An economic bubble is about to burst, and these are the very clear warning signs

It's been 11 years since the last recession. You don’t need a Nobel Prize to see the similarities between 1999 and 2019.

A Path to War With Iran

Washington’s escalation could lead to unintended catastrophe.

Why China Won’t Rescue North Korea

American assumptions about China’s interests on the Korean Peninsula are dangerously outdated. Despite conventional wisdom, China is no longer wedded to North Korea’s survival.

The Drone Iran Shot Down Was a $220M Surveillance Monster

The Global Hawk can fly at an altitude of 55,000 feet, and stay aloft for 30 hours straight.

Egypt Doesn’t Matter Anymore

The death of Mohamed Morsi is the latest milestone along the country’s slide into terminal irrelevance.

Hong Kong risks becoming pawn in trade war with extradition bill

Trump could use controversial law as excuse to revoke city’s special commercial status

The Strategic Threat from Iranian Hybrid Warfare in the Gulf

The threat of war with Iran may seem distant to many in United States and Europe, but its strategic implications became all too clear only hours after two freshly loaded tankers – the Frontline and the Kokuka Courageous – were attacked in the Gulf of Oman on June 12, 2019 – just outside the “P…

Hong Kong darkens as hard hats replace yellow umbrellas

Protests against an extradition bill have met with a far tougher response from police

The Quick Read About: Turkey’s Russian Shopping Spree

Turkey is buying Russian weapons. What that means for the U.S. and its allies.

Astronomers discover “deep structure” under Moon’s largest crater

The strange mass extends to "depths of more than 300 km [186 miles]" according to the paper.

Explaining The Bizarre Theory That Paul McCartney Died Decades Ago

"Paul is dead" is the conspiracy theory that the "real" Paul McCartney of the Beatles secretly died in a car accident in 1966.

Hong Kong’s anti-extradition protest movement sees its first death

A man fell to his death after protesting from atop construction scaffolding outside a mall in Hong Kong’s Admiralty district on Saturday. Described as about 30 years old in local media report…

Burnout is now officially recognized as a medical condition. Here are the symptoms you should know about.

The World Health Organization has classified burnout as a "syndrome," medically legitimizing it for the first time.

Glorious Photos From Australia’s Mullet Festival

A mullet is a lifestyle, not a haircut.

The Brexit farce is about to turn to tragedy

Britain is paying for its ignorance of how the EU actually works

Tiananmen Anniversary Draws Silence in Beijing but Emotion in Hong Kong

Thirty years after hundreds, possibly thousands, of demonstrators were killed, memories of the bloodshed remain fraught.

In 1989, China Chose a Future That We Are Now Living In

Thirty years ago today, the Chinese government ordered soldiers to open fire on students and blue-collar workers who had taken over Tiananmen square in central Beijing to demand more political freedom and less corruption. Nobody knows how many people were killed, but estimates run into the thousands…

Chinese warships in Sydney Harbour in stunning military display

Three Chinese warships with 700 sailors on board will spend the next four days docked in Sydney Harbour on an unannounced visit.

The Collapsing Crime Rates of the ’90s Might Have Been Driven by Cellphones

Did technology disrupt the drug game, too?

Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change

A system that doomed two flights was expected to engage only rarely and originally used two sensors. Critical decisions were based on those factors even when they no longer applied, employees said.

The New Trove of Secret Gerrymandering Files Will Be a Nightmare for the GOP

Attorneys have uncovered a stash of files exposing the inner workings of possibly illegal GOP gerrymandering across the country.

Trump’s efforts to ‘compromise’ government data take a toll

The Trump administration wants to rewrite the rules of how Americans understand the world around them. That includes a "war on data."