‘Tis the season: The post-World Cup Christmas blues | Qatar World Cup 2022
When the World Cup kicked off in November, I was rooting for Mexico. Having resided off and on in the coastal town of Zipolite in…
When the World Cup kicked off in November, I was rooting for Mexico. Having resided off and on in the coastal town of Zipolite in…
The holidays are here, and many of us are indulging in sweets, especially chocolate. But this seemingly innocuous guilty pleasure comes with a hidden cost:…
On September 23, the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Phnom Penh orally affirmed the convictions against Khieu Samphan, Cambodia’s former head of state, for genocide, crimes…
Our hopes of reversing the global crisis facing the natural world remain alive. The COP15 agreement in Montreal, Canada, on a Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)…
About a year ago, 12-year-old Asaad was enjoying being able to go to school and play with friends again in Sudan, following months of uncertainty…
As the Qatar 2022 World Cup saw formerly colonised peoples take on former colonial powers on the football field, conversations about “scars of the present’s…
On December 13, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa survived an impeachment vote in the National Assembly. The vote was called by opposition parties over claims…
Despite the tattoos and beard, Lionel Messi still looks like a little boy who loves playing a game with a ball. This is the simplicity…
Fascism has been on the minds of Israel’s friends and foes alike since “the Jewish State” held its latest elections and its former Prime Minister…
The Altas Lions’ history-making run at the Qatar 2022 World Cup may have come to an end, but their victories are still making waves off…
The election, seen as a sham by most in the country, did nothing to defuse the tensions that will likely lead to the downfall of…
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, many Palestinians felt this war concerns them directly. Over the past nine months, they have…
While much of the international media is often focused on Turkish foreign and domestic policy, they tend to miss some of the good news, such…
Edward Snowden is brave – to a point. His decision in 2013 to leak a cache of documents revealing the halting scope, reach and ubiquitous…
As 2022 comes to a close, we are facing a food crisis worse than any other in recent memory. According to the World Food Programme…
In the wake of Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover of Twitter, several of the world’s largest ad agencies have advised clients to pause advertising their brands…
Last month, a special court in Paris sentenced Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara to life in prison for his complicity “in massive and systematic torture…
From COVID-19 to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine to climate change, it seems all the calamities afflicting the world are converging to make…