Iraqi Kurds have lived through air bombardments, chemical weapons, village destructions and mass deportations under successive Iraqi regimes, culminating in the Anfal campaign and the Halabja chemical attack that killed…
Cupid’s arrow is meeting a new kind of budget constraint. Once a day for grand gestures and lavish dinners, Valentine’s Day in 2026 arrives amidst tighter wallets and shifting values.…
If you ask a group of adults what they wanted to be when they grew up, the answers will usually sound charmingly bold: astronaut, veterinarian, dancer, superhero. But beneath those…
In 2023, the European Union spent a staggering €4.6 trillion on social protection benefits, a key pillar of Europe’s welfare state that aims to provide financial security and social well-being…
As the U.S. government shutdown stretches on, the crisis has moved from the halls of Washington to the kitchen tables of ordinary families. What began as a political standoff is…
The United States economy is showing signs of vulnerability, heavily dependent on the technology sector for growth. According to recent modeling by Oxford Economics, a slowdown in tech investment could…
Divorce was once seen as the terrain of the young – couples in their 20s, 30s and 40s parting ways in the midst of raising families. But over the past…
When news broke that the Trump administration was considering slashing U.S. defense assistance to European nations bordering Russia, the first questions naturally focused on strategy, military readiness, and geopolitics. But…
The image of rescue workers clawing through smouldering debris in Kyiv is one that Europe cannot ignore. At least 23 lives — including four children — were extinguished in Russia’s deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since July. The missiles didn’t just topple a residential block in the Darnytskyi district; they also scarred the heart of Europe’s presence in Ukraine, damaging the EU’s diplomatic mission and the British Council.
Cautious optimism echoed through European stock markets on Friday, but behind the shifting numbers lies a wider social reality: households, workers, and communities bracing for the impact of global economic…
