US immigration agents arrested more than 49,500 people in July
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 49,571 people in July, marking the highest monthly total since President Trump’s second term began in January 2025.
The Bulgarian village that fears becoming an Iranian target
US Air Force refueling aircraft have departed Bulgaria’s Bezmer airbase after weeks of tension, with residents fearing their village could become a target for Iranian attacks.
China’s humanoid robots are stealing the show, but a quieter machine revolution is unfolding
China is rapidly automating its factories with over two million industrial robots while simultaneously training a new generation of engineers to work alongside machines, as the country faces demographic challenges from an aging and shrinking population.
6 months on, U.S. Navy families who evacuated Bahrain remain in limbo
U.S. Navy families evacuated from Bahrain six months ago remain in temporary housing with limited answers about their future, as military leaders struggle with prolonged displacement.
Bundelkhand: Caste divides make scorching summers harder in a parched corner of India
In India’s drought-prone Bundelkhand region, members of lower castes face water scarcity compounded by discrimination at shared handpumps during scorching summers exceeding 40C.
‘Honest leaders are the first step to a better future’: Cockroach hunger striker targets India’s political class
Activist Sonam Wangchuk completed a 26-day hunger strike in solidarity with India’s Cockroach youth movement, which successfully pressured the education minister to resign over a leaked medical college exam.