The U.S.-China rivalry has produced an “over-securitization of almost everything,” a leading Chinese strategist said Tuesday, adding that the current moment echoes the period leading up to the Second World War. “In technological innovation, the U.S. has many opportunities and should be more confident in competing [with China],” Yu Tiejun, president of Peking University’s Institute
Pope Leo XIV has a new warning about AI. The Pope cautioned against an overreliance on artificial intelligence and other technology during a speech to French diplomats, including President Emmanuel Macron, on Friday. Earlier that day, he traveled from Rome to Paris as part of an apostolic journey. “If we are to avoid losing our
As a philanthropy that believes in following the data, the Rockefeller Foundation has long supported surveys to help us understand how people feel about world events. But as an American, I stopped short when I saw the results of our latest survey. The poll of 35,000 respondents in 34 countries asked people to rank which
The daily 30-year fixed mortgage rate soared to 7.24% last week, adding yet another cost for homebuyers already facing the double whammy of high housing prices and inflation squeezing their wallets. Freddie Mac’s weekly average rate also climbed to 6.95%, putting borrowing costs at their highest level since January 2025. The increase comes as the
Salt harvesters in Gujarat, India, often have to work through extreme heatwaves. The first time I began to understand climate loss as a mental-health issue was not while reading a report or attending a summit. It was while listening to people describe what they feared losing. While working with coastal communities in Kenya, I heard
US President Donald Trump has claimed the Kennedy Center in Washington DC has been losing “tens of millions of dollars, even hundreds of millions of dollars” for years. Trump, who wants his name on the famous performing arts venue, was photographed onboard Air Force One looking at a poster with a headline that appeared to
