Observers say the nominations empower the hardline old guard, prioritise loyalty over military innovation.
Mojtaba Khamenei has recently made a series of appointments that have strengthened his authority at the top of Iran's state apparatus, after remaining out of the public eye since …
October 2025 Dear Chillsubs writers, I hope you enjoyed your first back issue! This time we’re sharing our issue from Spring 2024, which features fiction by Munachim Amah, Renée H…
After the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, Berlin promised to bring all the Afghan local staff members to Germany. But people are still waiting to leave in …
An International Atomic Energy Agency delegation will visit Syria in the coming days to discuss nuclear material left over from the Assad regime, the Atomic Energy Commission of S…
At last: the new Téa Obreht novel is upon us! It comes to us in a day filled with other bounties: Richard Russo, Claire Carusillo, and Chang-Rae Lee are just a few of the other la…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Aug. 12 during the Palestinian leader’s official visit to Türkiye, the country’s communications dir…
For generations, India has lived by the rhythm of the southwest monsoon. But with the country hit by dry spells, cloudbursts and deadly floods, climate swings now expose the costs…
Nearly five years after returning to power, Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have expanded working relations with regional and European governments, although Russia remains the o…
The movie’s title is no joke. “Fast” (opening Aug. 12 at MOMA) is set in the world of low-rent auto racing. Its protagonist, a young woman named Sterling (Madison Pankey), tries t…
Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
Edge of Tomorrow, the "masterpiece" sci-fi thriller starring Tom Cruise, has just arrived on Netflix. Released in 2014, the film follows Cruise as Major William Cage, an officer w…