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The Fifa-Trump bromance
Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, is widely expected to award Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize on Friday, at the draw for the 2026 World…
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How did a Chinese spiritual movement build a US media empire?
When China began cracking down on the spiritual movement Falun Gong in the 1990s, its leader and some followers moved to the United States. From ther…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why has Trump pardoned Honduras’s drug trafficker ex-president?
President Donald Trump has pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras who was serving a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking an…
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The death of reading
Are we living through the slow death of reading - replaced by an addictive screen culture that fragments our attention and floods us with trivial or …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Whatever happened to Iran’s nuclear programme?
Last June, Israel and the United States carried out coordinated strikes on nuclear and military sites across Iran in what became known as the 12-day …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
When popes get political
Pope Leo is on his first official visit abroad, and there are already signs he’s willing to use his position to speak out on controversial matters. H…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Shein: How the fast fashion disruptor ran into real world problems
The backlash over the opening of Shein’s first brick and mortar store in Paris this month is just one in a series of controversies and complaints ove…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The international drama of Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2025 has been rocked by controversies and chaos, from stage falls and contestants storming out, to judges quitting and allegations of v…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Can Trump’s Gaza plan turn a ceasefire into permanent peace?
A ceasefire took effect in Gaza just over six weeks ago, and although both sides have accused the other of multiple violations of the agreement, ther…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The decision facing Zelensky
American, Ukrainian and European negotiators met in Switzerland on Sunday to discuss a US-proposed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukraine’…
1 month, 3 weeks ago