Politics

South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes anew for ad campaign that evoked massacre

Seoul, South Korea — South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued his second apology in two weeks as Starbucks' local operation faced a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.

War, what is it good for? Well, it’s a great way for Donald Trump to duck out of his son’s wedding

Some say project Iran is a disaster, but as a get-out-of-jail-free card it’s a winner. He did say he was smart, didn’t he?

Poverty, racism and forced disappearances: why Sudanese war refugees are leaving Egypt for Europe

In Cairo’s Faisal district, those who fled conflict at home say they face violence and uncertainty, making a voyage across the Mediterranean their only hope

AIPAC spends to the dread of Democrats and Republican detractors

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, arguably the most influential pro-Israel lobbying group in the country, has long treated support for the Jewish state as an issue that rises above partisan politics.

Mother of boy who may have died in TikTok challenge urges No 10 to ban social media

Ellen Roome, whose son, Jools Sweeney, was 14 when he died, wants a ban put in place for under-16s

‘Mishmash of people, but there was kindness’: ‘Cockney Sikh’ on east London

Suresh Singh has turned his memories of growing up in Spitalfields among diverse communities – and the far right – into a walking tour

Iran's New 'Nuclear' Weapon

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Why the Ten Commandments Don’t Belong in Public Schools

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Is Bill Cassidy’s Loss a MAHA Win?

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Saint Levant: the pop star from Gaza caught between passionate fandom and bitter disapproval

His detractors say he shouldn’t be making pop music in times of war and destruction. His millions of fans say he has given them permission to celebrate their culture and their cause

Abortion regret is a myth. Irish women don’t need laws to make them ‘reflect’ on their choices

More people regret knee surgery than abortion. So why is the patriarchy still scaring us with lifelong torment?

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid denounces emerging US-Iran peace deal

A major opponent of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the emerging peace deal between the United States and Iran as talks progressed Monday.