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Searching for humanity among algorithms

Political unrest, grave human injustice and the non-responsive attitude of governments to the demands of the people have always produced innovative ways of punishment. Masses take to the streets...

Aysha Taryam

BNP has to perform

It got cloudy. It really got dark. It began to rain. “You know what? This is the right weather to have smoked rice with fried fish,’’ reacted my grand...

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Golden glory

The 2026 Baftas showed that awards season can still surprise. Held at London’s Royal Festival Hall, the ceremony brought to- gether some of the biggest names in film for...

Sarah Taryam

Champion of rights

US House of Represen- tative speaker Mike Johnson has rejected a request for the late human rights activist Jesse Jackson to lie in state at the Capitol which hosts...

Michael Jansen

Fatima Almheiri

Fatima Almheiri

Fatima has always been passionate about mental health. She has a Bachelors in International Studies with a minor in Psychology. She joined the With Hope UAE volunteer group in 2019 and she is currently head of communications.

Saibal Chatterjee

Saibal Chatterjee

Indian national award-winning film critic

Meena Janardhan

Meena Janardhan

Writer/Editor/Consultant. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of environmental journalism and publishing.

European leaders vow support for Ukraine
  • 25 Feb 2026

European leaders vow support for Ukraine

European leaders vowed on Tuesday not to abandon Ukraine as Russia's invasion entered a fifth year, though divisions among Kyiv's partners overshadowed commemorations of the outbreak of the continent's...

'Talking points'

'Talking points'

26 Feb 2026
Important question

Important question

24 Feb 2026
Trump coin

Trump coin

23 Feb 2026
A long wait

A long wait

22 Feb 2026
Gerrymandering in Virginia

Gerrymandering in Virginia

21 Feb 2026
'Keep it up'

'Keep it up'

19 Feb 2026
Small change

Small change

18 Feb 2026
Travel plan

Travel plan

17 Feb 2026