Right-wing anger about The Odyssey says more about today’s myopic understanding of identity than it does about classical antiquity.
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His comments come as both Kyiv and Moscow try to advance their interests on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told European Union leaders that now is th…
More than four decades later, the Bhopal gas tragedy remains the deadliest industrial disaster in human history. Researchers estimate that half a million people are still sufferin…
A visit by Pakistan’s army chief to Tehran is seen as a sign of significant progress in negotiations.
Israeli strikes intensified across southern Lebanon over the past 48 hours, with attacks hitting areas in the Tyre and Nabatieh districts, despite continuing diplomatic efforts to…
This week, Taiwan Travelogue, a book rejected multiple times by publishers as it was deemed untranslatable, won the International Booker Prize. It was a historic first for Taiwan,…
A flurry of meetings and talks between top regional leaders were held on Saturday in an attempt to de-escalate increased tensions between the US and Iran. Leaders from the Arab wo…
On Friday evening, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to a state
India and Pakistan remain publicly entrenched, even as unofficial voices push for renewed dialogue and restraint.
The US projects confidence in weapons stockpiles, but analysts say dwindling munitions are shaping its war decisions.
People in southern Lebanon are living under “psychological terror” from Israeli air attacks and displacement orders.