: Turkey’s opposition leader is leading in the polls, here’s what you need to know

Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for 600 members of its parliament and the country’s powerful presidency. This election...

Dismay over King Charles’s coronation raises questions about Canada’s ties to the monarchy

The coronation of King Charles was a cringe-inducing display of white European hereditary privilege and ostentation that angered many, both in the United Kingdom and the...

Trump found liable for assaulting, defaming E. Jean Carroll – after a trial where he relied on a discredited myth about how women should react to rape

A Manhattan jury has found that former President Donald Trump sexually abused journalist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and defamed her by saying that she...

Putin may not outrun the warrant for his arrest – history shows that several leaders on the run eventually face charges in court

The Russian government, U.S. President Joe Biden and mainstream Western media are among the observers who all responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrest warrant for...

Three scenarios for the next phase of the Ukraine war and what each means for China

Beijing is positioning itself to increase its global power at the end of the Ukraine war. But the question right now for China’s president Xi Jinping...

Russia’s appeal to ‘warrior masculinity’ is unlikely to encourage men to enlist in the army

In his May 9 Victory Parade speech, Russian president Vladimir Putin likened the war in Ukraine to the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941,...

Does British tourism really need the royal family?

How China makes economic plans: key moments explained

A meeting of some of China’s most senior politicians at the end of April 2023 concluded with a fairly cautious assessment of the country’s economic recovery....

Australia’s housing crisis is deepening. Here are 10 policies to get us out of it

Homeless tents in Musgrave Park, Brisbane. Photo: Dorina Pojani, Author provided As Australia’s housing crisis deepens, governments at all levels are being called on to help....

Welcome to May 9 – the true Australia Day

We missed out on a holiday for the king’s coronation. Early next month we are about to get one for his birthday in most states of...