In a move that has historians, cartographers, and reality itself reeling, Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Google for its “geopolitical cartographic innovation,” also known as renaming an ocean inlet because Trump said so. President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed this week that the tech behemoth is being dragged into court—location undisclosed, but presumably somewhere between The Hague and Google’s cafeteria—after repeatedly ...

In a decisive step toward national renewal, Sri Lanka has secured a $1 billion funding package from the World Bank, a vital endorsement of the country’s ongoing recovery from its worst economic collapse since independence. Announced on Wednesday in Colombo, the agreement follows a high-level meeting between World Bank President Ajay Banga and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The ...

The election of Pope Leo XIV marks a pivotal moment for the Catholic Church, signaling a desire for continuity with the reformist path carved out by his predecessor, Pope Francis. Formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, the new pope is widely regarded as someone who shares Francis’ vision for a more inclusive, outward-facing Church especially in areas such as social ...

For most of his professional life, Mark Carney thrived in a world governed by logic, facts, and well-reasoned arguments. As a central banker who steered economies through the 2008 financial crisis and Brexit, Carney earned a reputation as a calm and competent figure in chaotic times. But this week, Carney entered a much less rational arena: elected politics. Carney’s debut ...