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EUROPE
Putting Out the Fires in Europe: Climate’s North-South Gap
Fires engulf forests from Greece to Spain with a important signal for Europe splitting along climate lines.
LIFESTYLE
Tourists Under Fire: Europe’s North-South Economic Divide Alight
From Barcelona to Naplea, protests against tourists expose how single-sector dependence is strangling southern European communities.
WORLD
Modi’s Vision of India Comes Up Against the South
Southern India's economic tigers are showing their teeth as Modi's plans to redraw electoral maps threaten to shift power toward his northern strongholds.
WORLD
Nile Tensions: South Sudan at Risk of Renewed Conflict
Seven years after a hard-won peace, South Sudan teeters toward chaos as President Kiir's firing of the Upper Nile governor fuels VP Machar's fury and militia violence.
Popular
Gen Z Picks Up a Needle: Sewing’s Unlikely Digital-Age Revival
As sewing workshops filled up and repair videos accumulated millions of views on TikTok in late 2025, younger people began turning to analog craft in growing numbers, citing everything from screen fatigue to fast fashion guilt.
Too Many Captains, Too Few Ships: Britain’s New Right
The digital hype of millions of views on X could not mask the lack of a real foundation as competing leaders fought for control over a fragile Britain’s New Right.
Ireland’s Basic Income for Artists Becomes Permanent
As Ireland confirmed in February 2026 that its Basic Income for the Arts scheme would become permanent, creative work moved closer to public infrastructure than private risk.
How Rob Jetten Reclaimed the Dutch Centre
After a season of political chaos, the Netherlands' youngest premier has shown that the centre can hold when it offers real paths forward.
Rats Take Selfies: What One Art Project Says About Life Online
French artist Lignier trains rats to take photos, revealing how reward systems mirror social media conditioning and online performance
