Farewell to the Man Behind Doraemon
Tsutomu Shibayama, the beloved director who brought Doraemon to life on screen for more than two decades, has died at 84 from lung cancer. Born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Shibayama founded the animation…
Walter MurrowNYC’s New Mayor Takes a Cautious Step on 911 Reform
In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani — who campaigned on overhauling the city’s 911 response system — has taken what The New York Times describes as a “cautious first step.” Having proposed…
Messi Reaches 900 Career Goals
In Fort Lauderdale, Lionel Messi etched another line into football’s record books, scoring his 900th career goal just seven minutes into Inter Miami’s CONCACAF Champions Cup match against Nashville…
Diabetes Drugs Show Promise for Anxiety and Depression
In a potentially groundbreaking finding, research published this week suggests that GLP-1 receptor agonists — the class of diabetes drugs that includes semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy) —…
Antarctica Sounds the Alarm
Far from the battlefields, scientists have made an alarming discovery in Antarctica: ice loss equivalent to nearly twice the area of Lake Titicaca — one of South America’s largest bodies of water….
Nigeria Repels Major Militant Attack
In West Africa, Nigerian soldiers repelled a significant assault on a military base in Mallam Fatori, Borno State, killing 80 Islamic militants. The attackers — suspected members of Boko Haram or the…
The Middle East Conflict Reshapes Global Economics
The conflict engulfing Iran and the broader Middle East is no longer just a security crisis — it is rapidly becoming the defining economic variable of 2026. This week, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair…
The Big Picture
March 18, 2026, offered a snapshot of a world grappling with overlapping crises: hot wars and fragile ceasefires, geopolitical chess played through sport, organised crime threatening democratic…
India’s Budget Process and Australia’s Domestic Struggles
India’s Lok Sabha “guillotined” Demands for Grants worth ₹53 lakh crore (approximately $630 billion), a procedural move that allows budget spending to be approved without detailed debate. Union…
Brazil and Chile: Investigators Press Forward
Across Latin America, law enforcement agencies signalled they are not backing down from high-profile cases. In Brazil, Federal Police Director Andrei Rodrigues declared at a banking federation event…