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Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has long been admired by scholars. Photo: Alamy

Why Klimt's $236 million portrait broke records

Painted between 1914 and 1916, the nearly two-metre portrait belongs to Klimt’s late period, when he began drifting away from the gold-laden glamour of his “Golden Period”. Instead of metallic...

Representational image. Photo: Unsplash

What is the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR)?

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call with US President Donald Trump to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, including the ongoing Israeli military operations against Iran. Photo: SPA/File Photo via Arab News

From Khashoggi to Duterte: Examining Trump’s global human rights record

Explainer: What is Cloudflare?

Explainer: What is Cloudflare?

Melania Trump. Picture: Collected

Melania and EB-1 visa: Why some Americans want their first lady deported

Photo: PID

What are the five charges against Hasina?

Illustration: TBS

How rising debt-servicing threatens Bangladesh’s economy, and the way forward

Migrant workers lined up. Photo: UNB

Why Malaysia-bound workers are paying twice

Astronauts Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie meet the press before the upcoming Shenzhou-20 spaceflight mission, at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China April 23, 2025. Photo: China Daily via REUTERS

What has happened to the damaged spacecraft at China's space station?

The Bangladesh-India border. Photo: Collected/FIle

Why is India upping forces at chokepoint with Bangladesh?

Security personnel work at the site of an explosion near the historic Red Fort in the old quarters of Delhi, India, November 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Blasts, blame, and brinkmanship: Decoding India and Pakistan's latest standoff

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks with Sidi Ould Tah, President of the African Development Bank, ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), in Belem, Brazil, November 5, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Anderson Coelho

Why is COP30 pushing the World Bank and other lenders to reform? ​

A combined image shows Tim Davie, who stepped down as BBC director general (left), and Deborah Turness, the corporation’s former head of news. Photo: Reuters/X/BBC

BBC crisis: What caused it and what happens next?