As a sovereign nation, the State of Israel has existed since 1948, following the end of the 30-year mandate for British administration of Palestine, when the Jewish Agency declared the territory as ...

The traditional Western commentariat has been somewhat constrained, yet it is still feeding the narrative that Chinese President Xi Jinping is under pressure from party factions, and that the arrest ...

On July 23, 2025, the world of theater dimmed as Ratan Thiyam, the visionary playwright, director and cultural luminary, took his final bow at the age of 77 in Imphal’s Regional Institute of Medical ...

My collegiate tennis journey started in April 2018. The head coach of the University of Missouri tennis team contacted me in Hungary, offering a scholarship and a spot on his team. It was a dream come ...

In the Chinese province of Xinjiang, the Uyghur ethnic minority faces mass detention and forced labor. The CCP has woven databases, cameras and detention centers together to create a massive network ...

A 40 billion Brazilian real hole, high-society parties in Sicily and a trail leading to the Supreme Court, together these things make up the anatomy of a banking scandal that reveals the dangerous ...

In early 2026, the Harirud River Basin stands at a catastrophic crossroads. This 1,124-kilometer transboundary lifeline is in a state of “water bankruptcy.” Over the last 30 years, average discharge ...

On June 1, 2026, millions of Ethiopians took to the ballot box despite widespread conflict and displacement. Ethiopian citizens’ willingness to work towards improving democratic institutions may point ...

Bent on a harsh anti-Iranian policy, Donald Trump blew up ...

As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its fourth winter, a parallel conflict is being fought not in the trenches of the Donbas, but in Brussels. The weapon of choice is neither artillery nor drones, but ...

India’s 1975–1977 Emergency saw Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s government suppressing free speech and arresting dissenters. My father was one victim, taken from my family for writing against the ...

Israel has carried out a relentless and zealous military onslaught in Gaza that shows orchestrated mass inhumanity on a gargantuan scale. This campaign has killed tens of thousands of civilians, razed ...