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Why Putin might not be to blame for poisoning Alexei Navalny
Over the last two decades of being in power, Putin has blurred the boundaries between state, quasi-state, and non-state
Imran Khan should accept Israel is here to stay
Pakistan can take a stand for Palestinians, while forming diplomatic ties with those who have wronged them
Lukashenko has learned to ignore the EU’s empty threats
Imposing economic sanctions has been mooted but the history of sanctions is pretty damning
It’s a mistake to think all positive COVID tests are the same
The number of cases should not be the main driver of future lockdowns
Could Giorgia Meloni become Italy’s first female PM?
She is a self-made woman who never hides her origins in the lowly and left-wing suburb of Garbatella in Rome
Hirohito, the war criminal who got away
Seventy-five years on, Japan still can’t come to terms with its past
The tragedy of Bulgaria, the EU’s failed member state
The Balkan nation has the dubious distinction of having the highest level of corruption in the EU
The poisoning of Putin critic Alexei Navalny
He talks about money: who has it, who has stolen it, who has misused it
Pompeo is right on Iran sanctions
The Secretary of State discusses Iran, Israel and Isis
Have Arab nations forgotten about Palestine by accepting Israel?
The normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is only the beginning
Did female leaders trump men in dealing with the pandemic?
Gender-based study is permissible when it presents women in a positive light, and absolutely forbidden when it does not
An assassination verdict divides Lebanon
Rafic Hariri was killed on Valentine’s Day 2005 alongside 21 others after a bomb exploded as his motorcade drove through Beirut
The Spanish summer is well and truly canceled
‘This is like the seven plagues of Egypt,’ muttered one disgusted restaurant owner
Keir Starmer’s potential Brexit playbook
He can claim at the next general election campaign that he will finally Get Brexit Done
Get ready for the return of the Iran Deal
For the left to be right at all costs, the right must be wrong about everything
The battle over a German town’s black patron saint
St Maurice is a ubiquitous presence in Coburg. His profile adorns the town’s coat of arms, and numerous public buildings
What price is too high in the war against COVID?
If we wish to limit further economic damage, we need to find ways to live with the virus
What lies behind the Japanese obsession with face masks?
No one in Japan is checking whether you are wearing a mask or not, and there are no penalties for not doing so
India-Pakistan relations have reached rock bottom
Ironically, Modi has vindicated Pakistan’s existence by creating a de facto Hindu India
Was Sweden’s refusal to lockdown a gruesome mistake?
Over the first half of the year the Swedish economy shrank by a little less than did Denmark’s
Europe’s shameful silence on Belarus
History will deliver a damning verdict against those who heard a cry for freedom from their neighbors, and did nothing
The Israel-UAE peace deal was made in Iran
What was once unthinkable, let alone unsayable, no longer is
The UAE-Israel deal is a triumph
The usual suspects will minimize this breakthrough
Why bats are the perfect hosts for viruses
They harbor thousands — and they spill over to humans more often than you think
Why are we so sniffy about the Russian vaccine?
We don’t like Putin’s corrupt, authoritarian, nationalistic administration. But what if he’s got this one right?
