World & Nation
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese activist organization of survivors of the atomic Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
Winners Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James A. Robinson at the University of Chicago.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry to scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper.
Han Kang’s Nobel Prize was a surprise to many in South Korea. Here’s what you need to know about ‘her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life’
If scientists can better understand how they work and how to manipulate them, it could one day lead to powerful treatments for diseases like cancer.
A campaign on Mohammadi’s behalf said she would be free for 21 days, but would have to serve the remaining prison time later.
Narges Mohammadi is being held at Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, which houses political prisoners and those with Western ties.
Argentinian President Javier Milei has been awarded Israel’s prestigious 2025 Genesis Prize in recognition of his support of Israel.
Ales Bialiatski, an imprisoned Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is serving a 10-year prison sentence and suffers from multiple chronic illnesses.
Opinion
Han Kang’s work shows how literature can lead a nation forward from moments like these.