The speech argues that ancient Greece gave the West far more than democracy, philosophy and political institutions: it bequeathed a distinctive ideal of human excellence, intellectual curiosity, courage, competition and national loyalty.
The appearance of Shahed-136-type kamikaze drones over northern Mali marks a significant development in a conflict that has evolved steadily since rebellion first erupted in the country’s north in 2012. A detailed
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Editorial Public trust is not strengthened by triumphal announcements; it is earned through evidence, transparency, and accountability. That is why the recent attempts by Sri Lankan officials to portray the United States’
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The killing of Oaxaca journalist Francisco Alejandro Leyva Aguilar has become the latest in a string of murders that, according to press freedom organisations and reporting by El País, reveal a persistent
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From Judith Butler’s standing-room-only appearance in Madrid to the enduring influence of figures such as Slavoj Žižek, Byung-Chul Han, Thomas Piketty and Yuval Noah Harari, a growing group of contemporary thinkers has
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Formation of Chabad houses in Weligama and the East Coast sparked a mass agitation across the country, paving the path for many social media pundits to depict Jewish tourists to the island
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As tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to intensify, the Trump administration has sought to raise the stakes by announcing a new agreement with Saudi Arabia, Iran’s longstanding regional rival. The accord
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Editorial If there is a single sentence that captures the gravity of Sri Lanka’s latest public finance scandal, it is buried not in a political speech or parliamentary debate, but in the
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has moved decisively to remove one of the most senior figures within his own political circle as his administration seeks to draw a line under a corruption scandal
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For the principal of a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, the morning began not with the sound of explosions overhead but with a decision to protect her students. Shortly
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The view from Ahmed Alafi’s home stretches across Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley to the snow-capped mountains beyond, but the former Hezbollah operative can no longer see it. The explosion that changed his life
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Foreign correspondents working in China say pressure, surveillance and intimidation have become embedded in their daily work, with nearly all respondents to a new survey concluding that reporting conditions in the country
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A years-long online forum that amassed millions of users by hosting and monetising alleged non-consensual intimate images has been taken offline after an investigation by Bellingcat and New Zealand news outlet The
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The Indian government’s response to the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests and activist Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike has become the focus of a detailed political analysis published by Frontline India, which
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Summary: Why do billions of people care so deeply about games whose outcomes have no direct effect on their lives? Beginning with the tension of watching a World Cup Final, Martina Moneke argues
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Christopher Nolan has spent more than two decades building one of the most influential filmographies in contemporary cinema while revealing remarkably little about himself. Despite directing some of the century’s most discussed
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