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 ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led the country for more than a decade, shaping its politics, economy and global posture. As he enters what is likely his final term, with no guarantee of ...

Early on in his papacy, both supporters and detractors called Pope Francis a liberal or even a socialist. Later, commentators called him..

German minority groups such as the Transylvanian Saxons and the Banat Swabians have a long, rich history in Romania. However, political strife as well as benefits elsewhere drove German cultural ...

The UK Labour Party faced a political crisis after Member of Parliament Diane Abbott wrote a letter distinguishing racism against people of..

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 ...

China is building the world’s biggest dam on the Brahmaputra River to boost its power and sway in South Asia.

As the world awaits the singularity — the moment when AI invites humans to retire from all productive activity other than promoting AI itself — an ex-CEO of the monopoly known as Google informs us ...

Most modern royal families are facing a decline in relevance, but their ongoing efforts to adapt means they cannot be discounted entirely. The political influence of monarchies globally has ...

Today’s horrific moment should, in fact, be considered — to return to that word of mine one last time — a true perversification of past misdeeds, made all too possible by a failure in the ...

In South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, signaling a shift to coalition governance. Botswana's elections reflected dissatisfaction with the Botswana Democratic Party ...

Trump responded to a Pakistan-backed terrorist attack in India by avoiding any mention of Pakistan’s role. He then claimed credit for a ceasefire that India had already planned on its own terms. The ...