Rather than a show of force, Tuesday's throne speech was a show of heritage, celebrating the traditions of our constitutional monarchy
A handful of people have determined the fate of more than 100 million ordinary citizens of the DRC for 30 years.
You can blame the European colonial powers for redrawing the borders in the region in 1918-20 after the collapse of the Ottoman empire.
The war spared Netanyahu from an inquiry into his failure to prevent the Hamas attack in October 2023, and it stalled his corruption trial.
Turning yourself from a democratically elected president into a dictator is a tricky operation, and most people who try it fail.
There are many potential landmines to navigate at the holidays, from the trinity of excess (overspending, overscheduling and overindulging) to the ticking time bombs planted when conversations with relatives turn political. Read More
They’re still celebrating the miraculous fall of the Assad regime in Damascus, but what are the odds the man whose fighters brought down the regime, Ahmed al-Sharaa, can bring peace, prosperity and even democracy to Syria? Read More