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U.S., India, and the UK 'victims' of isolationist and populist traps

Editor's note: Ji Xianbai, PhD, is a research fellow with the International Political Economy Program of S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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Britain prepares to leave EU amid public concerns over uncertainty

Members of the European Parliament vote on the Withdrawal Agreement in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong) Johnson is expected to deliver a speech next week saying he is wi

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The more things change, the more they stay the same

The Potala Palace, Lhasa, China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Editor's note:James Rae is a professor from California State University Sacramento. He was also a Fulbright Scholar at Beijing Foreig

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Lionel Messi the first player in Spanish football to win 500 matches

Lionel Messi set yet another landmark on Thursday night as he became the first player in the history of Spanish football to reach 500 wins as Barcelona routed Leganes 5-0 to advance to the quarter

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Amazon quietly publishes its latest transparency report

Just as Amazon was basking in the news of a massive earnings win, the tech giant quietly published — as it always does — its latest transparency report, revealing a sl

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Ireland is a major hurdle for the PM getting Brexit done

Editor's Note: Thom Brooks is the dean of Durham Law School and a professor of law and government at Durham University. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of

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Warplanes kill 10, strike hospital in offensive in Syria

Warplanes struck a town in a rebel-held enclave in northwestern Syria, killing at least 10 people, including some who were fleeing the attack, opposition activists and

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Israeli PM in Moscow to discuss US Mideast peace plan

The Israeli prime minister came to Moscow on Thursday to discuss the U.S. Mideast peace plan and take an Israeli woman who had been jailed in Russia back home.Benjamin

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Brexit finally arrives Friday: A momentous yet quiet moment

Friday will mark a truly historic moment, but almost nothing will happen.A few Union Jack flags will be lowered from European Union buildings in Brussels, more will be

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German far-right leader's parliamentary immunity lifted

German lawmakers on Thursday lifted the parliamentary immunity of a leading far-right politician as part of a probe into alleged tax irregularities.Lawmakers were asked

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Scientists race to develop vaccine for coronavirus

02:17 Around the world, scientists are working around the clock to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus.That includes Purdue University in the U.S. state of Indiana, where back in

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UN expert says climate change may be behind locust swarms in Africa

FILE PHOTO: Locusts are seen in the Menabe region of western Madagascar, March 29, 2013. /Reuters Climate change may be powering the swarms of desert locusts that have invaded eastern Africa,

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Mammoth Biosciences aims to be Illumina for the gene editing generation

In 1998, the startup company Illumina launched a revolution in the life sciences industry by developing technology to slash the costs of identifying and mapping genetic material.Now, a little over twe

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Being a child actress prepared me for a career in venture capital 

It takes guts to be a VC, but being a child actress prepared me well for the challenge.In addition to the serial rejection even the most successful actors experience in audition after audition, life o

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CalTech scores massive $1.1B verdict against Apple and Broadcom in patent case

After a years-long legal battle, a judge ordered Apple and Broadcom to pay a combined $1.1 billion in a patent infringement case with the California Institute of Technology, Bloomberg reports. The re

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Arvind Krishna will replace Ginni Rometty as IBM CEO in April

IBM announced today that the Board of Directors has elected IBM Senior Vice President for Cloud and Cognitive Software Arvind Krishna to replace current CEO Ginni Rometty. He will take over on April

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SpaceX reportedly looking to build Starship rockets at Port of LA

SpaceX is said to be in talks with local government officials about setting up a new rocket factory in the Port of Los Angeles, a location that would give it easy access to the ocean for transporting