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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, from the main central loggia balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in the Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP

Leo XIV: Habemus Papam, we have a pope!

The election of Robert Prevost, the Catholic Church's first American pope, certainly appeared a popular choice with the tens of thousands of people chanting "Viva il Papa"

Con Coughlin 09 May 2025
Al Majalla

Javier Milei: the eccentric populist 'Making Argentina Great Again'

Argentina's president has made moves to strengthen ties with Trump's America. By turning his country's economic fortunes around, his mandate has certainly been strengthened.

Con Coughlin 04 May 2025
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Hussein Al-Sheikh: navigating the maze of peace and power

In his new role as Palestinian Authority vice president, he will have to contend with the PA's growing unpopularity, internal divisions, and Netanyahu's vehement opposition to a Palestinian state

Ahmed Maher 29 April 2025
Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, speaks during a news conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Cole Burston / Getty

Pierre Poilievre: Canada's Conservative PM contender

After enjoying a two-year lead in the polls, Conservatives now look poised to lose the 28 April election. Al Majalla explains how Trump's adversarial policy towards Canada is the reason for this shift

Con Coughlin 27 April 2025
Sarah Tims

Farewell Francis: 'The Pope of the People'

The head of the Catholic Church, who earned the moniker "woke pope" for his more liberal stances, has passed away at the age of 88. He used his last mass on Easter to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Con Coughlin 21 April 2025
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Scott Bessent: US treasury secretary and voice of moderation

While he has defended US tariffs, asking critics to 'trust the process', he could also rein in some of Trump's more maximalist economic impulses

Con Coughlin 20 April 2025
Nash Weerasekera

Elon Musk: America's increasingly unpopular DOGE czar

The South African billionaire tasked with cutting US government spending is Trump's cheerleader for now, but as he accumulates critics both inside and outside the White House, it seems he may not last

Con Coughlin 13 April 2025
Sara Gironi Carnevale

Marie Le Pen: The French populist sentenced for graft

A court found the National Rally leader guilty of embezzling EU funds and slapped her with a five-year ban on running for political office. But it's too early to write her political obituary just yet.

Con Coughlin 05 April 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Ekrem İmamoğlu: The Turkish presidential candidate behind bars

The man many think could end Erdoğan's quarter-century reign was arrested just days before he was nominated as the CHP presidential candidate. Who is he, and why is he behind bars?

Omer Onhon 30 March 2025
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Nigel Farage: Britain's increasingly popular populist eyes the premiership

As voters grow frustrated with Labour and with Conservatives consigned to the political wilderness, the man who became the face of Brexit gets a spike in the polls

Con Coughlin 23 March 2025
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on 15 August 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska, where Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. ANDREW HARNIK / AFP
Politics

Why Ratcliffe's secret visit to Moscow is concerning

27 August 2026

The American CIA director's visit looks to be a desperate attempt by the Trump administration to avert a doomsday scenario in which NATO is pulled into a larger war with Russia

Con Coughlin
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Reuters
Business & Economy

Will US sanctions on Iran bite? It may depend on China

26 August 2026

Beijing says it will not abide by the new 'Economic D-Day' measures and warns the US of retaliation if they hurt their oil trade with Tehran

Rana Freifer
Nigel Buchanan
Politics

Gadi Eisenkot: Israel’s next leader?

27 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at the former army general's career, political positions, possible paths to victory, and what a change in leadership could mean for Israel and the region after three years of war

Al Majalla - London
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

When myth replaces medicine

25 August 2026

As social media transforms how people seek medical advice, figures such as Barbara O'Neill offer something conventional medicine rarely can: absolute certainty

Mohammed Mansour
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posing after signing the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 7 August, 2026. PAKISTAN PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE / AFP
Politics

Networked Middle East security

22 August 2026

The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it

Bilal Saab

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