Editorial As voting entered its most consequential moment, Donald Trump may have recognised the political damage awaiting his party. On Election Day, he announced that the United States would end its annual
In the shadow of Raqqa’s former municipal stadium, once transformed by the Islamic State into a detention, torture and execution center, children from communities divided by nearly 14 years of war now
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by Durga Velayudham The Easter Sunday investigations have ceased to be merely a search for criminal responsibility. They have become a constitutional test of whether Sri Lanka remains governed by the rule
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A criminal conviction could initially strengthen Marine Le Pen’s political support before ultimately limiting her electoral prospects, according to Harvard political scientist Andrew O’Donohue, who says legal action against populist leaders presents
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Europe’s automotive industry could lose as many as 726,000 jobs by 2040 unless measures are taken to strengthen key technologies, according to a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (Fraunhofer
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Israel’s decision to recognize the Armenian genocide has reignited a debate that extends far beyond the events of 1915, placing renewed attention on the relationship between historical memory and international diplomacy. More
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The fringe has occupied many roles throughout history. It has been a symbol of royal authority, a marker of aristocratic fashion, a statement of modernity, and, more recently, the focus of cultural
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The Schutzstaffel (SS) evolved from a relatively small Nazi paramilitary unit into the central institution behind the Third Reich’s racial policies and mass violence, according to historian Bastian Hein in an interview
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The U.S. State Department is undergoing one of the most extensive transformations in its modern history, with President Donald Trump’s second administration reshaping America’s diplomatic establishment through sweeping personnel changes, structural reforms
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A resignation letter from inside Alibaba’s workplace communication platform DingTalk has become a rare public reckoning over the pressures facing China’s technology workers, sparking debate about a corporate culture built around relentless
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On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office four years after leaving power following his defeat to Joe Biden and the political fallout from the January 6, 2021, attack
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On November 10, 2019, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, the president-elect of the European Union, made the trip from Brussels to Berlin to present me with the Axel Springer Award for The Age
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Editorial According to a Colombo-based newspaper report, Sri Lanka’s India-backed Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) project has reached a troubling stage after financial proposals submitted by Indian companies for the Master System Integrator
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has repeatedly delivered the same public assurance in recent weeks: Belarus will not be drawn into Russia’s war against Ukraine. The message has become a consistent feature of
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‘I think when it comes to nuclear, we are really in a good place.’ With these words, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte described the state of the Alliance’s nuclear strategy at the pre-Summit press
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When Zarina looked down at herself as a little girl, she saw a princess. The dress she wore that day was the one she had always wanted but had never been allowed
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