We're still neighbours with the U.S., but trust, respect and friendships are in peril
You can blame the European colonial powers for redrawing the borders in the region in 1918-20 after the collapse of the Ottoman empire.
In Rio, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first woman to compete for the U.S. wearing a hijab. At an international competition in Seoul, Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi made history for competing without it, amid protests sweeping the Islamic republic over the mandatory headscarf. Read More
Nothing else in France looks like the 1930s, so why should fascism? There really is a fascist movement in France, although it avoids torch-lit marches and jackboots. Read More
Even before the final results were in from all of the 27 European Union countries that voted in the EU elections last weekend, President Emmanuel Macron had called national elections in France for the end of this month. What does he know that other European leaders don’t? Read More