For nearly a decade, Narendra Modi built his foreign policy around a single goal: making Pakistan a pariah. Today, the plan has gone spectacularly wrong.

Anthropic surpasses OpenAI after closing a landmark $65 billion Series H round at a $965 billion post-money valuation — nearly tripling its worth from just three months ago and reshaping the global AI investment landscape ahead of a widely anticipated IPO.

A rare albino buffalo weighing nearly 700 kilograms, hilariously nicknamed “Donald Trump buffalo Bangladesh” for its striking blond hair, has been spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice following last-minute government intervention. The story of how an animal with such an absurd name ended up at the national zoo is everything you didn’t know you needed this May.

Taiwan stock market overtakes India with $4.95 trillion market cap, becoming the world’s fifth-largest equity market. TSMC’s AI boom drives the surge past India’s $4.92 trillion.

What began as an audacious White House ceremony in September 2020 has evolved into one of the most contentious diplomatic initiatives reshaping Middle Eastern geopolitics. The Abraham Accords brought four Arab nations into formal recognition with Israel, a breakthrough many hailed as historic, while critics argue it abandoned Palestinian aspirations.

Toshifumi Suzuki, the founder of Seven-Eleven Japan and widely regarded as the father of Japan’s convenience store industry, died of heart failure on May 18. He was 93.

Indian globetrotters have pulled back significantly on their overseas travel plans. Fresh Reserve Bank of India data reveals overseas travel spending Indians faced a sharp 16% drop in March, declining to just $1.09 billion from $1.31 billion the previous month, the steepest monthly fall since geopolitical tensions erupted across West Asia. The slowdown reflects broader economic caution as travellers navigate rising uncertainty and airspace disruptions.

Kevin Warsh has officially taken the helm as the 11th chair of the Federal Reserve, stepping into one of the world’s most influential economic positions. His swearing-in ceremony at the White House marks a significant transition for the central bank, which now faces mounting inflation and intense political scrutiny.

The Pentagon has burned through roughly half its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system’s entire arsenal while shielding Israel from Iranian ballistic strikes, leaving defense officials scrambling to accelerate production amid broader concerns about America’s military readiness against rival powers.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX just filed for what could be the biggest IPO in history. With a $1.75 trillion valuation target and Starlink printing money, the aerospace giant is on track to make its founder the world’s first trillionaire.

Meta began its largest restructuring in over a year Wednesday, laying off 8,000 employees, roughly 10% of its global workforce—as CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on artificial intelligence despite mounting costs and competitive pressures.

India and Italy have dramatically strengthened their strategic partnership during PM Modi’s Rome visit, signing a defence industrial roadmap and critical minerals deal that signals a significant shift in bilateral engagement.