Africa
Ghana summons South African envoy over xenophobic incidents
Tensions Rise Across Borders
Ghana’s Foreign Minister on Thursday summoned South Africa’s High Commissioner to Accra, a move seen as a sharp escalation in tensions …
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Netanyahu reveals his health update on cancer treatment
Health of a Nation: Netanyahu’s Cancer Update and the Politics of Disclosure
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s embattled prime minister, has revealed that his annual medical …
Politics
Europeans Ask: What Would It Mean to Defend One Another Without NATO?
The Unspoken Pact: Europe’s Alternative to NATO
As the European Union’s leaders gathered for a crisis meeting in Brussels last week, the room was abuzz with an unspoken …
Politics
Man, 32, jailed for life for rape and assault of Sikh woman in Walsall
A Life Sentence for Racial and Religious Hate
The courtroom fell silent as John Ashby, 32, was led away in handcuffs, a sombre reminder of the darkest corners of British society. …
Africa
Kuwaiti army says border sites attacked by two drones from Iraq
Regional Tensions Escalate as Kuwaiti Border Sites Come Under Drone Attack
Darkness had just fallen on the Kuwaiti border region when the first drone struck, its payload crashing …
Africa
Africa: Spat With Trump Distracts From Pope Leo's Africa Tour
A Papal Performance of Divergent Priorities
Pope Leo stepped off the plane in Nairobi, his first stop on a high-stakes, continent-spanning tour, amidst a backdrop of controversy …
Politics
US gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warns
A Nation on the Line: US Gambling Addiction Spins Out of Control
The eerie glow of screens illuminates the bedrooms of America, a nation increasingly enthralled by the thrill of …
Politics
Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs
Underwater Resonance
A pair of scuba divers descended into the depths of the Caribbean Sea, the warm waters enveloping them like a damp shroud. Below them, a coral reef lay dying, …
Africa
Israeli forces raid town near Nablus in occupied West Bank
Unrelenting Occupation
As dawn broke over the sleepy town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, a sense of unease settled over its residents. Israeli forces, a …
Africa
Liberia: Press Union Warns of Shrinking Democratic Space
Liberia’s Fraying Edges
As the sun sets over the Atlantic coastline of Liberia, a sense of unease settles over the nation’s capital, Monrovia. The hum of generators …