Genocide
WORLD
Selective Outrage: Whose Suffering Does Nicki Minaj Speak For?
Nicki Minaj’s UN appearance boosts a disputed narrative on Nigeria’s violence, revealing how star power shapes global political agendas.
BUSINESS
Norway Recalibrates Its Conscience for Tech Profits
Norway’s famously ethical investment fund is possibly muddying its principles to protect its profitable Big Tech holdings.
EXCLUSIVE
Chatham House on Sudan: When Think Tanks Misread Conflicts
Outdated Sudan analyses exaggerate Russian, Iranian, and Islamist threats while overlooking RSF atrocities and real political dynamics.
Gaza War
EU–Egypt €7.4bn Pact: Can Money Buy Influence?
Europe bets €7.4bn on Egypt, turning Cairo from border guard to Gaza mediator as Brussels tests cash-for-diplomacy influence.
EUROPE
108 Years Too Late: Palestine and Politics
When diplomatic schedules matter more than diplomatic substance, London shows how to manage competing constituencies with the recognition of Palestine.
Popular
Winter Storm Research Rewrites a Witch Trial Tragedy
As new research published in Smithsonian Magazine this week connects a 1617 Arctic storm to Norway's deadliest witch trials, climate historians reveal how weather shock fed decades of persecution.
Prediction Takes Politics: Prophets and Polymarkets Collide
As 11 Peruvian shamans predicted Nicolás Maduro's fall on 29 December 2025, crypto traders were placing similar bets online—five days before U.S. forces extracted the Venezuelan leader to New York.
Mladenov Takes Over Gaza Board After Regional Veto
Nickolay Mladenov becomes Gaza peace board head after Arab states blocked Tony Blair, raising questions about whose interests guide Washington's selection.
Abu Dhabi Rebuffs British Universities Over Campus Radicalisation
The world’s wealthiest patrons now view Western campuses as hazards, forcing a costly inversion of the traditional hierarchy that once defined global education.
Bury the Lead: MTV ‘Death’ and the Way We Read Now
As MTV continued broadcasting across the United States and most of Europe on 1 January 2026, millions of social media tributes mourned a channel that had never actually shut down.
