Laws that have driven smoking out of offices, restaurants, public transport and other public spaces have reduced exposure to second-hand smoke, but a global study suggests the problem remains far from resolved.
In Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, orangutans swing through the treetops, rhinos roam free, and elephants share the land with tigers. It is the last place on Earth where they still coexist in the
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In the current political climate of Israel, while the majority of Jewish parties—including those led by Benjamin Netanyahu’s critics such as Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid and Benny Gantz’s National Unity—express support for
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As missile barrages continue to strike multiple cities across Israel, concerns are mounting over the stark disparities in civil defense infrastructure, particularly in Arab towns and working-class neighborhoods. The Communist Party of
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During a visit to Soroka Medical Center in southern Israel on Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the widespread toll of ongoing missile attacks, noting that “all Israelis are paying the price”—including
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Every morning, I open the newspapers (now on apps rather than print) and read about atrocities taking place across the world. There is an inflation of pain, from the genocide in Gaza
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Social movements are powerful engines for change, and they coalesce around a vast range of issues, causes, and communities. But they fall into two basic categories: inclusionary and exclusionary. Inclusionary social movements
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Benjamin Netanyahu is not merely a flawed leader; he is a walking catastrophe cloaked in the guise of statesmanship. At a time when Israel and the wider
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is scheduled to visit Colombo later this month. The House on June 5 announced the visit, two days after the UN Resident Coordinator
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Editorial It is a bleak indictment of our epoch that the language of reason, morality, and international law now rings hollow against the roar of missiles and the bluster of sociopaths in
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Behind the polished headlines and orchestrated political theatrics, a different Balochistan exists—one that the mainstream media refuses to show. For years, we’ve been fed a carefully curated narrative: a land of “development,”
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