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The ‘bad leader’ trap

Turning leaders into symbols of evil makes intervention easy to justify and its consequences easy to ignore.

Mourners hold posters depicting Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right in the posters, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left in the posters, as supreme leader, during the funeral procession for senior Iranian military officials and civilians killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Who is really safe in India and Israel?

Not even all Hindus and Jews find safety in the countries supposedly built to protect them.

epa12775751 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) is welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sara Netanyahu during a welcome ceremony at the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, 25 February 2026. Modi is on a two-day official visit to Israel. EPA/ABIR SULTAN

Why is ‘Deuce Bigalow’ rooting for Viktor Orban in Hungary?

A washed-up American comedian’s endorsement offers a window into Hungary’s central role in the global far right.

American actor Rob Schneider appeared in a video endorsing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban shared on Orban’s X account. [Screengrab/Viktor Orban/X]

Xenophobia runs the world

From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting.

A 10-point plan for Israel

Here is what needs to happen to put Palestinians and Israelis on the path to peace.

Israeli flags flutter over a house which was taken over by Israeli settlers in the old city, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 3,2025. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Western bids to recognise a Palestinian state put Israel first

If recognition is to matter, it must centre on Palestinian self-determination, not Israel’s security.

Riyad H Mansour, Palestinian permanent observer to the United Nations, addresses delegates after a UN General Assembly vote

Superman’s new job at ICE is the perfect American plot twist

Dean Cain’s leap from TV hero to immigration enforcer captures America’s embrace of fear as patriotism.

epa12294088 People take part in a 'Rage Against The Regime March Against Immigration Cruelty' protest against the increase in immigrant detainments outside 26 Federal Plaza, which houses a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center, in New York, New York, USA, 11 August 2025. The US Department of Homeland Security is increasing recruitment and detainments to meet the Trump administration's goal of hiring 10,000 new ICE agents and deporting a million people a year. EPA/SARAH YENESEL

Israel’s narrative cannot survive the truth, so it’s silencing the world

As Israel kills tens of thousands, its defenders go after anyone who dares to speak out.

epa12203292 Kneecap fans watch Kneecap perform at the West Holts stage during day four of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm near Pilton, Somerset, Britain, 28 June 2025. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts 2025 runs from 25 to 29 June 2025. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid is bigger than New York

Amid a global rightward shift, Mamdani’s progressive campaign offers a rare blueprint for the left to win.

Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani speaks during the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater on June 12, 2025 in New York City.

History says the genocide in Gaza will be recognised – eventually

The world never sees crimes against humanity in the moment. Justice, if it comes, is always delayed.

A Palestinian man walks across the rubble of a building destroyed by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)