World Bank backs out of arbitration on Indus Water Treaty: Implications for Pakistan?

The World Bank has backed out of playing arbiter between the two countries, on the issue of India building dams on Pakistan’s rivers, creating...

China Installs Weapons in South China Sea, Satellites Show

President Xi Jinping had pledged not to place arms on the islands in the Spratly archipelago. BEIJING—China has installed antiaircraft guns and other weapons on...

Vladimir Putin seeks formal end to second world war hostilities with Japan

Russian president says he wants to tackle ‘anachronism’ of Kuril islands territorial dispute in summit with prime minister Shinzo Abe Russia and Japan kick off...

Moscow has the world’s attention. For Putin, that’s a win.

MOSCOW — President Vladi­mir Putin is winning. For now. The Russian leader is winning because the post-Cold War order he has railed against has been thrown into...

India’s demonetization dampened sales for the world’s biggest diamond producer

Bain & Co. predicts that by 2020, India will surpass Europe and Japan to become the world’s third-largest market for diamond jewelry, trailing only...

Aleppo battle: Hopes rise for evacuation of rebel-held areas

Hopes have risen that a planned evacuation of rebel-held parts of the Syrian city of Aleppo will now begin soon, after an earlier deal...

Yemen conflict: US cuts arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Precision-guided weapons will no longer be delivered, a Pentagon official said. President Barack Obama's administration said it was concerned over "flaws" in the way...

Iran says it will develop nuclear-powered ships after US extends sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered his officials to develop nuclear-powered ships, accusing the United States of violating last year's international nuclear deal. World...

Religion and Education Around the World

Large gaps in education levels persist, but all faiths are making gains – particularly among women. Jews are more highly educated than any other major...

Humanitarian crisis in Syria expected to worsen in 2017: War Child Canada

The world held its breath as a ceasefire to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from war-torn Aleppo briefly raised hopes for an end to...

Aleppo is devastated, but the internet is keeping alive some strong voices

In the midst of a bloodbath, people in Aleppo continue to have access to the Internet. Despite the airstrikes, despite the monumental infrastructural damage,...

Outraged By What’s Happening In Syria? Here’s What You Can Do

The Syrian crisis has claimed nearly 500,000 lives and forced more than 11 million people to flee their homes. Damascus is committing war crimes...
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