Bangladesh on edge after coup

The histories of the UK and Argentina are closely linked, with the relationship often marked by irony. The staff bar at the British embassy in Buenos Aires (BA) is called The Hand of God, and Argentin

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The sufferings of Afghanistan, and of those who invade it

‘I felt that I should like to kiss the hands that had awakened a new world of music for me.’ The year was 1888, the occasion was the Paris debut of a 27-year-old pianist named Ignacy Jan Paderewski. A

Almost exactly a year ago, Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrived in triumph at Venezuela’s National Assembly in Caracas for his third presidential swearing-in ceremony. After being plucked

The world changed on 7 October 2023 when Hamas made incursions into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. In a series of coordinated attacks, Hamas murdered more than 1,200 people and took a further