Iran is reportedly deporting thousands of Afghans — including many legal residents — claiming it can no longer afford to host millions of migrants. Witnesses describe chaotic expulsions marked by beatings and last-minute extortion at the border.
Month: August 2025
Maoism seduced universities worldwide in the 1960s and 70s, harming tolerance and academic excellence in the process. Today, that fascination has morphed in countries like Colombia into awe of China the superpower, which is equally unnerving.
A growing number of physicians are taking to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and X, creating their own content to fight the flood of false health information online. But faced with the scale of the problem, they say they can’t do it alone.
Waves of violence linked to gang attacks in Port-au-Prince have displaced thousands of people, who seek refuge in other Haitian provinces. But the cohabitation with the locals is far from peaceful.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s controversial trade deal may look like a surrender to U.S. President Donald Trump, but it could be a calculated play in a surreal game of bluff, designed to keep Europe afloat — and Trump distracted.
The Wire spoke to Indian nationals, travelers and students who say they have experienced arbitrary detention and deportation at Tbilisi’s airport and on Georgian borders. This paints a chilling picture of human rights violations in the country; meanwhile, Indian authorities also stay silent on the matter.
The Israel-Jordan peace treaty brought a moment of hope to the region. But Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination killed the Israeli left, and with it the idea and spark of hope.
With photographs from Gaza, Rome and Buenos Aires — among other places.
More than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country, life in Ukraine is still marked by strikes and fear. But Ukrainians are also seeking getaways to catch a break and find relief.
Outdated labels are giving way to a new diagnostic model that sees personality traits on a spectrum. The newest revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) introduces a shift in how we understand, treat and talk about personality disorders, focusing less on rigid categories and more on individual patterns and distress.