Global life expectancy bounces back to near pre-pandemic levels, WHO says

People around the world are living longer again, with global life expectancy almost fully recovered from…

Reporter’s Notebook: Congress faces a crisis that the ‘AI godfather’ warns it may not be ready to address

To hear estimates about the growing power of AI, one might ask AI chatbots how long…

More than half of some US weapons stockpiles used in Iran war, raising concerns about China threat

Some estimates show the U.S. has used more than half of its stockpiles of some weapons…

Childhood vaccination rate increases slightly, but millions remain unprotected

Global childhood immunization programmes continued to recover in 2025, but conflict, poverty and growing vaccine hesitancy…