Beyond their gender, Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher are often lumped together as centre-right stalwarts with a knack for ...

Honolulu, in the island state of Hawaii—only places 23rd in the global index. New York, America’s most glamorous and financially powerful city, lags far behind at 70th. (Smaller American cities tend ...

But as a lawyer for an opposition leader, in an election year, he felt it was his duty to speak out. “In a country as upside ...

Four years ago the stand-up comedian (pictured) riled many Chinese men with a mildly worded ribbing on a streamed show. Her ...

Many on the left believe that “Today’s sexual identities are authentic because they are eternal,” writes Rebecca Davis, a ...

But avoiding political and social controversy is very difficult, as “The Age of Outrage”, a thoughtful new book by Karthik ...

Going by Wall Street analysts’ targets for Apple’s share price, it seems nothing can stand in the way of its triumphant march ...

They are trying to relocate polling places damaged by Hurricane Helene last month. A red arrow shows where an emergency tent ...

Ghana, the largest gold producer on the continent, exemplifies Africa’s new gold rush. The gold price has doubled since 2019, ...

He now spends his days digging worms out of haunches and treating wounds with powder. “This plague is back and it’s stronger ...

I T HAS BEEN nearly a decade since Donald Trump announced his first run for president in 2015. It is sometimes hard to recall ...

Many children eligible for adoption today are not finding families. The number of children in England who are waiting to be matched with families has increased by 22% over the past year. In the past ...