Ever-greater access to information is making people more selective online. After the pandemic boosted social media, there is danger in this limited perspective driven by algorithms. Change is needed.

The ceremony has also undergone a number of discrete revisions that are designed to reflect the changing nature of British society

The harmony of a nation has been ravaged by a criminal period of misrule and deeply shocking economic disarray

A political, diplomatic, and economic battle emerges after the spate of wars in Syria over the last decade

The criteria for singling out pro-regime journalists appear to be the crossing of prescribed "red lines" and having a large audience, readership or following

Some Arab literary figures are becoming for sale, jumping into the laps of militia groups across the Arab world

Two rival military men thirsting for power both fail to put down their weapons to help a long-suffering people faced with a bleak future. Urgent problems are left unanswered by yet more violence.

The scale of crimes and sheer number of victims — combined with massive shortages in resources and personnel — make prosecution through the traditional legal system difficult

Although journalism and statecraft are completely different, both require a certain level of emotional intelligence to cut through the confusion

Eid Al-Fitr is time of joy. But people hit by loss or displacement can be upset by the calendar's big occasions. The human memory has always been complex and bittersweet, but it can also be shaped.

The crisis is likely to increase political instability in Africa at a time when the continent can least afford it

Efforts to stabilise Sudan and establish civilian rule have failed. As conflict between military men once more grips a fragile republic, the reasons its people suffer also lie with politicians.