Briefing: Cricket legend Ashwin set to join U.S. league MLC
Strategic angle: One of India's all-time best cricket players, Ravichandran Ashwin, will join the San Francisco Unicorns for the upcoming edition of Major League Cricket.
Briefing: China's EV Companies Aren't Just Making Great Cars. They're Making Money
Strategic angle: While American and European rivals bleed cash transitioning to EVs, a new crop of Chinese EV startups are in the black.
Briefing: Two India-bound LPG tankers crossing Strait of Hormuz out of Gulf, data shows
Strategic angle: Recent data reveals the movement of two LPG tankers heading to India through the Strait of Hormuz.
Indonesia rolls out social media ban for under-16s
Indonesia's ban on social media for children under 16 is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, responding to global concerns over youth safety online.
Briefing: How Chinese, Russian Arctic ambitions are fueling a U.S. polar icebreaker mission
Strategic angle: China and Russia have a big lead in efforts to control once impenetrable Arctic waters. The U.S. is spending billions on new icebreakers in a race to catch up.
Briefing: What is Scotland's first-choice defensive pairing?
Strategic angle: His pairing in central defence is one of the key decisions facing Scotland head coach Steve Clarke in Saturday's friendly against Japan, writes Tom English.
Briefing: US senators to urge passage of defence bill in visit to Taiwan
Strategic angle: Trip by bipartisan lawmakers shows support in face of rising Chinese pressure
Briefing: Jim Farley Went Camping With Ford Owners In Australia And Made A Multibillion-Dollar Call
Strategic angle: Jim Farley drove 300 miles through Queensland, camped with Ranger owners, and returned with a multibillion-dollar decision for Ford's global lineup.
Briefing: India’s Bellatrix raises $20 million following overseas expansion drive
Strategic angle: India-based Bellatrix Aerospace announced a significant funding round to enhance its satellite propulsion systems production.
Briefing: AMG Dropped Its V8. Sounds Like Genesis’ GV70 Magma Picked It Up
Strategic angle: A quad-exhaust GV70 Magma prototype filmed in South Korea sounds unmistakably like a V8 is under the hood.
Briefing: Japan and the U.S. Agree to Team Up on Seabed Mining
Strategic angle: The New York Times reports on a new collaboration between Japan and the U.S. in seabed mining efforts.
Briefing: US rebuilding WWII Pacific airfields amid China threat
Strategic angle: Engineers are refurbishing 80-year-old airstrips on the islands of Tinian and Peleliu as a strategic rivalry in the Indo-Pacific continues to grow.
Briefing: Breaking recalcitrant lignin bonds with electricity for conversion into value-added chemicals: An e-biorefinery
Strategic angle: A research team led by Professor Jaehoon Kim has developed a highly efficient catalytic process for lignin conversion.
Briefing: Cyclone Narelle is now larger and 'more severe' as it crosses the Western Australian coast
Strategic angle: Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle continues to amaze us with its long journey across northern Australia.
Briefing: China’s Biotech Boom is Rewriting Everything
Strategic angle: How China's biotech boom is transforming the landscape of global science collaboration amidst an NIH crackdown.
Briefing: Nepal's new PM inherits India-China-US balancing act
Strategic angle: Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah is leading Nepal's government, taking office with a youth-led mandate for change. But how will the political newcomer deal with Nepal's tricky geopolitics?
Briefing: Congo, China deepen mining ties as US pushes rival minerals pact
Strategic angle: Congo and China strengthen their mining partnership amid US efforts to establish a competing minerals agreement.
Briefing: India: When floods come, survival is a roll of the dice
Strategic angle: Across India's flood-prone regions, marginalized communities are often hit the hardest by escalating climate-related disasters.
Briefing: Japan's giant caldera volcano is refilling 7,300 years later
Strategic angle: The magma reservoir of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene is refilling, providing insights into giant caldera volcanoes.
Briefing: VW’s Chinese Full-Size SUV Took 2 Years To Create And Costs The Same As A RAV4
Strategic angle: A pair of electric motors combine to deliver 496 hp, making the ID. Unyx 08 quite a tempting proposition.