The French far-right leader was convicted of embezzlement, but her prison sentence was suspended, and she is allowed to run next year. Opponents are busy reconfiguring their strategies
Politicians have used football to score political points, while some footballers have felt compelled to weigh in on national politics amid the rise of the far right
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
Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box
Sliman Mansour, the renowned Palestinian painter who used clay from his land to make his works after deciding to boycott art materials produced by Israel, has died at the age of 79