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Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on 8 February 2026. JOSH EDELSON / AFP
Profiles

Bad Bunny: the unapologetic Puerto Rican pop star

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 21 February 2026
Hamnet: emotional banality taints would-be cinematic masterpiece
Culture & Social Affairs

Hamnet: emotional banality taints would-be cinematic masterpiece

Obaid al-Tamimi 21 February 2026
Some observers are speculating that the Chinese decision could spell the end for the dollar’s dominance. Shutterstock

Is the petrodollar losing its lustre?

Some observers are speculating that the Chinese decision could spell the end for the dollar's dominance

Faisal Faeq 15 April 2023
The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022, more than a week after Russia invaded Ukraine. Reuters

Pentagon leaks show Western resolve in Ukraine war  

The documents confirm that Ukraine has been able to inflict significant damage on the Russian army due to intelligence help from the US

Arash Azizi 13 April 2023
Home Secretary Suella Braverman speaks in the House of Commons, London, on the Illegal Migration Bill, Tuesday March 7, 2023. AP

Are British immigrants becoming vessels for racism?

As Braverman has been busily characterising 'migrants' as invaders, the political scene in Britain has been steadily becoming more multicultural

Bryn Haworth 13 April 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) chat during a stroll through the Pine Garden in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 07 April 2023 (issued 08 April 2023). EPA

It’s a brave new world for Russia, China, and Europe

An essay analysing the rhetoric and reality of Russian-Chinese moves towards a genuine multi-polarity and the way in which European states are dealing with it

Khaled Hamadeh 13 April 2023
U.S. Marine Corp Assaultman Kirk Dalrymple watches as a statue of Iraq's President Saddam Hussein falls in central Baghdad's Firdaus Square, in this file photo from April 9, 2003. Reuters

How the fall of Baghdad changed the world

The significance doesn't lie in the amount of time that has passed since the invasion, but in the extent of drastic changes that Iraq and the world has witnessed in this period

Houssam Itani 12 April 2023
Donatello’s sculpture The Ascension With Christ Giving The Keys To St Peter forms part of the exhibition PA

Donatello graces London’s V&A

An exploration of the life and work of the iconic Italian sculptor as the V&A hosts the UK's first major Donatello exhibition

Farouk Yousif 12 April 2023
While Daniel Craig was able to portray a more sensitive James Bond, the 007 of the Bond novels was a misogynist and racist Nicola Ferrarese

Can James Bond survive the Sensitivity Reader?

While Daniel Craig was able to portray a more sensitive James Bond, the 007 of the Bond novels was a misogynist and racist

Bryn Haworth 11 April 2023

China 'spy' balloon

Fares Garabet 10 April 2023
Britain's King Charles III, 2nd right, talks with soldiers during his visit at the 130th German-British Pioneer Bridge Battalion military unit in Finowfurt, eastern Germany, on Thursday, March 30, 2023. AP

King Charles Germany visit a soft power victory

The British monarch gave a consummate speech, funny and moving by turns, the very essence of soft power, and the Bundestag loved it

Bryn Haworth 06 April 2023
It’s the first time that a former US president will stand trial for criminal conduct Dave Murray

Trump indictment adds to long list of prosecuted world leaders

Not all prosecutions led to prison time for former heads of state, with some continuing their political careers

Sami Moubayed 05 April 2023
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Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Michael Horowitz
Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

21 February 2026

The immediate economic impact will be more uncertainty

The Economist
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Politics

Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

20 February 2026

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Con Coughlin
Aliaa Aboukhaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

16 February 2026

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

Charbel Khoury
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi @USAMBTurkiye via X
Politics

SDF presence in Munich raises eyebrows in Ankara

18 February 2026

Despite having signed an agreement to integrate into the Syrian state, its leaders attended a key security conference in Germany as a separate delegation from Damascus, in a move that unnerves Türkiye

Omer Onhon

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