A Dutch court ruled that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could face trial in the Netherlands, following a case filed by seven individuals claiming to have suffered injuries from COVID-19 vaccines. The case,
Latvia has voted to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty designed to protect women from violence, after a 13-hour parliamentary debate on Thursday. The decision comes amid growing political divisions and
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“The military operates behind our backs,” says Pedro Uc Be. “We know they will start mining, but they work in darkness, and for that precise reason we haven’t been able to say
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The promise of justice that once defined Bangladesh’s post-independence identity has turned into its most bitter irony. In 1971, the country’s founders imagined a republic built upon freedom, equality, and human rights.
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Editorial Asia’s glittering skylines tell a lie. Beneath the gleam of new money, towering tech empires and the rhetoric of “inclusive growth”, the continent is quietly eating itself alive. Oxfam’s report, An
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A new SIPRI report argues that the region’s future will not be determined by military might or foreign aid alone — it will hinge on whether governments, communities, and international actors can
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In a conversation with MIT Technology Review, Suleyman addressed what he calls a “deep contradiction” at the heart of AI development: the race to make artificial intelligence friendlier, smarter, and more relatable,
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An alarming new Oxfam report warns of an ever-deepening divide between Asia’s rich and poor. The wealthiest 10% capture 77% of the region’s income, while over half a billion people survive on
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by Durga Dr Gwen Adshead’s Four Questions About Violence is one of those deceptively calm titles that conceals a detonator. It’s a book written by a forensic psychiatrist who has spent decades
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Nearly 4,400 people have been abused by Catholic priests in Italy in cases reported since 2020, according to a victims’ association that urged church leaders to confront what it called a deepening
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“Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know,” the 18th-century British writer Lord Chesterfield advised his son. But common sense doesn’t stay that way. While it appears to
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