As an old friend joins a right-wing political party, a reader asks our Agony Uncle for advice.

During the protest on DSEI’s opening day several protesters were thrown to the floor and bruised as London’s Metropolitan ...

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Is the UN’s impotence in the Gaza genocide a new development – or a continuation of its history in the region? By Hamza Yusuf ‘Humanitarian action responds to people’s need, wherever they are,’ the ...

For the arms industry war is a business opportunity. Roma Robinson reports on the opposition to London’s DSEI UK, one of the biggest arms fairs.

‘That can never again be repeated in our history,’ current president, the leftist Gabriel Boric said in his March 2022 inaugural address. Half a century later and with an election due in November, ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has perhaps the richest concentration of precious metals and minerals on earth. Colette Braeckman describes how their exploitation by warring factions has fuelled the ...

Surprisingly, Rwanda regularly tops global gender equality tables. What can a traditional sexual practice reveal about gender norms? Alice McCool finds out ‘Sex is for the woman. This is because the ...

Witness the growth spurt in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and you would be forgiven for thinking the world becomes a more caring place every day. These legions of not-for-profit groupings that ...

S Bedford exposes horrific negligence at a Missionaries of Charity centre in India – and asks when the order will be brought to book. ‘Is nothing sacred any more?’ the American woman asked nobody in ...

An oil boom is reshaping Guyana’s future. Ben Jacob traces the country’s long history of colonial exploitation from Britain’s sugar factory to Exxon’s oil fields. Georgetown, the capital city of ...