Pope Francis's final warning Tech evangelists talk of AI as God, an all-powerful deity. But the Vatican has mounted a sophisticated counter argument, a defense of of our shared humanity dispatch Isobel Cockerell
When autocrats buy zebras It’s not just a whim, it’s not just eccentricity. It’s a show of power and control perspective Natalia Antelava
From Russia with hate Vladimir Putin’s anti-LGBT blueprint has made its way across the world to the Oval Office, where Donald Trump is using it to draw up American policy explainer Natalia Antelava
The crackdown on pro-Palestinian gatherings in Germany A ban on protests is raising deep questions about who is considered part of the nation and what, exactly, Germany has learned from its history. feature Sanders Isaac Bernstein
Musk and Milei’s chainsaw bromance Argentina’s president and Donald Trump’s chosen oligarch are self-styled outsider radicals driven by an ideological desire to cut government down to size explainer Ana Prieto
The scramble to reconstruct Gaza Israel says it is committed to making Donald Trump’s “plan” for a Gaza without Gazans a reality . Can Arab states stave off a second Nakba? perspective Jim Muir
The end of consensus In Europe, members of the Trump administration sent out a clear message: America’s going solo explainer Shougat Dasgupta
Shattering the Overton Window Donald Trump's superpower is making the once unthinkable and unsayable seem inevitable perspective Natalia Antelava
Trump, Museveni and the anti-LGBT agenda As the U.S. government retreats from public health projects in Africa, it leaves a diplomatic hole that China can fill explainer Lyla Renwick-Archibold
Why is Trump obsessed with Haiti? He’s not the only one The answer lies in colonial history q&a Nishita Jha
The New Aztecs In downtown Mexico City, a revival of ancient Aztec culture is underway photo essay Kike Arnal
Who is the real Javier Milei? Insights on Argentina’s “anarcho-capitalist” president and his unique affection for Judaism essay Danielle Lee Tomson
In Russia, the anti-LGBTQ campaign marches on In a vaguely worded ruling, Russia’s Supreme Court has declared the “international LGBT movement” extremist. The decision has been a long time coming. roundup Katia Patin
The movement to expel Muslims and create a Hindu holy land In the mountains of Uttarakhand, a northern Indian state revered by Hindu pilgrims, a campaign to drive out Muslims is underway feature Tusha Mittal and Alishan Jafri
How the global anti-LGBTQ movement found a home in Turkey An international anti-LGBTQ movement is making headway in Turkey, where the government is presenting homosexuality and transgenderism as an imposition of Western imperialism feature Frankie Vetch
