Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president on Thursday, a day after winning a vote in parliament and urging…
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It is well known that in antique times the institution of slavery was pervasive. The ancient Athenians may have invented democracy, but the voters…
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Family photo of leaders ahead of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 16, 2022. Oman News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
A Ukrainian serviceman looks at a crater and damaged school after Russian shelling in a residential area in Chuhuiv, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A helicopter launches water as a wildfire advances near a residential area in Alhaurin de la Torre, Malaga, Spain, Saturday, July 16, 2022. Wildfires continue to spread across Spain as firefighters work to bring them under control. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
A woman walks with an umbrella in the rain in Jalaun district, in the northern Indian state of Utter Pradesh, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
China's Sun Minghui, left, goes up for a shot against Taiwan's Chen Ying Chun during their group phase match at FIBA Asia Cup 2022 basketball tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
The pack rides along Loire river during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 192.5 kilometers (119.6 miles) with start in Saint-Etienne and finish in Mende, France, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
For years, we’ve known that Apple was working on a mixed reality headset. And at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple spent yet…
Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria has recently opened the first “beach for the blind” in the country. It aims to provide the blind with the…
Two years ago, I predicted in Foreign Affairs that the COVID-19 recession, coming on top of the financial crisis of 2008, would lead rich democracies…
Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires blistered land in France, Spain and Portugal on Friday, while officials in Europe…
The recent Madrid NATO summit has been labelled as historical, “with far-reaching decisions to transform NATO”, which apparently will “preserve peace…
The prevalence of disability is matched by its impact. A staggering one billion people across the globe live with a physical or mental condition that…
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French student protests reach a crescendo
