Mexico City. Born in Malta and brought up in the UK, she moved to Latin America to work as a foreign correspondent in 2006. Organised crime has been the main focus of Deborah 's two decades of ...

Are Jews white? Is criticism of Israel antisemitic? Why is the “Judeo-Christian” grouping a myth? To unpack these big questions, Ellen and Alona are joined by journalist Rachel Shabi, whose new book ...

In 1787, General George Washington was reluctant to intervene in discussions about the constitution of the newly formed United States. He knew that his voice carried tremendous influence and he was ...

Powerful politicians often come to hate the laws that they inherit upon taking office. The survival of these rules from the past can feel to them like a bunch of long-gone or recently defeated ...

Four years ago, Angela Merkel could do no wrong, retiring in a blaze of glory after an apparently stupendously successful 16 years as German chancellor. Then came Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine ...

Earlier this year, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan sought arrest warrants for two Israeli and three Hamas leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the ...

Julia Loktev’s My Undesirable Friends begins with a doomy portent: “The world you are about to see no longer exists; none of us knew what was about to happen.” A parodic tease, no? Something designed ...

Will Friday’s debate be cancelled? Probably not, but stopping the debate is the aim of an amendment put down by a cross-party alliance in the last few hours. Ben Spencer, a Conservative MP, Munira ...

For skiers Canada may be known for its magnificent powder snows, stunning scenery and exciting downhill runs. But it is fast becoming infamous for an entirely different type of slippery slope: what ...

My mother, Prof Felicia Huppert, was an amazing person—a pioneering psychologist, transforming research into everything from dementia to wellbeing, an inspirational mentor, and a brilliant mum. But I ...