s CIA-run radio broadcasts to the Twitter Files and political upheavals across India’s neighbourhood, this is a story about information, influence, and a question India may soon have to answer: who controls the platforms on which a nation understands itself?