Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. TEL AVIV — As Israel presses on with its military campaign, one would be hard pressed to find reports of what Gazans are enduring or the dire conditions they face when scanning the country’s television channels and media. It lies in stark contrast to what the rest … Read more
The Ram idol will be consecrated on Monday (today), marking the beginning of the opening of the temple in Ayodhya at the birth site of the deity in a watershed moment for the Ram-janmbhoomi movement, Indian politics and history. A day before the event, Ayodhya was marked with festive anticipation and revelry by devotees, with … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang soon, North Korea’s state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday, as the two countries seek closer ties against a backdrop of increasing pressure from the West. Putin “expressed his willingness to visit [North Korea] at an early date,” the outlet … Read more
George Town, its capital, is renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture, and the city’s recognition by Unesco as a World Heritage site is rooted in its diverse cultural influences and historical significance. Street art in George Town. Photo: Getty Images Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic painted the first murals on George Town’s streets in 2012. They … Read more
It is a question that frequently pops up on pub quizzes: how many of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World can you name? Perhaps more pertinently, how many are still standing? The answer, as a new book reveals, is only one: the Great Pyramid of Giza. The Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World, by … Read more
DAVOS, Switzerland — World leaders gathered together in the Swiss Alps this week are nervous that Donald Trump will be even more anti-global if he returns as United States president. And they have good reason to be wary. If polls prove correct, the front-runner for the Republican nomination is set to be crowned winner of the … Read more
Denmark entered a new era Sunday as King Frederik X was proclaimed king after his mother Queen Margrethe abdicated. After more than five decades on the throne, 83-year-old Queen Margrethe stunned the nation when she announced her abdication this month — the first Danish monarch to step down in nearly 900 years. Several thousand well-wishers … Read more
More than three decades have passed since Boston’s infamous Chinatown Massacre and the FBI is willing to pay good money to catch the third and final killer. In the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 12, 1991, five men were shot in the head — “execution-style,” the FBI would later call it — around a card table … Read more
TAIPEI — Forget Xi Jinping or Joe Biden for a second. Meet Taiwan’s next President William Lai, upon whom the fate of U.S.-China relations — and global security over the coming few years — is now thrust. The 64-year-old, currently Taiwan’s vice president, has led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to a historic third term … Read more
“THE GREAT STOMACH” Food rivalries, and the stream of public sentiments and “misconceptions” that accompany each episode, are part of the reason Dr Ong writes about food. “Unfortunately, most of the people who made the comments, including the politicians, don’t know much about their local food, or the origins,” he said. “We should all get … Read more
