Eurovision’s Israel Problem Reaches a Crisis Point
A New York Times investigation has exposed the full scale of Israel's multi-year campaign to influence the Eurovision vote, pushing the contest into one of the deepest...
Kuwait Exposes a Failing Truce
After Kuwait accused the IRGC of trying to infiltrate Bubiyan Island, the Gulf’s uneasy truce with Iran started to look dangerously temporary....
SRMG Deepens Bet on Thmanyah, Increasing Stake to 75%
Saudi Arabia's most recognisable podcast brand is being drawn deeper into the state media apparatus, and the deal that makes it happen tells you something about...
Museveni Extends 40 Year Rule as Half of Uganda Lives in Poverty
Yoweri Museveni was sworn in yesterday for a seventh term as Uganda's president, extending a rule that began in 1986 to at least 2031, as his main rival fled the...
France Returns Colonial Art, and Nazi-Looted Works Too
France confronts two legacies of stolen art as new restitution laws ease colonial returns and the Musée d’Orsay spotlights Nazi-looted works still awaiting heirs....
UAE Classrooms Reopen After a Week of War
UAE schools have returned to in-person learning after a second week of remote classes triggered by Iranian attacks, testing a system that has now been forced to...
Hormuz Ceasefire Starts to Fray
After the UAE accused Iran of new missile and drone strikes this week, the ceasefire around Hormuz began to look less like a settlement than a pause under pressure....
Trump’s Health Shock Reaches Far Beyond America
As Belgian ministers warn that Trump threatens Europe's healthcare model, the damage is already spreading through aid budgets, medicine routes, and public health...
Alberta’s Separatist Feed Was Made in the Netherlands
After CBC traced several Alberta separatist YouTube channels to operators in the Netherlands, Canada's political fringe began to look less local than it likes to...
Switzerland Names a Buried Crime
After Swiss lawmakers voted this week to declare the treatment of Yenish and Sinti families a crime against humanity, a long-buried national shame entered public...
