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As the US assesses its effect on Iran’s nuclear programme, we ask if things are settling down with a look inside the country.
Antonio Patriota shares his views on art as a tool of soft power and the importance of music in his diplomatic journey.
We head to Kyiv to confront the new reality of war in Ukraine as the US halts key aid. Plus: the effects of Trump’s “big, ...
The 19th-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt described a particular type of northern visitor to the Italian peninsula as ...
Amid Donald Trump’s cuts to federal institutions and grants, more US-based scientists are considering jumping ship – and ...
Georgina Godwin meets Damien Wilkins, the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Award winner for fiction with his novel ‘Delirious’.
As a negotiating deadline nears, we ask why some countries (UK and China) have reached a trade deal with the Trump ...
The problem with municipal art often lies in the way that it is commissioned – blandified by committees so it appeals to all.
James Vowles, Atlassian Williams Racing team principal, stops by Midori House ahead of the British Grand Prix to discuss ...
Israel agrees to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza – but will Hamas? Vietnam halves its cities, France bans smoking at the beach, ...
We speak with Italian singer-songwriter Giorgio Poi, who’s back with his fourth album, ‘Schegge’, a fitting soundtrack to hot ...
A new law in Sweden comes into effect today that criminalises verbally abusing public officials. Lawbreakers could be ...