Israel announced Thursday it will sever all contact with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, after learning the country is set to be blacklisted
The visit of Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa in Damascus earlier this month was far more than a diplomatic courtesy call. It marked the beg…
Our feast of fabulous reviews this week includes Jessica Bennett on MJ Corey’s Dekonstructing the Kardashians, Lily Meyer on Karen Tei Yamashita’s Questions 27 & 28, Ron Charles o…
Since the days of ancient Greece, thinkers have grappled with the mystery of why humans and other animals play. Survival is hard, so why waste energy? Over the years, theories hav…
The European Union’s top diplomat has firmly rejected the idea of Europe acting as a “neutral mediator” between Ukraine and Russia, underscoring the bloc’s alig
In this vegetarian stir-fry, crumbling tofu dramatically increases its surface area, all the better for absorbing heady spices.
In his second term, the US president has confirmed his intention to distance the country from the 'Western collective.' Beijing and Moscow are both hoping to overturn the global o…
In this monthly issue, we take a closer look at how games, imagination, and creative experimentation shape identity and culture.
The spread of datura is forcing the Iraqi Interior Ministry to urge farmers and citizens to report if spotted.
Nearly eight months after Israel announced a ceasefire that its army is violating daily, the country continues to strike the part of the enclave it occupies. Some in Israel are ca…
China has taken over the South China Sea. Taiwan’s military and geopolitical future is in disarray. The United States’ ships struggle to enter the region, while gray-zone cyberatt…
The uproar between Canal+, the leading body funding French cinema, and the signatories of an open letter against Vincent Bolloré, Canal+'s owner, came at the worst possible time: …