France Is Voting for Thousands of New Mayors. Here’s Why It Matters.
The far-right party had first-round successes in several cities, but so did the far left. Sunday’s second round may clarify who has real momentum.
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The far-right party had first-round successes in several cities, but so did the far left. Sunday’s second round may clarify who has real momentum.
PUBLISHED March 22, 2026 KARACHI: The new season follows Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson), the second-eldest son of the wealthy and prestigious Bridgerton family in the Regency Era, and one of the show’s most charismatic male leads. In what might have been a severe dearth of plots, Benedict who up until now had different preferences, surprises … Read more
PUBLISHED March 22, 2026 KARACHI: For the national sport of Pakistan, moments of celebration have been rare in recent years. The national team’s qualification for the Hockey World Cup after eight years has provided one such moment, a result that has been welcomed across the hockey community. Yet even as the team returns to the … Read more
Threat follows Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum to reopen Strait of Hormuz as war risks widening and energy markets reel An Israeli soldier uses a torch to inspect the damage after Iranian missile barrages struck Dimona, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in southern Israel March 21, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened … Read more
Molenbeek was branded a hotbed of radicalization after the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks of a decade ago. It is trying to reinvent itself amid new challenges.
The center-left government is being challenged by a right-wing populist accused of launching a smear campaign in the final days of a close race.
“Antigone” gave us the original “bad girl,” but its themes go beyond that. How do adaptations keep making Sophocles’ ideas about democracy and theater new?
[Generations of Indian workers and businesses have turned the Arab side of the Gulf into a vital appendage of their own country.
[A federal judge ruled on Friday that key parts of the Pentagon’s press policy were unconstitutional.
An Iranian missile wounded dozens in Dimona, a city believed to house Israel’s nuclear weapons program, as Iran showed no signs of backing down.