Pope Francis and Vladimir Putin met for the third time as the Russian president began his state tour in Italy on July 4. After the Vatican meeting, Putin met the Italian president and prime minister...
Like many other people in this country, I have been told to go back to where I came from. A guy on the internet did it just the other week. Of course, most people tell me to “go back to Russia”...
The election of Volodymyr Zelensky hasn't brought peace to the Donbass. Shelling is still a daily reality for the local population, as well as sporadic fighting. Recently pro-Russia forces...
I don’t want to be writing about straws. I’m sick of talking about them. But we (disabled people) have been telling you (non-disabled people) that plastic straws are essential for some people for...
Long before there was wifi and smartphones, let alone language to define my identity, I’d envisioned a world in which a boy could feel comfortable living his true self in a girl’s body, and...
Beyond the holiday hotspot of Bali, Indonesia is not a place many of us think about much. But it’s an interesting country. Around 270 million people live there, scattered across the 18,000 plus...
A rich rebel from a wealthy family breaks down all governing norms. He shocks his competition by doing everything you’re not “supposed” to do, all while wielding a new medium they don’t fully...
In 2014, singer Cliff Richard’s home was searched with a BBC TV crew outside, helicopter and all. The news had been tipped off by South Yorkshire Police that the raid was going to take place and...
I am very disappointed in all of you for being so hard on Ivanka Trump. Sure, she’s completely unqualified and should not be rubbing shoulders, let alone making conversation, with world leaders. I...
Today has been the hottest day in France since records began. The climate change implications of this are terrifying, and the country has been sweltering for the last few days. We are having a...