Gulf countries have reported new Iranian attacks as the war in the Middle East entered its third week. Sirens sounded in ...

Fifty-five years ago this month, Attorney-General Charles Njonjo quietly registered an organisation that would leave a long shadow over Kenyan politics: the Gikuyu, Embu and Meru Association, better ...

Narendra Modi’s remaking of Ahmedabad in the 2000s into a ‘megacity’ holds the key to understanding the political thinking ...

Ensuring a certain level of security is not difficult for any state, regardless of its system of governance. Security, understood here as the preservation of order, can exist under many political ...

Saudi Arabia marked Flag Day on March 11 for the fourth consecutive year, following a royal order issued on March 1, 2023, designating the date as an annual celebration of the national flag, whose ...

Will Dubai’s influencers be allowed to look away from their reflections in the city’s famous mirrored skyscrapers?

China's capital has taken on a fortress-like feel during the annual Two Sessions, the headline meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and ...

The Constitution does not require Congress to approve every defensive strike.

Marking International Women’s Day, The Independent has compiled its annual list of the 50 most influential women across the ...

Former president tells Belfast rally marking International Women’s Day that ‘undermining of the rule of law’ is very worrying for the world ...

National Geographic archaeologist George E. Stuart reported in 1975 on the scientists who sought to decode the ancient language—and the looters who stood in their way.

After fleeing Nazi Germany, Mathias Goeritz settled in Mexico, where he became famous for his art and sculpture.