Since the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the early part of the 20th century, the Middle East has been marked by conflict, violence, political instability, foreign interference, the rise and consequent ...

The conversation then shifts to the alarming rise of nationalist and authoritarian movements across continents — from Europe and Latin America to parts of Asia and North America. Reitzenstein points ...

Khattar Singh opens by asking why the United States is deporting illegal migrants who are not from Eswatini to this tiny nation of 1.2 million people. Dlamini says a secret agreement allowed the US to ...

The world is beginning to see a shift. Ultra-right politics and ideologies are emerging from the fringes of the political spectrum. It is a dangerous shift to see, especially knowing the trajectory of ...

On October 19, 2025, the Louvre, a legendary museum of human history and culture, was the site of a brazen theft. Within minutes, burglars had made off with invaluable treasures, resorting to simple ...

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Scandal is no stranger to the House of Windsor, but it has made a flagrant return with Andrew’s involvement with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Yet the institution will manage this scandal ...

As a sovereign nation, the State of Israel has existed since 1948, following the end of the 30-year mandate for British administration of Palestine, when the Jewish Agency declared the territory as ...

Central bank independence (CBI) is crucial for maintaining economic stability, particularly in a globalized world where political influence can lead to adverse outcomes like inflation and economic ...

June 23, 1980: After the assassination of magistrate Mario Amato by Italian right-wing terrorists, an anonymous group published a leaflet endorsing the murder: “To the members of the ‘Great Fascist ...

In developing countries, women and girls spend an estimated 40 billion hours a year collecting water. Since humans established permanent settlements and systems of agriculture, efforts to develop ...

Notwithstanding Russia’s local proxy, fanning existing flames in Bosnia and Herzegovina could be a rational adventure from Putin’s viewpoint for additional reasons. First, Serbian and Turkish ...