The trade deal between the US and the European Union, squeezed in days before the re-introduction of Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs, is reflective of the new politics of global trade. Faced ...

The three men, Hadi Rostami, 38, Mehdi Sharifian, 42, and Mehdi Shahivand, 29, had been convicted of theft after grossly unfair trials. An informed source told Human Rights Watch that the men were ...

"While the Year of Return has eagerly welcomed Black Americans and diasporans to live in Ghana, it’s still important to understand how their presence can upend the lives of Ghanaians ..." ...

Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. It feels as if things are moving at completely different speeds in Gaza and in the ...

What began as protests against fuel price hikes in Angola have escalated into deadly unrest across the country, with at least 22 people killed and more than 1,000 detained, prompting calls from the UN ...

After a massive earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka, a peninsula in the far east of Russia, on July 30 2025, the world watched as the resultant tsunami spread from the epicentre and across the ...

Water is at the heart of the disruption wrought by climate change. The seas, once seen as vast and stable, are now unpredictable and restless. That tidy, looping diagram of the water cycle once pinned ...

Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you’re stressed, and somehow appears at your side during your worst moments. Coincidence? Not even close. Thousands of years of co-evolution have given ...

Working class communities in South Africa are continuing the tradition of shutting down their neighbourhood in protest against high electricity prices.

The US president doesn’t appear to have sufficient leverage or an experienced enough team to solve the more complex conflicts.

Now wildfires are again raging across the Mediterranean. But the flames themselves are only part of the story. As wildfires become more ...

Over a fifth of people in the UK have tried to access a weight loss drug in the last year, according to a recent poll. Weight loss jabs such as Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Wegovy (semaglutide) are very ...