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The Canadian province is experiencing a surge in separatist sentiment, fueled by long-standing grievances over perceived economic inequities and political underrepresentation in Canada. While some view this as a bargaining tactic for better federal treatment, concerns are growing that separation could be destabilizing, impractical, and deeply divisive.
Amid the ruins of Gaza City, women gather in a hair salon not to escape war, but to reclaim fragments of life, beauty, and selfhood. In a city scarred by loss, they color sorrow with dye, memory, and quiet defiance.
Morning raves are taking over Europe as young professionals swap pre-work gym sessions for sober dancing, fresh juice, and early-morning euphoria. But is the early rise worth it?
A growing number of Israelis oppose the ruthless war in the Gaza Strip and fear their country’s international isolation. Increasing criticism from Europe is fueling this sentiment, which, for now, has not stopped Benjamin Netanyahu from escalating the conflict.
Following the ousting of Bangladesh’s long-time autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, a fragile democratic transition is underway under interim leader Muhammad Yunus, marked by modest reforms but ongoing violence, repression, and delayed elections.
Amid growing tensions between NATO and Russia, the Baltic becomes a battlefield of hidden threats beneath the waves.
The meeting between Trump and Sharaa marked a pivotal moment not only for Syria but for the broader U.S. worldview. But the future of Syria is still very much up for grabs, as events since the historic handshake are already showing.
Abderrahmane Ouatiki, an Algerian student working at the hotel front desk, was taken hostage and forced to lead the robbers to their priceless loot. As the trial for the 2016 robbery unfolds in the French capital, Le Figaro revisits how everything fell apart for the PhD candidate, who lost his passion for studying and was forced to return to his home country.
Following his call with Vladimir Putin on Monday, Donald Trump seemed to wash his hands of the rest. His ultimate agenda seems to be about inking business deals, just like he’s done on his recent visit to the Gulf states.
While weight-loss drugs like Ozempic work by boosting the hormone GLP-1, research shows certain foods and eating habits can naturally do the same. From fibre-rich meals to olive oil and meal timing, strategic dietary choices offer a powerful, drug-free path to appetite control and weight loss.
Erdogan and Macron’s strange interaction at a recent summit in Albania is a good opportunity to look back at some of the weirdest hand-to-hand encounters between world leaders.
Classifying students as visual, auditory, or tactile learners can actually do more harm than good. Research shows what truly improves learning.
Netanyahu has resumed limited food aid to Gaza for “diplomatic reasons.” Meanwhile, the Israeli army continues its offensive to take control of the entire territory, and the West’s diplomatic weakness is glaring.
Tobacco farming in Uganda has resulted in the loss of trees key to the diets of chimpanzees and baboons, increasing human-primate interactions — and the risk for disease spillover.
In the 1980s, a U.S. president, a Soviet reformer and a determined pope helped end the Cold War to change the world. It was a “coincidental” partnership, but could it be repeated today with Trump, China’s Xi and Pope Leo XIV?
Psychoanalyst Cinzia Capobianco explains how daughters of narcissistic mothers often struggle with a deep inner emptiness, and how therapy can help them build a stronger, independent self.
As the war in Ukraine has continued for years now, reports have surfaced of international soldiers, including those from China and North Korea, fighting for the Russian side. Less known but perhaps no less significant is the example of Nepalese soldiers, some of whom don’t even know a war is ongoing when they make the decision to leave for Russia in search of a better life.
Against all expectations, the far-right candidate George Simion, who had come well ahead in the first round of the Romanian presidential election, lost in the second round to the liberal Nicusor Dan. An election that could be seen as a test between liberal democracy and far-right nationalism.
RFK Jr.’s rise reveals how pseudoscience paranoia now holds political power. Conceived in the late 19th century, the survival of the fittest ideas of Social Darwinism helped drive Nazi ideology.
In the U.S., Catholics have been embracing technological innovations to transform the way their faith is practiced and shared. Even Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the importance of using modern communication tools such as social media.
Both Iranian negotiators and U.S. President Donald Trump have stated that they are on the verge of a major deal on the Tehran’s nuclear program. But a closer look reveals an old game of bait and switch.
Airbnbing with the stars, Pope on social media, AI audiobooks and much more.
Mother figures don’t always look the same. In the lives of many trans people, that presence comes in the form of a trans mother — a role that is born out of love and chosen care.
Facing demands to strip inclusive language and demographic data from a peer-reviewed paper, two public health researchers withdrew their study — exposing the growing clash between science and politics in the U.S.
Jumping straight into the geopolitical fray, the words of the U.S.-born pontiff are meant to single out Vladimir Putin — a notable difference with Pope Francis. The timing may also be just right to help his fellow American, Donald Trump, orchestrate the end to the war.
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz talks about his private exchanges with U.S. President Donald Trump, his own lack of government experience, and why it’s not so clear how to handle the far right AfD.
With photographs from Saudi Arabia, Cannes and Indonesia, among other places.
The Israeli army has imposed itself as the most powerful in the region in the wars waged since Oct. 7. But this military hegemony does not come with any political solution: This is Netanyahu’s weakness at a time when Trump is visiting the wealthy princes of the Gulf.
With her open-armed gestures and lack of filter, left-wing candidate Joanna Senyszyn has won the hearts and minds of many Gen Z voters preparing for Poland’s May 18 presidential elections. Can it take her to the second round?
While the Qatari-owned media has pushed Arabs in the U.S. to protest against Israel and American bias toward it, Doha has warned its citizens against doing the same — and prohibits them from interacting on social media.
In Tokyo and Osaka, secondhand shops specializing in luxury goods are multiplying, attracting an international clientele in search of rare pieces. Japan has become a global hub for high-end vintage, where “secondhand” never means low-quality.
As pressure mounts to divvy up Germany’s largest infrastructure fund in decades, the new chancellor must resist scattershot spending and steer the country toward high-tech transformation.
Donald Trump surprised everyone by meeting Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Syrian president, a former jihadist. It’s all about Trump’s gut and what Saudi Crown Prince MBS has planned for the region’s future.
President Donald Trump has begun eroding the United States presence in Antarctica by announcing deep funding cuts to his nation’s science and logistics on the icy continent.
La Stampa journalist Francesca Mannocchi reports from Chad, where she spoke to some of the 700,000 Sudanese refugees who have fled the civil war that is ravaging the country. Their hopes to find a safer place were crushed by lack of funding and resources, creating yet another threat to their lives: famine.
The video circulating of the Syrian leader’s basketball spectacle coincides with a bloody spectacle carried out by the Sunni factions against the Alawite and Druze Syrians.
Along with questions of a ceasefire deal with Russia come questions of when Ukraine will hold its next presidential election. While much remains uncertain, Livy Bereg considers the prospects of potential candidates — including several recognizable faces from the past.
More than two months after Israel closed the borders into Gaza and blocked aid from entering the enclave, the UN World Food Programme has warned that the entire population of the Gaza Strip is at risk of famine.
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke at length on French television Tuesday night about Ukraine and defense issues but struggled to reconcile the public’s conflicting expectations: doing too much or not enough.
Following immunotherapy treatments in the last decade, new therapeutic strategies for cancer are beginning to emerge.