President Trump falsely told supporters in Ohio on Monday night that the coronavirus pandemic “affects virtually nobody,” even as the country approaches the grim milestone of 200,000 recorded deaths linked […]
What’s the reality behind deals promising ‘peace’ in the Middle East?
Bahrain has joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalise relations with Israel.Deals – brokered by the US – have been described by Donald Trump as a ‘breakthrough’ for […]
What is really behind the PM’s Brexit move?
Brexit wars are back this week with full fire and fury. All five living former prime ministers have spoken out against Mr Johnson and his plan to break international law. […]
‘Nothing will ever be the same’ after Boeing crash
“I learn to cope but nothing will ever be the same again. I was at a party last night with people having fun, and it suddenly struck me that I’m […]
What is the true death toll of the coronavirus pandemic?
At least another 130,000 people worldwide have died during the coronavirus pandemic on top of 440,000 officially recorded deaths from the virus, according to BBC research. A review of preliminary […]
‘Neither the US nor China wants us’
Stranded abroad by the coronavirus pandemic and squeezed by political tensions, Chinese students in the United States are rethinking their host and home countries. Eight years ago, Shizheng Tie, then […]
The Mongolian Rooney, the thief, and the fightback
On a cold, dark Mongolian morning, a teenager leaves his family’s tent and heads to school through thick, smoky air. It’s 06:00 and -20C (-4F). School 107, on the edge […]
The World Tomorrow: Former PM Tony Blair warns a second coronavirus wave would be a ‘serious, serious problem’
A second wave of COVID-19 and a winter lockdown would be a “really awful” prospect for Britain, former prime minister Tony Blair has warned. In an exclusive interview on The […]
The Hong Kong crisis and the new world order
With the UK opening its doors to three million Hong Kong residents and China threatening serious retaliation for what it sees as an intrusion into its domestic affairs, the Hong […]
The Indian who became Britain’s first Asian MP
How was an Indian elected to the British Parliament in 1892? What relevance could this historical event have for us today? Dadabhai Naoroji (1825-1917) is an unfamiliar name these days. […]