Pope Leo XIV left Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery to remove a malignant lung tumour, returning to the Vatican three days earlier than initially expected. The pontiff
The narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz have long been a flashpoint for geopolitical tensions, but recent developments suggest the stakes are now far higher than oil shipments or regional security.
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A quiet reckoning is unfolding across Germany as thousands of people confront an uncomfortable truth: the past is closer than they thought. A digital tool released by Die Zeit, allowing users to
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A new film starring Isabelle Huppert revisits one of the most sensational scandals in modern French history, a case that blurred the lines between wealth, influence, and personal relationships at the very
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Less than a day after signaling a reopening, Iran has once again tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most strategically vital waterways on the planet. The abrupt
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In the heart of the European Union, a bold exhibition is forcing an uncomfortable question into public debate: has Europe truly moved beyond its colonial past, or is it still living in
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In the southern suburbs of Beirut, where Hezbollah’s influence runs deep, the symbols of conflict and sacrifice remain ever-present. At a cemetery lined with yellow flags and portraits of fallen fighters, young
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Each morning, Darya follows a familiar routine that reflects both the rhythm and contradictions of life in Tehran. Leaving her home on Yusufabad Street, an upper-middle-class neighborhood where aging villas stand beside
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The confrontation between the Vatican and the White House has entered unusually direct political territory, as Pope Leo XIV openly declares he has “no fear of the Trump administration” while escalating criticism
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Political debates about democracy often focus on culture, leadership, or polarization. But history points to a more prosaic—and more powerful—driver of political outcomes: how governments raise revenue. Across thousands of years of
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Sixty-five years after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, newly declassified documents have shed stark new light on one of the most consequential intelligence failures of the Cold War, revealing how close
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India’s reputation as the “pharmacy of the world” is facing a growing crisis, not from counterfeit medicines as commonly feared, but from a far more insidious threat: substandard drugs. As highlighted in
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In a small village in Haryana, a mother’s grief has become a stark symbol of a much larger national crisis. “My son wanted to become a wrestler. How does a liver collapse
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A growing backlash is unfolding across the United States as President Donald Trump faces rare and vocal criticism from within Christian and particularly Catholic circles, after a series of provocative posts in
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Islamabad does not feel ordinary these days. There is a quiet tension in the air, not the kind that comes from crisis, but the kind that signals something is actively unfolding behind
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As climate change accelerates the spread of deserts across the planet, a decades-long environmental experiment in China is drawing renewed global attention. Covering vast stretches of northern China, the country’s “Great Green
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