Leaving Russia no longer necessarily means leaving Russian repression behind. According to a new report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Russian Federation has developed a systematic and institutionalised
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is working to secure £700mn in funding to launch a new high-frequency cross-Channel rail service, providing the first direct competition to Eurostar in its 30-year history. The
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Qatar Airways will conclude its phase of rapid expansion following one last major aircraft order, according to CEO Badr Mohammed Al-Meer. The airline, along with Doha’s Hamad International Airport, aims to increase
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The world’s largest mining corporations have significantly reduced exploration spending over the past two years due to inflation, higher interest rates, and declining commodity prices. This downturn follows a surge in investments
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Kuwait has revoked the nationality of approximately 42,000 of its citizens in the past six months, a move that has ignited significant controversy both domestically and internationally. The Gulf state, once regarded
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Wealthy Chinese investors are discreetly channeling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk, leveraging opaque financial structures to keep their identities hidden. These investments are flowing into
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On October 7, 2023, Israel launched a full-scale war on Hamas, vowing to destroy the group entirely. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Hamas’s annihilation as Israel’s primary war objective, and months later,
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Fifteen years ago, Lady Gaga was an unknown artist giving interviews in Berlin’s underground clubs. Today, she is a global icon, a 13-time Grammy winner, and a cultural phenomenon who has shaped
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At least 745 Alawite civilians have been executed by Syrian security forces and allied fighters in the past two days, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Witnesses have described
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Amid India’s push to become a global manufacturing hub and attract foreign investment, businesses operating in the country are raising concerns over complex tax regulations and bureaucratic hurdles. The issue has been
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by Satchi Deepa Mandlik’s Dynasties of Devotion is a work that does not merely present temples as places of worship, but as testaments to an India that thrived on artistic ambition, imperial
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by Eric Ciara Greene and Gillian Murphy’s Memory Lane is not merely a book about memory; it is an unflinching confrontation with the fallibility of the human mind. We often think of
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by Durga George Raveling’s What You’re Made For is neither a memoir nor a simple self-help manual. It is a philosophical challenge wrapped in personal stories, a book that forces the reader
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by Nil Adam Rutherford’s A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived is an incendiary, provocative, and profoundly necessary book. It does not merely narrate human history through the lens of genetics;
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A growing number of Ukrainian opposition figures are positioning themselves as potential challengers to President Volodymyr Zelensky, with reports emerging that some have even held secret discussions with allies of US President
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A proposed €150bn boost to the EU’s defence industry has reignited tensions between France and Germany, as the two nations clash over whether the funds should be restricted to European-made weaponry or
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