The Taliban have recalled Afghanistan’s ambassador to India, triggering a battle for control of the Afghan embassy in New Delhi. The incumbent ambassador has refused to leave his post. Will India recognise the Taliban’s pick? Palki Sharma tells you.

Imran Khan launched a scathing attack on the Pakistan army, blaming it for the 1971 surrender to India. The former PM says he will be arrested and jailed for 10 years on sedition charges. Is Imran Khan hinting at a repeat of what happened in 1971? Palki Sharma tells you.

China is facing a population crisis. Since 2021, it’s been giving incentives to families with three children. Now, it has come out with a list of 20 more cities and new projects to create a “childbearing” culture. What does this mean? Palki Sharma tells you more.

Expiry dates on food products are often seen as the end all, be all. But health experts say something entirely else. Are expiry dates really expiry dates? And who gets to decide what that date will be?

As artificial intelligence snakes its way into our lives, it is also disrupting romance. A Snapchat influencer has created an AI chatbot to replicate her behaviour and act as a girlfriend for the bot’s users. She wants to cure loneliness with this bot. But is AI the cure for loneliness or is it simply a quick fix?

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