I once asked a man who had worked in Saddam Hussein’s palace whether he had ever heard him swear. “No, he did not have a habit of swearing. He would fall silent when he became angry, but sparks would ...

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For much of the modern era, the Middle East has occupied centre stage in global geopolitics, owing to its strategic geography ...

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Mere months into his second term, Trump’s airstrike tally is already just shy of the total his predecessor logged over his entire presidency.

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This interview with Hüseyin Ovayolu accompanies our online release of his photographic collection Uprooted, a black and white ...

The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced the arrival of its new Consul General, Rick Swart, who officially assumed ...

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In his inaugural address, Donald Trump said his “proudest legacy” as president will be that of a “peacemaker.” “Our power will stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been ...