U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi have spoken by phone several times since Israel began its strikes on Iran last week, in a bid to find a diplomatic end to ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad last December did not erase the deep-rooted prejudices within Syrian society. Identity and political divisions remain vivid, and since January, sectarian clashes have been ...

Parents around the world may now prefer girls partly because they see them as more likely to take care of them in their old ...

Taryn Simon’s singular and meticulous approach to fine art photography produces pictures that interrogate our political structures, our social conventions and our governing principles. Her latest ...

With the cancellation of grants to Harvard University, the revocation of visas for foreign students, and the withdrawal of research funding, the Trump administration is moving forward with its agenda ...

It's France's biggest music festival, drawing up to 300,000 people to the little town of Clisson every year.

Threats to the rule of law and democratic values persist, and are getting worse in some areas. That is the message from MEPs following an analysis of the EU Commission’s latest annual rule of law ...

Nayib Bukele came to power in El Salvador in 2019, winning outright in the first round of presidential elections. Since then, he has steadily consolidated his control. Bukele’s party has dominated the ...

Nigeria is facing one of the highest rates of drug abuse in the world. Among the substances fueling the crisis is a cheap, dangerous drug known as Colorado, or "Colos," a synthetic marijuana laced ...

The media have faced criticism for their coverage of past conflicts – for example, when American journalists failed to challenge the US government's claims about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, ...

Luca de Meo is leaving Renault and the automobile industry after five years at the helm of the company. He will take on the role of CEO at luxury group Kering that's struggling to revive its flagship ...

For citizens still reeling from the crackdown on the 2022 ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ movement, it's now about hunkering down as ...