Editorial Is Bibi going to lose miserably? It is too early to predict, but something unusual is happening in Israel. Voters are turning out in numbers not seen for decades, making this
When Jamal unlocks the heavy metal door and steps inside the darkened room, the first things he sees are not ancient relics or archaeological treasures, but the remnants of war. Thousands of
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With international justice blocked for years, European courts have become the primary venue for prosecuting alleged crimes against humanity committed under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as survivors, investigators, and prosecutors build an unprecedented
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Andy Burnham will arrive at 10 Downing Street on Monday as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, becoming the seventh person to hold the office in the decade since the Brexit referendum
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Hundreds of Israeli settlers, including families carrying national flags and walking with children, marched toward the Gaza Strip on Sunday demanding the re-establishment of Israeli settlements in the territory nearly two decades
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The debate over whether convicted child sex offender Shabir Ahmed should be deported from the United Kingdom to Pakistan has become about far more than one offender. It has evolved into a
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The reported Iranian drone strike on a U.S. military base in Jordan on July 17, which killed two American soldiers while another remains missing, has pushed the West Asia crisis into a
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China’s central bank has once again chosen calibration over shock therapy. Following the second-quarter meeting of its monetary policy committee, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on July 8 it will
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The history of warfare shows that conflicts end either with a clear victory by one side or through negotiations when both face the exhaustion of resources and the will to continue sacrificing
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There are just over three weeks left before Abelardo De La Espriella takes office as Colombia’s new president, despite the numerous allegations that cast a shadow over his election and, as usual,
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“For the enemy to be recognised and feared, he has to be in your home or on your doorstep.” ~ Umberto Eco (The Prague Cemetery) The Tamil enemy and the Muslim enemy
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Months after a fragile ceasefire temporarily slowed direct military confrontation, signs are mounting that the United States and Iran could be moving toward another phase of open conflict. Escalating military exchanges, increasingly
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s first official visit to Washington since taking office in May unfolded as far more than a routine diplomatic engagement. Across meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, members
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When Ranil became President and was striving to secure approval for the first IMF tranche, the head of the U.S. CIA secretly visited Sri Lanka. After meeting with him, Ranil instructed the
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The future of the Tibetan freedom movement is increasingly being shaped not only by political confrontation but by time itself. As China strengthens its legal framework for ethnic integration and expands its
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A diplomatic dispute between the Philippines and China has escalated after Manila strongly condemned an artificial intelligence-generated video shared by China’s state-run China Daily, describing its portrayal of Filipinos as monkeys as
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