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Between Pakistan and Afghanistan, trade war with no end in sight
Amid the deepest erosion of relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan in decades, the Pakistani government has cut off cross-border trade
 "Between Pakistan and Afghanistan, trade war with no end in sight")
China's trade surplus hits $1.08 tn in 11 months, beating earlier record
The overall surplus through the first 11 months of the year is up 21.7 percent from the same period last year
 "China's trade surplus hits $1.08 tn in 11 months, beating earlier record")
Himalayan high voltage: 76% of cars sold in Nepal are now electric
Subsidies, hydroelectricity and manufacturing powerhouse neighbour are charging up adoption of cleaner vehicles in the landlocked nation
 "Himalayan high voltage: 76% of cars sold in Nepal are now electric")
China really wants to attract talented scientists. Trump just helped
Even before the US threatened to bar international students and besieged universities, China's huge spending campaign on the sciences was bearing fruit
 "China really wants to attract talented scientists. Trump just helped")
'This was a terrorist attack': US House panel slams NYT's Kashmir coverage
NYT faces backlash from the US House Foreign Affairs Committee for calling terrorists 'militants' in its report on the Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead
 "'This was a terrorist attack': US House panel slams NYT's Kashmir coverage")
China-built airport in Nepal littered with corruption, finds inquiry
In 2023, The New York Times reported that CAMC had inflated the project's cost and undermined Nepal's efforts to maintain quality control
 "China-built airport in Nepal littered with corruption, finds inquiry")
President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs stun US' automaker allies
Mexico, Japan, and South Korea, along with Canada, account for about 75 per cent of US vehicle imports
 "President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs stun US' automaker allies")
Having a name: In Syria, they want to be wanted by the Assad regime
For more than five decades, the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his father before him ruled Syria by terror. Anyone wanted by any of the regime's numerous intelligence
 "Having a name: In Syria, they want to be wanted by the Assad regime")
Careless People: Facebook insider's expose alleges bad behaviour at the top
Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking: An ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world
 "Careless People: Facebook insider's expose alleges bad behaviour at the top")
Every breath you take: Zimmer's Air-Borne explores mysteries of aerobiology
Air-Borne shows us how the scientific community came to understand that Covid-19 transmission was less akin to shots from a gun, and more like smog in a valley
 "Every breath you take: Zimmer's Air-Borne explores mysteries of aerobiology")
Dark Laboratory: Tao Leigh Goffe ties environmental collapse to colonialism
Aiming to centre Black and Indigenous history and ecology, Dark Laboratory is a pointed response to the dominance of scientific rationalism as the language best suited to the climate crisis
 "Dark Laboratory: Tao Leigh Goffe ties environmental collapse to colonialism")
A determined Donald Trump vows not to be thwarted at home or abroad
In his 29-minute inaugural address, Trump wasted no time on lofty appeals to American ideals
Jeju Air's problems mount after plane crash that killed 179 people
Jeju Air's stock price, already trading near record lows, has fallen 10% since the crash
 "Jeju Air's problems mount after plane crash that killed 179 people")
Big rockets, a big telescope and big changes in space await in 2025
The space firm founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos has a powerful rocket called New Glenn that may at last get off the ground in 2025
 "Big rockets, a big telescope and big changes in space await in 2025")
The White Ladder: Heroes, villains, and the drama of early mountaineering
Approaching the peak, more than 17,000 feet above sea level, the scene shifted from snow and frozen chasms to eruptions of what were described as "great tongues of flame"
 "The White Ladder: Heroes, villains, and the drama of early mountaineering")
The Bataclan terrorists' trial: 10 months of unparalleled horror and pity
The book of Abdeslam turns out to be not that profound - as the trial progresses, Carrere decides he is a "sap caught up in his own contradictions" and an "abysmal void wrapped in lies."
 "The Bataclan terrorists' trial: 10 months of unparalleled horror and pity")
How hostility towards immigrants could harm America's technology sector
Mr Trump's obsessions with tariffs and immigration go way back, and he probably won't respond well if people ridicule him for not delivering on his signature policy ideas
 "How hostility towards immigrants could harm America's technology sector")
Google DeepMind's chemistry Nobel showcases AI's medical potential
The prize was also the second this week to involve artificial intelligence, highlighting the technology's growing significance in scientific research
 "Google DeepMind's chemistry Nobel showcases AI's medical potential")
US Presidential polls: Kamala Harris walking a tightrope few women survive
One of the clearest markers of her evolution as a candidate has been her ability to convey both strength and sympathy, and in ways that come across as authentic
 "US Presidential polls: Kamala Harris walking a tightrope few women survive")
Vulnerable Pakistan withers under deadly heat and fears the coming rains
Karachi endured days of temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius, made worse by power cuts and high humidity
 "Vulnerable Pakistan withers under deadly heat and fears the coming rains")
