Washington has begun to ease sanctions on Minsk in exchange for the release of political prisoners

The long read: The Emirati royal is increasingly influential on the world stage. Some see him as a visionary. Others compare him to a Bond villain. Who is he?

Israel’s illiberal and ethno-nationalist forces are reshaping the country in their image. This is a structural transformation that runs deeper than October’s el

Two books take a deep dive into the hybrid wars over the vital arteries without which most of modern life would grind to a halt

Zionism’s definition may seem simple, but it’s been debated for more than a century. In reality, there are multiple ‘Zionisms,’ not just one.

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After leaving Opec, the UAE is backing state-oil company Adnoc to set a more assertive and expansive course

»Wer die Vergangenheit kontrolliert, kontrolliert die Zukunft«, heißt es in George Orwells dystopischem Roman »1984«. Russlands Präsident Putin scheint nach genau diesem Motto zu agieren und überzieht...

In July 1983, Clash of Loyalties was screened for the first – and almost last – time. In 2020, its producer told the BBC about conscriptions, interrogations, and a drunk Oliver Reed.

Schon länger diskutieren wir in der Redaktion, wie stark wir uns bei unseren Texten von der künstlichen Intelligenz helfen lassen. Nun ist eine wichtige Entscheidung gefallen.

Plants pushed jet fuel production to record levels after Iran war cut off Middle East export routes

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Gaza did not have to look the way it looks. That is not a moral claim. It is an operational one. Claims of necessity are invoked to explain the scale of

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BRUSSELS—In an effort to ensure that rejected applicants have undergone “sufficient personal and scientific growth” before resubmitting, the European Research Council announced Tuesday that scientists...

Despite $17bn in pledges, organisation is stuck in limbo with no money flowing to projects in Gaza

Supplies of crop nutrients have been disrupted by Middle East war

They came for the so-called “Muslim Brotherhood”, and I said nothing, because I was not one of them. Then they came for the Shia, and I am saying something, even though I am not a Shia.

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War on Iran is changing the currency calculations of Gulf energy exporters. But the dollar’s global role depends on far more than the denomination of a barrel of oil

Military journals provide tantalising glimpses into what Tehran’s military thinks and its priorities, including drones

Global dollar liquidity is driven far more by Asian manufacturing surpluses than by oil exporters stashing dollars away offshore. The glory days of the petrodollar are over.

Hunger and even famine are foreseeable consequences of the war on Iran. Now the world must act to shield the poorest from effects that will continue long after the fighting stops

The conflict with Iran has exposed tech infrastructure to new acute threats, with Iranian drones striking data centers in Bahrain and the UAE.