If the click goes, so will the Web
The modern internet was built on a simple bargain. Websites created content. Search engines sent users to those websites.
The modern internet was built on a simple bargain. Websites created content. Search engines sent users to those websites.
One year after one of the worst aviation disasters in Indian history, the most unsettling reality is not that the final answer remains elusive. It is that, in the absence of definitive findings, competing certainties have rushed in to fill the void.
It is after more than 100 days that both President Donald Trump and Iran have announced a peace deal, much to the world’s relief.
For much of the past year, economists have been waiting for the American economy to stumble. It has been hit by tariffs, labour disruptions, geopolitical tensions and renewed inflationary pressures.
Xi Jinping at his meeting with Donald Trump on 14-15 May 2026 in Beijing referred to the Thucydides Trap, a metaphor that refers to the inherent tensions and perils when an established power is challenged by a rising power.
The turmoil in Kathmandu on Monday is more than a story of street protests. It is a reminder of how central digital freedoms have become to the fabric of modern society, and how easily governments misjudge the consequences of curbing them.
Let’s turn to the international stage. An independent-minded foreign government, however determined an adversary or stalwart an ally, invites tariffs.
The United States has historically championed free trade, particularly after World War II. It played a key role in establishing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and later the World Trade Organization (WTO) , both promoting reduced trade barriers.
The August labour market figures from the United States confirm what has been building for months: the world’s largest economy is slowing in ways that can no longer be brushed aside as statistical noise.
Intermittent fasting has been hailed as the ultimate shortcut to better health. By narrowing the hours of eating rather than obsessing over calories or food groups, its advocates promised a pathway to weight loss, metabolic balance, and even longevity.
