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The dark memes behind Charlie Kirk’s murder
The assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk shocked America and exposed the depth of its political divides. Since a suspect has been a…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Why France might soon have a far-right government
France is in political turmoil. President Emmanuel Macron has just appointed his fifth prime minister in two years. But it’s unclear whether he’ll be…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Charlie Kirk blueprint
On Wednesday, the divisive conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on the first stop of his ‘American Comeback Tour’, where …
10 months ago
Russia and Israel put Steve Witkoff's diplomacy to the test
Donald Trump wants to broker peace in two of the world’s most intractable wars: Gaza and Ukraine. But this week, both crises have escalated – and the…
10 months ago
Trump blindsided as Israel strikes Qatar
On Tuesday, Israel carried out a series of unexpected bombings, targeting senior Hamas leaders. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said it was a "preci…
10 months ago
Why is the US government deporting people building factories?
Hundreds of workers, most of them South Korean nationals, were detained last week at a Hyundai plant in Georgia after the largest immigration raid of…
10 months ago
Brazil’s Jan 6: the ‘Trump of the Tropics’ on trial
In Brazil this week an alternate reality is unfolding: a former president, who allegedly tried to incite an insurrection to overturn an election, is …
10 months ago
Nukes for nothing: The deal that broke Ukraine's trust
In 1994, Ukraine surrendered the world's third-largest nuclear arsenal, inherited from the collapsed Soviet Union, in exchange for security assurance…
10 months, 1 week ago
Xi’s axis of frenemies
President Xi Jinping said humanity faces "a choice between peace and war” as China paraded a huge arsenal of weapons – including nuclear missiles – i…
10 months, 1 week ago
Riviera or statehood: the future of Gaza
Today, we’re joined by BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen to explore oppositional visions for a post-war Gaza — one from the Americans and the oth…
10 months, 1 week ago