At 27, Verena Bahlsen entered the leadership of the family company that had produced biscuits for generations. Two years later, she was gone. The departure marked the end of an unusually public
For years, the question remained unanswered: who would paint Angela Merkel’s official portrait? While generations of German chancellors had their place in the gallery of former leaders, the image of Germany’s first
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On the terrace of the German Chancellery, with the Reichstag visible in the background, five European leaders gathered for a meeting designed to project unity at a moment of growing uncertainty. But
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The German writer reflects on how the internet evolved from a space of experimentation into a system of depletion, while arguing that literature can still create new ways of thinking. When writer
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When Ashley Delgado was in high school in Cleveland, Ohio, she dreamed of becoming a doctor. She earned strong grades, excelled in science and Latin, and imagined a future where she could
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Public perceptions of the United States and President Donald Trump have deteriorated across much of the world, according to a new report released by the Pew Research Center, which found declining confidence
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While the Islamic State (IS) no longer controls territory across Iraq and Syria as it did at the height of its power, the group is adapting to a transformed security environment, exploiting
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For years, Giorgia Meloni built her political identity around being a leader close to ordinary Italians — direct, emotional, and unafraid of confrontation. Now, that image has shaped one of her sharpest
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At six o’clock in the morning on June 6, the waters around Albania’s Sazan Island were calm and blue as Eva Buzo’s motorboat entered the harbour. The Australian marathon swimmer with Albanian
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The concept, rooted in philosophical traditions dating back to ancient Greece more than 2,500 years ago, is at the center of a recent discussion published by El País, which examines how ordinary
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In the history of modern science, few figures embody the intersection of discovery, identity and institutional struggle as profoundly as Abdus Salam. Born on January 29, 1926, and remembered for his groundbreaking
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Across the vast expanse of the Sahara, a decades-old energy ambition is beginning to move again. After years of stalled plans, diplomatic disputes, and financial uncertainty, the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) has
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Michael Heseltine spent six decades at the centre of British political life, occupying some of the highest offices of state and becoming one of the Conservative Party’s most recognisable figures. Yet, at
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When Charlotte Buttercase’s phone rang at 2am, the final-year medical student at the University of Manchester answered because she believed there could be an emergency. The call came from an unidentified number,
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Renate Welsh spent much of her life giving words to those who struggled to be heard. Through decades of children’s and adult literature, she explored loneliness, injustice, exclusion and the search for
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A major legal battle between Spain’s hotel industry and Booking.com is taking shape, with more than 1,400 hotel companies preparing to join a class-action lawsuit accusing the online travel platform of imposing
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