Fear and loathing in damascus

Did you know that Thomas Müntzer, leader of the German Peasants’ War in 1525, used a rainbow flag to rally his followers? It’s an aptly exuberant image for the radical charisma of Müntzer, and for the

This week’s dream: wonder and melancholy in eastern Turkey ...

Terrorism’s record of failure

Our pick of the latest military history books

In the south-east of Türkiye, Mardin, Şanlıurfa and Gaziantep offer a gateway to an ancient region whose wonders are still being discovered. The winner of Wanderlust ’s Visions photography competition turns his lens on its historic sites

I read recently that scientists allegedly agree that there is no increase in extreme weather events and conditions. If that’s so, the journals I checked must not yet have got the memo. The German Helm