Moktar is 21, a university student from a modest Tunisian family, and one of thousands of young people who feel that France has closed the door on their future. He lives with
On 15 October 1987, Thomas Sankara, the leader of Burkina Faso, was assassinated alongside twelve of his senior officials. At the time, which I remember well, there was great confusion as to
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The Trump-Putin Phone Call on 29 April lasted 90 minutes, both sides report. The call was initiated by Russia. President Vladimir Putin told Trump that the current cease fire in the Iran
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A central question has come to define the ongoing standoff between the United States and Iran: does President Donald Trump truly believe his own narrative about the conflict, or is it a
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Every year on the first of May, the world stops to honour those who build it: the masons, the mill workers, the seamstresses, the sanitation crews—the millions of hands without which no
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Venezuela’s “National Pilgrimage for a Venezuela Free of Sanctions and in Peace” is set to conclude in Caracas this Thursday, marking the end of a 13-day nationwide mobilization that authorities describe as
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Photographs of four Ukrainian soldiers reduced to skin and bone by severe malnutrition have sparked outrage across Ukraine, revealing a stark and unsettling reality behind the country’s prolonged war effort. The men,
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The Trump administration has abruptly dismissed all 22 members of the National Science Council, the main advisory body guiding U.S. science and engineering policy, just as the group was finalizing a sensitive
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In his latest analysis, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claims that Donald Trump is considering a dramatic step: paying billions of dollars to Iran to bring an end to the ongoing blockade of
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China is set to eliminate tariffs on imports from 53 African nations in a phased rollout beginning Friday, marking a major shift in global trade dynamics and underscoring Beijing’s efforts to deepen
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Although progressives are rightly concerned about US-coerced compromises and concessions, it is equally important to understand the resilience and continuing successes of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution. Focusing only on the half-empty aspect of
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In the run-up to the 2024 election, Donald Trump promised “We will close the border. We will stop the invasion of illegals into our country.” A year later, it was a promise
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In February 2008, beneath the harsh afternoon sun of Accra, US President George W. Bush stood before a small gathering of journalists and dismissed swirling rumors with a chuckle. The United States, he claimed,
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When Roshan Ranasinghe, the sports minister under Ranil’s government, removed the Cricket Board and its Chairman Shammi Silva, Shammi Silva and the Cricket Board challenged the decision in court. Subsequently, both the
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Dr. Alireza Delkhosh, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Sri Lanka, delivered an emotional address during a humanitarian visit to the Fathima Orphanage and Ladies Hostel, combining outreach to vulnerable
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Diplomacy, as Winston Churchill once observed, is “the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions.” It is a craft of nuance, restraint,
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